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Coffee has a good number of health benefits - plenty of antioxidants and its good for your liver. Naturally, overuse can be bad for you because of its dehydrati

Coffee has a good number of health benefits - plenty of antioxidants and its good for your liver. Naturally, overuse can be bad for you because of its dehydrating effects. I've had conversations with some people who mention they're on their 4th or 5th cup a day, and I've said that I found that 1 or 2 cups a day coupled with plenty of water are much more effective. Just like anything, a little bit can be good for you, but don't take too much - and stay hydrated! Preferably with plenty of sleep but I understand thats not always realistic for some.

lhuser123 6y ago
Maybe is the placebo effect, I don’t know, but coffee helps me keep my asthma under control.
- mlavin 6y ago
  Caffeine seems to be a known bronchodilator, so you're not wrong there.
- winrid 6y ago
  Helps me too. I maybe drink a couple cups a week, but when I visit my grandparents I might drink 5 a day to keep the asthma down...
- tedmiston 6y ago
  It looks like there may be something to this. > About a hundred sixty years after Dr. Salter’s book was published, a review of studies was performed to see if coffee had any true impact on lung function and asthma. The authors wrote: > “Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cola drinks and cocoa. Caffeine is a drug that is very similar to theophylline. Theophylline is a bronchodilator drug that is taken to open up the airways in the lungs and therefore relieve the symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, coughing and breathlessness. Scientists are interested in finding out whether caffeine has the same effect on the lungs as theophylline.”2 > And they concluded: > “This review found that even small amounts of caffeine can improve lung function for up to four hours.”2 > Caffeine is a methylxanthine. It falls into the same family of medicine as theophylline, a strong bronchodilator that was a top-line asthma remedy during the 1970’s through the 1990’s. I was chronically dependent on theophylline from the mid 1970’s until 2007. https://asthma.net/living/the-effects-of-coffee-on-asthma/ https://asthma.net/living/the-effects-of-coffee-on-asthma/
  - wallacoloo 6y ago
    Some people claim to use coffee to reduce seasonal allergy symptoms (i.e congestion) for similar reasons.
- arh68 6y ago
  That's funny, it was just on an old rerun of Quantum Leap the other day.. https://quantumleap.fandom.com/wiki/Maybe_Baby_(episode) https://quantumleap.fandom.com/wiki/Maybe_Baby_(episode)
  - lhuser123 6y ago
    > The vet examines Kristy, but doesn't have anything she can prescribe for a human. Sam has an idea, and fills up Kristy's bottle with coffee, telling Bunny that the caffeine will help Kristy to breathe until they can get her some proper medicine. Who knew? And it’s from 1990.
pieterhg 6y ago
Coffee doesn't dehydrate, that's a common urban myth https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...
- tedmiston 6y ago
  Very intersting. I did not expect that. > Though the caffeine in coffee may have a diuretic effect, it’s unlikely to dehydrate you. > For caffeine to have a significant diuretic effect, studies show that you need to consume more than 500 mg per day — or the equivalent of 5 cups (40 ounces or 1.2 liters) of brewed coffee (12, 13, 14). > A study in 10 casual coffee drinkers reviewed the impact of drinking 6.8 ounces (200 ml) of water, lower caffeine coffee (269 mg of caffeine), and high caffeine coffee (537 mg of caffeine) on signs of dehydration. > Researchers observed that drinking the higher caffeine coffee had a short-term diuretic effect, whereas the lower caffeine coffee and water were both hydrating (15). > In addition, other studies show that moderate coffee intake is as hydrating as drinking water (16). > For example, a study in 50 heavy coffee drinkers noted that drinking 26.5 ounces (800 ml) of coffee daily for 3 days was equally as hydrating as drinking the same amount of water (16). > Also, an analysis of 16 studies discovered that taking 300 mg of caffeine in a single sitting — equivalent to 3 cups (710 ml) of brewed coffee — increased urine production by only 3.7 ounces (109 ml), compared with drinking the same amount of non-caffeinated beverages (17). > So, even when coffee makes you urinate more, it shouldn’t dehydrate you — as you don’t lose as much fluid as you originally drank. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-coffee-dehydrate-you#dehydrating-effect https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-coffee-dehydrate-y...
  - freehunter 6y ago
    It might be unexpected because if you’re like me, you feel super dehydrated after a cup of coffee. It might not actually dehydrate me but I feel like it does. And water makes it feel better.
- madeofpalk 6y ago
  My personal findings/theory is that I’m drinking coffee in lieu of water, so I’m not getting the hydration I ‘need’, and feel thirsty after sometimes.
undersuit 6y ago
During a college lecture I had what my friend described as a short seizure, for me I definitely felt like I was passing out and I had visions. I carefully walked to the campus hospital and the doctor I met with put forth his best guess that my excessive caffeine consumption had irritated the Vagus nerve causing me to pass out. So that's something to be wary of, oh and the withdrawal headache you'll get on Sunday if you forget you have a pretty hard weekday coffee habit.
- mcswell 6y ago
  There's a solution for that, you know: go to a church where they serve coffee after the service!
umvi 6y ago
addiction/withdrawal symptoms if you try to stop isn't exactly a benefit either.
asdff 6y ago
After I overcame my coffee addiction I switched to caffeine pills since I still needed stimulants to be productive. Some of the benefits I've experienced taking the same dose in pill form over a cup of coffee are cleaner teeth, fresher breath, no longer having to waste time making or drinking coffee (what started as an act of love turned into a chore then a latent hate toward my grinder and espresso machine), but best of all, no more awful coffee poops disrupting my day. I always keep a few in my pocket in case I start dosing off in meetings. A few live in the car to deal with drowsiness while driving, which was the issue that kick started my caffeine addiction when I was 15 and learning to drive. Nothing seems to put me asleep quite like driving on the freeway :(
- ChuckNorris89 6y ago
  >best of all, no more awful coffee poops disrupting my day I don't know man, I really like the coffee poop breaks. Having to get up the chair every now and then and take my mind off work for a couple of minutes in silence followed by the sweet post poop satisfaction. Nothing like it.
  - asdff 6y ago
    For me its like getting punched in the gut then I'm off running to the bathroom.

lhuser123 6y ago

Maybe is the placebo effect, I don’t know, but coffee helps me keep my asthma under control.

mlavin 6y ago
Caffeine seems to be a known bronchodilator, so you're not wrong there.
winrid 6y ago
Helps me too. I maybe drink a couple cups a week, but when I visit my grandparents I might drink 5 a day to keep the asthma down...
tedmiston 6y ago
It looks like there may be something to this. > About a hundred sixty years after Dr. Salter’s book was published, a review of studies was performed to see if coffee had any true impact on lung function and asthma. The authors wrote: > “Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cola drinks and cocoa. Caffeine is a drug that is very similar to theophylline. Theophylline is a bronchodilator drug that is taken to open up the airways in the lungs and therefore relieve the symptoms of asthma, such as wheezing, coughing and breathlessness. Scientists are interested in finding out whether caffeine has the same effect on the lungs as theophylline.”2 > And they concluded: > “This review found that even small amounts of caffeine can improve lung function for up to four hours.”2 > Caffeine is a methylxanthine. It falls into the same family of medicine as theophylline, a strong bronchodilator that was a top-line asthma remedy during the 1970’s through the 1990’s. I was chronically dependent on theophylline from the mid 1970’s until 2007. https://asthma.net/living/the-effects-of-coffee-on-asthma/ https://asthma.net/living/the-effects-of-coffee-on-asthma/
- wallacoloo 6y ago
  Some people claim to use coffee to reduce seasonal allergy symptoms (i.e congestion) for similar reasons.
arh68 6y ago
That's funny, it was just on an old rerun of Quantum Leap the other day.. https://quantumleap.fandom.com/wiki/Maybe_Baby_(episode) https://quantumleap.fandom.com/wiki/Maybe_Baby_(episode)
- lhuser123 6y ago
  > The vet examines Kristy, but doesn't have anything she can prescribe for a human. Sam has an idea, and fills up Kristy's bottle with coffee, telling Bunny that the caffeine will help Kristy to breathe until they can get her some proper medicine. Who knew? And it’s from 1990.

pieterhg 6y ago

Coffee doesn't dehydrate, that's a common urban myth https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h...

tedmiston 6y ago
Very intersting. I did not expect that. > Though the caffeine in coffee may have a diuretic effect, it’s unlikely to dehydrate you. > For caffeine to have a significant diuretic effect, studies show that you need to consume more than 500 mg per day — or the equivalent of 5 cups (40 ounces or 1.2 liters) of brewed coffee (12, 13, 14). > A study in 10 casual coffee drinkers reviewed the impact of drinking 6.8 ounces (200 ml) of water, lower caffeine coffee (269 mg of caffeine), and high caffeine coffee (537 mg of caffeine) on signs of dehydration. > Researchers observed that drinking the higher caffeine coffee had a short-term diuretic effect, whereas the lower caffeine coffee and water were both hydrating (15). > In addition, other studies show that moderate coffee intake is as hydrating as drinking water (16). > For example, a study in 50 heavy coffee drinkers noted that drinking 26.5 ounces (800 ml) of coffee daily for 3 days was equally as hydrating as drinking the same amount of water (16). > Also, an analysis of 16 studies discovered that taking 300 mg of caffeine in a single sitting — equivalent to 3 cups (710 ml) of brewed coffee — increased urine production by only 3.7 ounces (109 ml), compared with drinking the same amount of non-caffeinated beverages (17). > So, even when coffee makes you urinate more, it shouldn’t dehydrate you — as you don’t lose as much fluid as you originally drank. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-coffee-dehydrate-you#dehydrating-effect https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/does-coffee-dehydrate-y...
- freehunter 6y ago
  It might be unexpected because if you’re like me, you feel super dehydrated after a cup of coffee. It might not actually dehydrate me but I feel like it does. And water makes it feel better.
madeofpalk 6y ago
My personal findings/theory is that I’m drinking coffee in lieu of water, so I’m not getting the hydration I ‘need’, and feel thirsty after sometimes.

undersuit 6y ago

During a college lecture I had what my friend described as a short seizure, for me I definitely felt like I was passing out and I had visions. I carefully walked to the campus hospital and the doctor I met with put forth his best guess that my excessive caffeine consumption had irritated the Vagus nerve causing me to pass out. So that's something to be wary of, oh and the withdrawal headache you'll get on Sunday if you forget you have a pretty hard weekday coffee habit.

mcswell 6y ago
There's a solution for that, you know: go to a church where they serve coffee after the service!

umvi 6y ago

addiction/withdrawal symptoms if you try to stop isn't exactly a benefit either.

asdff 6y ago

After I overcame my coffee addiction I switched to caffeine pills since I still needed stimulants to be productive. Some of the benefits I've experienced taking the same dose in pill form over a cup of coffee are cleaner teeth, fresher breath, no longer having to waste time making or drinking coffee (what started as an act of love turned into a chore then a latent hate toward my grinder and espresso machine), but best of all, no more awful coffee poops disrupting my day. I always keep a few in my pocket in case I start dosing off in meetings. A few live in the car to deal with drowsiness while driving, which was the issue that kick started my caffeine addiction when I was 15 and learning to drive. Nothing seems to put me asleep quite like driving on the freeway :(

ChuckNorris89 6y ago
>best of all, no more awful coffee poops disrupting my day I don't know man, I really like the coffee poop breaks. Having to get up the chair every now and then and take my mind off work for a couple of minutes in silence followed by the sweet post poop satisfaction. Nothing like it.
- asdff 6y ago
  For me its like getting punched in the gut then I'm off running to the bathroom.