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ccrdragon

nooshi713 wrote: »

ccrdragon wrote: »

charmmeth wrote: »

I posted this earlier but it seems to have vanished into the ether, so apologies if it ends up as a duplicate.

I was wondering about your coffee intake. My understanding is that coffee is a diuretic so depending on how big your cups are you could be cancelling out a good proportion of the water you are drinking with the coffee.

Fats makes sense to me as well though. I have just had a low fat day and promptly things start to block up.

This is not really a problem - there is more than enough water in the coffee to cancel out any diuretic effects of the caffeine (caffeine is a VERY mild diuretic).

I disagree. One cup will have peeing three times per hour and I know many others who are the same. 5-7 cups per day is excessive.

Some people have that reaction, but as a general rule, caffeine is a very mild diuretic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965#:~:text=Drinking caffeine-containing beverages as,increase the risk of dehydration.

jelleigh

I haven't read everyone's answer but sometimes a bulletproof coffee makes a big difference. Too much fibre can actually bulk things up too much as well so just keep an eye on that. But ya - I find a coffee with a tbsp of coconut or MCT oil does the trick.

gothchiq

Magnesium citrate supplements might help, along with this adjustment in fat consumption.