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I don't think you can categorically say coffee increases neuropathy pain. I have severe stenosis in my lumbar spine and pain in my glutes, hamstrings, calves and feet because of it. I found, quite by accident, that coffee seemed to help me. I am normally a tea drinker, but I recently went to visit a relative who only had coffee in her house. So for 5 mornings in a row, I drank coffee, and my level of pain improved noticeably. I have continued to drink coffee with no ill effects.
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So we are now up to 9 pages of comments about coffee. Here is my summary. People who have heart problems are told by their doctors to not drink it. People who have idiopathic neuropathy seem to do worse after drinking coffee. People like bayhorse and me who have neuropathy-like symptoms caused by stenosis or trauma in the lower spine seem to benefit from coffee. (Our systems are not actually neuropathy but symptoms are the same. It is RADICULOPATHY.)
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Hi, in your above reply, you mentioned you have severe stenosis in your spine and also pain in your glutes, hamstring, calves, and feet. I too have suffered from these conditions. Are you aware of spinal surgery that can correct each of these conditions? I have had surgery by a neurospecialist spinal surgeon which gave me immediate relief from spinal stenosis and your other pain also known as sciatica. I strongly suggest that you check into a back surgeon for surgeries that can correct these conditions. I also strongly suggest that it be a neural specialist, spinal surgeon. Hope this gives you some direction to achieve relief from your pain.