Does caffeine give you heartburn?

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Does caffeine give you heartburn?I know it CAN cause heartburn or GERD. What I would like to know is how much caffeine do you drink before it bothers you?

I drink coffee every day and never had any problems. Last week started my mid-term period. I was drinking about twice as much (if not more) coffee and soda that normal because of staying up studying and such. Now I have had terrible heartburn for 2 days. I am back down to my usual one cup a day, but the heartburn won't go away.

-SpotBlender
The soda might be what got it going...

Try mixing a little baking soda in some water and drinking it...
It cuts the acid out... and then stop the soda intake...

-space icecream
It is the stress and the caffeine. Also there are bacteria that get out of whack when you are stressed. Try some Activa yogurt to replace the good bacteria. Also, this is a sign that your immune system is stressed.

-bernz
I've heard of people getting heartburn from excessive coffee drinking, but I'm not sure it's the caffeine alone, but rather the drink as a whole that aggravates the digestive system. I find Coke is the only kind of soda that can upset my stomach, but I have to have a LOT of it.

Now, this sounds counter-intuitive, but I've tried it and it worked for me... YMMV. When you have heartburn, take a teaspoon of white vinegar. You can rinse your mouth with water immediately to remove the taste.

Here's the idea: your body is a bio-feedback mechanism. If you are overproducing acid in your stomach (resulting in heartburn), whatever is "sensing" the levels of acid is "asleep at the wheel", so you need to give it a hint; by taking the vinegar, you temporarily increase your stomach's acidity (in part), but that may be enough to trigger the stuck signal that says "slow down production, we've got enough"; the result is that acid production slows, and you become balanced again. This is pure conjecture on my part, but I've noticed this phenomenon ("sticky" feedback mechanisms) in all sorts of physical/natural systems, and our bodies obey the same "rules" on a small scale.

Anyway, it's harmless if it fails to work, so it's worth a try. If you do try it, add a comment about your experience and whether or not it worked.

Good luck with your studying!

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