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Has Any One Experienced More Effects From Caffeine After Going gluten-free?

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mattathayde Apprentice
mattathayde
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Ok so ive started cutting out gluten about april 08, got strict with my self in july 08 and found i was using some glutened products in food still between jan-march of this year (not all the time but a few time here and there). any way ive noticed that i seem to be having some anxiety/feeling just "off" lately and was wondering if logically since im able to absorb more stuff now via intestine if maybe im picking up more caffeine causing me to feel weird?

-matt

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Billygean Apprentice
Billygean
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I gave up caffeine when I gave up gluten in June 08. I tried to reintroduce it and every time I did I had basically panic attacks. It has a MAJOR effect on me!

mattathayde Apprentice
mattathayde
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it doesnt happen all the time (i drink a lot of loose leaf tea and dont feel like this all the time), but since i drank a gallon of sweet tea in basically 2 days a couple months ago it seems to hit me more this way but only some times.

i guess i did take in a good amount of caffeine yesterday (32 oz cup of sweet tea, 2 cups of hot tea, and one of the super extreme huge refillable big gulp things of a coke slurpee)

but a few days ago i was feeling weird and i dont think i had a whole lot of caffeine then, probably a quart of sweet iced tea and then a 2 cups of black tea and the rest was no caffine

-matt

Ahorsesoul Enthusiast
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Before going gluten free I drank several POTS of coffee and at least 3 liters of coca cola daily. The caffeine didn't seem to bother me. Now that I'm gluten free if I drink 1 cup of regular coffee after 12 noon I'm awake all night.

Liveenjoylife Apprentice
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I know what you mean. After I diagnosed my self with celiac disease I noticed I was having an upset stomach after drinking caff. coffee. It made me want to vomit. Haven't touched it since. I thought it was all in my head so I am relieved to read that it wasnt, lol.

mysecretcurse Contributor
mysecretcurse
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Yes, most definitely. Caffeine effects me a lot. In fact, since going gluten free it seems EVERYTHING effects me more than it used to.

ang1e0251 Contributor
ang1e0251
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I had to give up coffee as it was causing tremors of my tongue and jaw. But I don't think it was the caffiene as I have more caffein now in tea than I used to. But there are certain teas that really make me feel bad, I don't know why. They don't appear to have gluten in them but made me really sick. I just had to stop drinking those kinds. And strangly the tea from McDonald's makes me gain weight! Sweetened or unsweetened! That's really weird...sigh

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mattathayde Apprentice
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I had to give up coffee as it was causing tremors of my tongue and jaw. But I don't think it was the caffiene as I have more caffein now in tea than I used to. But there are certain teas that really make me feel bad, I don't know why. They don't appear to have gluten in them but made me really sick. I just had to stop drinking those kinds. And strangly the tea from McDonald's makes me gain weight! Sweetened or unsweetened! That's really weird...sigh

hmmmm just goes to show that McD's is making america fat ;) thats weird though since tea should make you lose weight

i slept a lot better last night and had basically no caffeine so i guess i need to play with how much i can take in a day. i am pretty sure i can drink a good amount of it just need to remember if i get one of those slurpies to not have any other caffeine

-matt

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Kitface Newbie
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I was wondering if there was gluten in Relentless energy drinks. cos one can does me ALL day. I dont get how people can drink a can of red bull or wahtever in 10 minutes. if i do i go loopy and my heart races and i feel really anxious. so i figured they had gluten. i guess it could be the faster absorbing-ness-thing :)

boysmom Explorer
boysmom
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It makes sense to me. I only drink coffee or caffeinated drinks (tea or dr pepper) a few times a week annd haven't noticed any issues yet, but I have noticed if I drink a glass of wine I start feeling really loopy for about an hour and had about decided to just take a couple sips of my dh's instead of my own glass.

rueyn Apprentice
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Ok so ive started cutting out gluten about april 08, got strict with my self in july 08 and found i was using some glutened products in food still between jan-march of this year (not all the time but a few time here and there). any way ive noticed that i seem to be having some anxiety/feeling just "off" lately and was wondering if logically since im able to absorb more stuff now via intestine if maybe im picking up more caffeine causing me to feel weird?

YES! I was drinking 3-4 cups of black tea a day before I went gluten-free, and now (four months later) if I had anything more than one small cup of green tea in the mornings I can't sleep at night. It's crazy, isn't it? I guess things it must just absorb more, plus you're probably not nearly as fatigued as you were before going gluten-free, so your body doesn't need all the caffeine?

ranger Enthusiast
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I, too, have gone from 1/2 pot to one cup of coffee a day. Guess it's not all in my head. I'm thinking about just giving it up. My coffeepot went kapute and I'm seriously thinking of not replacing it!

cbear6301 Explorer
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Very happy to see this.. I thought I was going crazy....coffee has a completely different affect on me than it did before... Thanks for this post.

taweavmo3 Enthusiast
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Just last week I gave up my beloved coffee! I only drank one cup a day, but man did I love that cup each day. Anyway, I think it was tearing up my stomach and causing my heart to race. My stomach over time has become more and more sensitive to things, and it was gettting to where I was scared to eat anything. One morning, after a new brand of coffee (which is gluten free, but maybe stronger?) my heart was in the 120's all day. I haven't had coffee since then, and I feel ten times better. I actually feel like I have more energy, and slowly my stomach is tolerating more foods. I still can't tolerate refined carbs, such as any baked goods :( , b/c they also make my heart race and kill my stomach, not sure what the deal is there, lol.

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