02-14-2008, 08:11 PM
[quote RonT]IMO, people who drink Starbucks coffee are just begging for a huge
problem with reflux in their middle years and beyond. The acid
in that nasty stuff has gotta be damn near terminal over time.
Yuk!
Interesting medical amateur theory!
I think you're talking about "coffee". Starbucks is just a brand.
A lot of people enjoy multiple daily cups of well-brewed coffee---or even badly-brewed coffee---for half a century, their whole adult lives, with no coffee-related medical problems.
Sure, you can have sleep problems, behavior problems, neurological problems, marriage problems, increased heartbeat, or any number of things, if you drink 12 or 16 cups of coffee a day. But even if you drink 8 cups a day of the worst coffee on earth, reflux is not caused by coffee drinking. If a person is suffering from "reflux", its more likely due to factors completely unrelated to food or beverages they consume.
Example: when a person gets obese, the weight of the enlarged stomach pulls on the esophagus, and in some cases, straightens it out. Gravity. An unnaturally large stomach is heavy. That pipe is supposed to be curved. That's what prevents our body's natural digestive chemistry from escaping and ever getting as far up as the throat, increasing risk of inflaming or damaging those tissues. When the pipe is straight, it can no longer prevent reflux. Liquids that belong only in the digestive tract (acid, bile) are free to squirt straight up your pipes. One good way to prevent acid reflux is to avoid getting an unnaturally heavy stomach. Don't get fat.
Weight gain is not the only cause. But coffee consumption certainly doesn't cause acid reflux. If you already have it, it may irritate it. But that's a side-effect, not a cause.
We can drink all the coffee we want, and enjoy or suffer the consequences of caffeine abuse! But I doubt it has any direct bearing on whether or not we ever suffer from acid reflux. In old age, or in those "middle years", down the road, coffee tastes even better! Mmmm....
problem with reflux in their middle years and beyond. The acid
in that nasty stuff has gotta be damn near terminal over time.
Yuk!
Interesting medical amateur theory!
I think you're talking about "coffee". Starbucks is just a brand.
A lot of people enjoy multiple daily cups of well-brewed coffee---or even badly-brewed coffee---for half a century, their whole adult lives, with no coffee-related medical problems.
Sure, you can have sleep problems, behavior problems, neurological problems, marriage problems, increased heartbeat, or any number of things, if you drink 12 or 16 cups of coffee a day. But even if you drink 8 cups a day of the worst coffee on earth, reflux is not caused by coffee drinking. If a person is suffering from "reflux", its more likely due to factors completely unrelated to food or beverages they consume.
Example: when a person gets obese, the weight of the enlarged stomach pulls on the esophagus, and in some cases, straightens it out. Gravity. An unnaturally large stomach is heavy. That pipe is supposed to be curved. That's what prevents our body's natural digestive chemistry from escaping and ever getting as far up as the throat, increasing risk of inflaming or damaging those tissues. When the pipe is straight, it can no longer prevent reflux. Liquids that belong only in the digestive tract (acid, bile) are free to squirt straight up your pipes. One good way to prevent acid reflux is to avoid getting an unnaturally heavy stomach. Don't get fat.
Weight gain is not the only cause. But coffee consumption certainly doesn't cause acid reflux. If you already have it, it may irritate it. But that's a side-effect, not a cause.
We can drink all the coffee we want, and enjoy or suffer the consequences of caffeine abuse! But I doubt it has any direct bearing on whether or not we ever suffer from acid reflux. In old age, or in those "middle years", down the road, coffee tastes even better! Mmmm....