A few months ago I kept getting stomach flu symptoms. I couldn't figure out what was making me sick. I thought maybe I was catching something from the dog, cat, or the chickens we raise. However, I was constantly washing my hands. I then realized it was the coffee I was drinking every morning. To test my theory, I switched from morning coffee to morning tea (Black tea). My stomach flu symptoms stopped. This morning, without thinking about it, I drunk coffee. Half-way through the day, my "stomach flu" symptoms returned.
Is it possible to just be allergic to the coffee itself? I drink sodas and caffeinated teas often without issue. Why the sudden allergy to coffee? I've drunk it for years without it.
Hi AvaRaven,
Do you drink regular coffee ? If you do, try switching to decaffeinated coffee.
Decaffeinated coffee still has caffeine, but not as much as regular coffee.
My husband and I switched from regular coffee to decaffeinated coffee.
The regular coffee was giving me when I can only refer to like the feeling
of burning in my stomach. Now we buy only decaffeinated coffee and in
the morning, we alternate between this kind of coffee or black tea depending on what we feel like drinking. It doesn't sound to me like you're allergic to
coffee, it's just that your stomach is becoming more sensitive to the caffeine
perhaps. Hope this suggestion helps. Eve