Coffee - links to autoimmune?

[PAapr22]

Dear PA members - there seems to be many articles about negative and positive impacts of coffee/caffeine on autoimmune diseases. Does anyone know /researched if coffee has a negative or positive impact on AG PA? Its not clear.

Many thanks

[Nackapan]

I haven't any papers.All I know is my daughter is so much better off caffeine and other things.

I didn't have coffee,chocolate or alcohol for over 3 years.

Indeed when i fancied it ,was a true sign of

Good improvement with my symptoms.

Sometimes what we crave we need .

Sometimes we feel so much worse after foods or drinks.

Keep a diary perhaps to see if any patterns.

Hydration is important

[Regenallotment]

I discovered that caffeine really disagrees with me when o got pregnant in my late 20s, son is now 22. I gave up coffee in pregnancy (don’t remember why) I became a calmer, less flighty, less sweaty, less sugar craving, irrational hungry person and the good feeling continued beyond pregnancy and on the odd occasion I’ve been served ‘with caff’’ by accident I'm actually quite unwell, headaches, upset stomach, jitters, palpitations, have to drink lots avoid sugar and eat well, takes 3 days!

[Technoid]

I don't have anything definitive on coffee vs auto-immune diseases but Sigma Nutrition recently did a good episode on coffee:

sigmanutrition.com/episode521/

In general, positive effects on health are observed with 2-3 cups a day, as long as it does not interfere with sleep, which can vary a lot from person to person.

[PAapr22]

Thanks very much all for you help on this - I personally seem ok sometimes on coffee, but not on an empty stomach and not if i'm having a PA low - which is what you would have thought coffee should be used for.