Does coffee have any harmful effects on your body?

@pitstop (15551)
Australia
June 23, 2008 6:24pm CST
Everybody drinks coffee... well almost everybody. But does this popular beverage have any side-effects? Any harmful effects on the coffee addicts who down more than 5 cups a day? I used to drink a lot of coffee but my doc advised to cut down after I had a problem with acidity / reflux, Not that the coffee caused it - he said it could aggravate it.
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@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
26 Jun 08
Yes , My mom had to cut back her coffee intake because of an ucler. It is adviced with anyone who suffers from anything dealing with the stomach.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
26 Jun 08
Seems like a lot of people get tummy problems with too much coffee!
@gmakesmoney (2923)
• United States
24 Jun 08
I drink about one to two cups of coffee a day and I have not noticed any side effects. In fact it's good to help keep you regular and great when you have a migraine.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
24 Jun 08
I heard about the connection between migraine and coffee too. Thanks for confirming it.
@a_ce_e (1421)
• Philippines
30 Dec 08
I love coffee but when i was diagnosed to have bile and acid reflux i cut it down. Too much coffee can harm our health coz it contains caffeine. Aside from it may increase your blood sugar, it may also trigger raise your reflux.
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@pinkista (892)
• Philippines
1 Jul 08
Aww I'm a coffee addict and I can drink 5 cups or more than that a day. Anyways, thanks for the info. But did you know drinking coffee has it also good to our body 'coz it has anti-oxidant.
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@elmiko (6630)
• United States
24 Jun 08
It can raise your blood pressure and is not good to use to stay up to long,duh. I seen this guy who was an pro arm wrestler and did not have much muscle at all but got his adrenaline rushing through some type of rountine. It looked like he all of a sudden drank over 10 cups of coffee at 1 time. His eyes were buldging out of his head and he would easily beat the more muscular guys. Talk about blood pressure going through the roof. Some people have bathroom problems from the caffine and coffee has the most of it.
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@pitstop (15551)
• Australia
24 Jun 08
Very useful info. Coffee does cause you to pee more often! I agree about the Blood Pressure stuff too!
@ama1986 (108)
• United States
4 Jul 08
no it dosen't, but some more than 5 cups in a day could effect your nerveus system ,but only if you have reflux, your doc is right.
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• Canada
24 Jun 08
I don't drink enough coffee for it to have harmful effects on me. I drink a couple of cups of coffee a day, and hae no problems with it afterwards.
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• United States
24 Jun 08
i used to drink several cups of coffee a day, it began to affect my stomach giving me diareah, Beedless to say I cut down on my coffee consumption
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• India
24 Jun 08
yes the coffee are harmful to our body. coffees may cause hypertension.
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