What's With Coffee

[imhungry]

I am having trouble with the regular, non-flavored coffees. Anyone else? I do know that they spray on the flavoring with gluten for the flavored coffees....

[Mother of Jibril]

What kind of trouble?

Coffee in the morning always gave me a rumbly, sour stomach I decided I'm probably better off drinking tea instead.

[Lisa]

Unflavored coffee is certainly gluten free. It can be an irritant to a compromised digestive system, especially on an empty stomach.

Spraying on gluten with flavors is news to me. Can you identify that source?

[imhungry]

I get a rumbly stomach at about 10:30 the earliest or so and I will not have eaten anything else. I like to drink tea but am having trouble with having a gluten free source in my town.

As far as the spray and the coffee flavoring, I'll have to look that up in my huge binder again. I ran across that a while ago and honed in on that because I love coffee!

[Mother of Jibril]

Most herbal teas should be gluten-free! Avoid the ones that sound like coffee flavors... toffee, almond, hazelnut, pumpkin spice, gingerbread, etc...

You could even try making them yourself using fresh herbs. For example...

- Put a handful of mint in a glass pitcher

- Fill with boiling water

- Let it steep for at least 10 minutes... the color will depend on what species of mint you're using (peppermint is clear, chocolate mint is yellow, etc...)

- Strain out the leaves

- Enjoy! In the summer it's GREAT as iced tea

You can do this with just about any edible herb.. chamomile, rosemary, basil, lemon balm, bergamot, lavender... the possibilities are endless.

[ang1e0251]

I recently stopped coffee because it was causing my tongue to tremor. Now I only have that reaction when my adrenalin is up, still it's not nearly as strong or long lasting as with coffee. Now I just have tea.

[msmini14]

I had a problem with coffee when my digestive tract was not doing so well. I had to cut it out for 3-5 days in order to drink it and not have any problems.

I also noticed that I had major problems with Foldgers Custom Roast. I do just fine with the Classic Roast, dont ask why I have no idea.

I posted something about coffee once and it is a natural laxitive. Again, maybe let your guts heal a bit then try the coffee again. I cant live without it lol

[imhungry]

I think I am having trouble with Hills Brothers, and Folgers Classic Roast is fine for me too! I just have to wonder if they are using a lower grade coffee bean and then spraying on the flavoring... I have to look up that source regarding it having gluten.

Also, as far as the teas, I know that not all Celestial Seasonings brands are gluten free, and there are others that some of the teas are and some are not gluten free. The flour product keeps the tea leave pieces from clumping like in spices.

Great idea on the mint leaves.... sounds tasty!

Thank you - I can always count on accurate and good information here!