Hello, everyone http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif.

I have a question that concerns caffeine consumption. I don't drink a lot of caffeine, but when I do, I notice that I become bloated. It almost seems as though my tissues swell up a little (I looky a bit puffy).

Does anyone know what might cause this to happen? Is it a natural effect of caffeine consumption? This never seemed to happen when I was younger (or maybe I wasn't as aware of it??), so perhaps it has to do with age...although I'm only 24 years old http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif.

Thanks, in advance, for any advice.

Colleen

Yes, especially if you are drinking diet soda's! There is alot of sodium in these drinks, which cause bloating. To be honest w/ you, soda isn't worth the trouble. If you drink diet soda's, it's even worse. Take some diet coke, for example to a raw piece of meat and see what happens. This is exactly what happens to your insides!

I don't know about any other caffeinated drinks, but there's only 30mgs of sodium in diet coke, which is only 1% of the RDA. It might depend on what types of caffeinated drinks you have, or maybe what you're eating w/them.

Thanks for the advice http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/smile.gif. I haven't tried pouring soda on a slab of meat, but I think I get the picture http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/redface.gif).

I have been on-again, off-again with soda. I think I might try to really scale back this time. Hopefully, I can wean myself of soda entirely...that would be wonderful.

Colleen

Coffee is actually a diuretic, but you didn't say how you were ingesting this caffeine (I assume you're not just taking caffeine pills...). As far as I know, there is no sodium at all. If you are feeling bloated, you may be having some sort of allergic reaction. Might wanna see a doc about that, or avoid caffeine.

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[This message has been edited by Naxis (edited 09-09-2003).]