I know that I said I can't give up coffee..

[RoxanneKidney]

Coffee is an addiction 😫 and I was sick and couldn't get up to make Coffee and went through detox with a huge headache. I felt Luke Coffee had poisoned me. Plus I don't feel like I should drink it because I have this hyperfiltration thing happening. I can drink coffee all day and not water so TIME TO QUIT

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador]

Oh boy, cutting coffee cold turkey is horrible. My husband could drink high test coffee all day. So what I did was cut the coffee grounds to half decaf. He did not notice the difference at first but now, if he drinks high test, oh boy. He could drink the whole pot if I let him, but I do not. I dump it after we have our one mug. His mug is however over 18 ounces.... I also disallowed caffeinated soda products in the house when we first got married. He could consume a 2 liter bottle a day. Too expensive and just awful for your system. He had to switch over to something and now he drinks flavored water.

Start small and slow and reward yourself when you get over the hump.

[Dana66CKD]

I gave up coffee, at least caffeinated, but advised that it might be contributing to irregular heartbeat. We'll see.

[WinJ3]

Don’t go cold turkey, because that’s way too hard. I switched to Mushroom coffee. It’s a healthier alternative with added health benefits. It has less caffeine too. I am now down to two cups daily.

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to WinJ3]

WINj3...mushroom coffee????? What the heck is that?

[RonZone in reply to Bassetmommer]

yeah, looking forward to the answer to that question

[RonZone in reply to Bassetmommer]

Ok, I found this: healthline.com/nutrition/mu...

[Bassetmommer NKF Ambassador in reply to RonZone]

and I quote "Mushroom coffee blends are lower in caffeine than regular coffee due to fewer ground coffee beans used in each coffee blend. However, they contain significantly more caffeine than decaffeinated coffee."

Yuck..... I would rather drink mud...lolol

[barbara55109]

It was very hard for me to deal with my Coke Zero caffeine addiction. I had to make a rule not to have caffeinated drinks in the house. My CKD is from long term dehydration and caffeine is a MAJOR dehydrator. I'm still stuck with it when I go out since the only diet restaurants usually offer is caffeinated. I hate water.

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I used to LOVE that stuff. Stopped it cold turkey, but I really miss it!

[nonna70]

Since my neph said no coffee, it's a good thing my GERD had put me on tea-and I'm not British!