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Hello @judyfrey, Welcome to Connect. I had really never heard that coffee can help reduce neuropathic pain. In fact most of the information I've read is the opposite due to coffee being a stimulant. So it was really interesting when I read your new discussion. I used to drink a lot of coffee but now just a few cups in the morning and maybe one or two later in the day. I did find a couple of references that support what you say which I thought were interesting.
-- Effect of caffeine on the possible amelioration of diabetic neuropathy: A spectroscopic study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34509062/
-- The Role of Caffeine in Pain Management: A Brief Literature Review: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018099/
Are you able to share a little more about your neuropathy diagnosis and how long you have had it?
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Do coffee effect GERD and neuropathy?
Coffee can help with pain stimulus suppression but will tighten muscles and may cause headaches so make sure you stretch out during the day and drink water so you are hydrated. Many studies suggest moderate coffee use increases longevity of life.
John @johnbishop , with all the crap floating around the internet, you should point out that NIH doesn't vet any of those articles on its website. If you read the disclaimer you'll see that the cited article needs only to be "published by academic publishers or institutions, scholarly societies, or government and non-governmental organizations." that apply to NIH as a publication, not each individual article. It is up to the original publication to decide if the study and/or conclusions merit scientific consideration. In my opinion, the first article (34509062) does not. It's poorly translated (AI anyone?) and one word can completely change the meaning of a scientifically precise statement. Plus, it does not meet the criteria of a "Valid" scientific study. (I.E. 16 people all from the same hospital, all Type 2 ...) A cursory read of the abstract will show that it is not to be taken seriously.
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I received my neuropathy diagnosis over 30 years ago but can recall having symptoms as early as my 20's. I don't have diabetes. I took gabapentin for many years but when I got up to 3000 mg a day with declining results, my dr. switched me to Lyrica. I've taken 300 mg/day for about 4 years and am now experiencing an increase in pain. In the past, I've been able to ignore daytime symptoms but in recent weeks I have started having bothersome late afternoon tingling in addition to often being woken after a few hours sleep. I have an appointment with my dr. next week to discuss the issue.