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Caffeine Increases Symptoms of Premenstrual Syndrome
Drinking caffeine-containing beverages, including coffee, is associated with higher prevalence of premenstrual symptoms. This effect is dose-dependent; women who consumer larger quantities of caffeine experience more symptoms.22 Caffeine aggravates premenstrual syndrome,23 including associated anxiety and depression.24 In a treatment plan that is often self-defeating, women often self-medicate with caffeine while experiencing symptoms of PMS in an attempt to alleviate them. Unfortunately, this only exacerbates their negative symptoms.25
Caffeine Combined with Pharmaceuticals Slows Detoxification
Caffeine is metabolized by the liver, specifically the cytochrome P450 pathways. When caffeine is consumed with other drugs metabolized through this pathway, the rate of clearance of both caffeine and the drugs from the body are significantly reduced. 26, 27, 28, 29 Caffeine therefore remains in the body for much longer periods of time, increasing the effect of the morning cup of coffee. Most pharmaceutical drugs utilize this metabolic pathway, including oral contraceptives and antidepressants.
Caffeine Increases Breast Pain and Fibrocystic Breasts in Susceptible Women
Caffeine consumption is associated with breast pain.30 Women with breast pain who were counseled to eliminate caffeine found that abstaining from caffeine decreased or abolished their breast pain. This pain relief continued after one year of eliminating caffeine.31 Epidemiological studies link caffeine consumption with increased risk of developing fibrocystic breasts.32
Caffeine Decreases a Woman's Fertility
Consumption of caffeine negatively affects a woman’s fertility and her ability to achieve pregnancy; this is particularly the case with heavy caffeine intake.33, 34, 35 Caffeine has been shown to interfere with the egg’s ability to implant in the uterus.36
Coffee Drinking Is Associated with Presence of Heart Rhythm Irregularities in Pregnancy
Pregnancy can often precipitate the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias not previously present in women. Coffee drinking is shown to be a predictor for the incidence of heart palpitations.37, 38 It is also implicated in the potential to produce cardiac arrhythmias.39 Women who develop arrhythmias in pregnancy should eliminate coffee and caffeine.40
Caffeine Affects Fetal Development
Caffeine consumed during pregnancy affects the developing fetus as it crosses the placental barrier. One effect is lower infant birth weight.41 Infants born to women who consumed caffeine while pregnant have also been shown to sleep less and exhibit irritability, jitteriness and vomiting, due to their experience of caffeine withdrawal after birth.42, 43
Caffeine has a negative effect on pancreatic cells and fetal development. Continued research is being conducted to explore a link between coffee consumption and childhood diabetes.44
Coffee drinking during pregnancy increases fetal breathing rates; this effect is seen even with consumption of decaffeinated coffee.45, 46
Blood levels of caffeine are significantly higher in pregnant women. The half-life of caffeine, or the amount of time it circulates in the bloodstream before being detoxified, is tripled in the last two trimesters of pregnancy, which further intensifies the experience of infants’ caffeine withdrawal after birth. 47
The caffeine a woman drinks becomes rapidly incorporated into her breast milk.48 Caffeine has been detected in breast milk even days after a woman has ingested it.49 This affects newborns, particularly since caffeine has a prolonged half-life in infants.50 Breastfeeding mothers are encouraged to limit their consumption of caffeine.51
Coffee Drinking Interferes with Mineral Absorption
Caffeine affects absorption and excretion of a number of minerals crucial for women’s health. Caffeine reduces the reabsorption of calcium and magnesium in the kidney, causing minerals to be excreted in the urine.52, 53 Calcium is necessary for the prevention of osteoporosis along with healthy heart and nervous system function. It is difficult for older women to compensate for the calcium loss due to caffeine.54
Caffeine negatively affects magnesium absorption, and magnesium deficiency is implicated in many women’s health conditions including PMS.55 Magnesium is an essential mineral utilized in more than 300 enzymatic reactions and physiological processes including energy metabolism, effective utilization of glucose, hormonal balance and proper heart function.56
Coffee drinking reduces iron absorption.57, 58 Iron is an essential component of red blood cells and iron deficiency contributes to menstruating women developing anemia. Caffeine is not the only ingredient thought to interfere with iron absorption; cholorgenic acid, also present in decaffeinated coffee, reduces iron absorption from food sources.59
Coffee Consumption is Related to Lower Bone Density
High coffee intake is associated with an increased risk of lower bone density in older women.60, 61, 62 Some studies that do not observe this result hypothesize that it may be due to low levels of caffeine consumed in women studied.63 Variations in the correlation between bone density and caffeine intake are associated with the amount of consumption. Women with high caffeine intakes experience higher rates of bone loss than those with low intakes.64 Bone loss associated with caffeine consumption is especially pronounced in women who do not consume adequate calcium.65
Coffee drinking significantly increases serum levels of the amino acid homocysteine, even more so than caffeine alone. The negative effect of coffee occurs with caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and with filtered and unfiltered coffee. It is noted within hours of coffee consumption.66, 67, 68, High homocysteine levels are a significant risk factor for developing osteoporotic fractures.69, 70
Coffee Drinking Is Associated with Increased Incidence of Hot Flashes
Women who drink less coffee report lower rates of experiencing hot flashes.71 Coffee drinking also interrupts sleep and increases the intensity of hot flashes.72 Generally, it is recommended that women who experience hot flashes reduce coffee consumption.73
Caffeine Negatively Interacts with Hormones and Oral Contraceptives
Postmenopausal women who take hormones and also drink coffee have an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease.74
Coffee Increases Serum Cholesterol Levels
Coffee drinking is linked to higher levels of serum cholesterol, with particularly high levels noted in people who drink boiled coffee or coffee processed at high temperatures (which includes espresso and espresso drinks).75, 76 Other forms of coffee have also been shown to increase serum cholesterol levels including decaf coffee.77, 78
Coffee Drinking is Associated with Increased Heart Attack Risk
Cardiovascular disease is the foremost killer of women in the U.S. Independent of any other risk factors for heart disease, heavy coffee consumption has been shown to increase the short-term risk of heart attack, coronary death, or acute myocardial infarction.79
Coffee drinking increases plasma homocysteine within hours of coffee consumption and high levels of homocysteine increase a person's risk of suffering from a heart attack.66
Cofee Elevates Stress Hormones
Caffeine in coffee elevates the stress hormones cortisol, epinephrine (also known as adrenaline) and norepinephrine.80, 81, 82, 83 These hormones are responsible for increased heart rate and blood pressure, and a sense of "emergency alert". Circulation of oxygen to the brain and extremities is decreased and the immune system is suppressed.
The purpose of this "fight or flight" response is to provide the body with a temporary energy boost for intense physical activity. With today’s sedentary lifestyle, the continual state of increased stress resulting from caffeine consumption can negatively affect all aspects of women’s health.
Stress levels account for a significant amount of variation in the symptoms felt throughout a women’s menstrual cycle.84
Caffeine Interferes with GABA Metabolism
GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid) is a neurotransmitter naturally produced in the brain and nervous system as well as the heart. It plays an important role in mood and stress management and influences heart rate and function.
Caffeine has been found to interfere with binding of GABA to GABA receptors, preventing it from performing its calming function.85 GABA’s role in stress management is compromised in the presence of caffeine. Stress is a complicating factor in many women’s health concerns, including PMS, fertility, and menopausal symptoms.
Recommendation:
Caffeine affects almost every aspect of a woman’s life and health and women who are susceptible to any of the above conditions would do well to avoid coffee. Dietary changes that include weaning off of coffee and all other sources of caffeine can help relieve symptoms of these disorders as coffee decreases mineral absorption, exacerbates symptoms of PMS, increases the reactivity of the body to the stress of everyday life, magnifies heart attack risk, increases bone loss, and affects fertility and pregnancy. Nutrition professionals can support gastrointestinal patients by guiding them through the process of substituting a non-caffeinated, alkaline herbal coffee that brews and tastes just like coffee.
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it doesnt affect mine.
It makes my cramps a lot worse.
not mine.
it dosnt affect your menstration, but it can give you cramps.. be carefull
actually i have heard that caffine can make your cramps worse because it is a stimulant. i have also heard that drinking a coke can make them better, but i think that had to do with the carbination. don't take my word for it this is all jsut hear-say.
it doesn't for me. i keep drinking coffee or tea during my period
it is a form of a stimulant it affects different people differently like to make you more alert and peppy
If you are having cramps with it, caffeine helps to ease the pain. If you read the label for Excedrin and for Midol, both of them have caffeine.
Cramps are worse, bloating is worse, irritability is worse.. but shucks.. I need the caffeine.
It makes you more moody and excitable meaning unable to sit still. It makes you flow more. But not all people's menstrual cycle is the same when using caffeine so check the website for the answers or go to your OB doctor and ask.
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www.webmd.com
It usually makes cramps worse and can make you bleed more.
it shouldnt
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