Just a quick one

Does anybody find that coffee produces fizzing joints and sometimes painful joints or is it me imagining things?

Please all tell me it isn't the coffee as I love a Costa Cappuccino!

Angie x

Sorry, Angie,
I nearly live on coffee and apart from the diuretic effect and no more than 3 large cups ( mugs ) per
mealtime I haven't seen any effects. I don't drink tea. Well if the Queen invited me I might from
courtesy only. Hope you get some different answers Anne

Hi angie

I feel really ill on coffee, makes me feel sick and heady then it hits my joints with more pain. Maybe worth trying to cut it out for a few weeks and see whether you see any improvement.

Best wishes
Rebecca

Hi Angie

I find that if I have too many dairy products my joints get worse, so I alternate cow's milk with soya and rice milk (I make sure I get enough calcium as I also have osteopenia). Maybe it's not the coffee in your cappuccino that's causing your problems, but the milk!

Mylo

Thanks All

I tried stopping tomatoes as well after reading something. I loved it when I saw that alcohol was proved to be beneficial for RAers. Although in moderation of course.

Think I've established most of the things that will cause flare ups in me. Unfortunately was on a slippery slope with the coffee getting stronger and stronger and more frequent, trying to combat the fatigue I guess, so am now returning to a more sensible level. Back to tea, redbush, squash and water with the occasional coffee.

Cheers ma dears!

Angie