I personally don't drink coffee but I do like soda...how about a different type of coffee-decaf?

I had to finally give it up completely. I loved my coffee, especially in the morning. But it would make me sick about every second or third day, even when I got down to one cup a day. I've given up so many things in my life trying to feel better, and I'm really sick of it. But I don't want to be sick everyday. So now I drink green tea with a little honey, a couple times a day. I am so craving an eggnog latte right now, lol. My favorite time of year for coffee. It took a few months to not think about the coffee everyday, but I'm o.k. with it now. Good luck.

I was going to say tea also . a decafine green tea ... you will love it

Have you heard about Dandy Blend? Look it up at dandyblend.com. It tastes just like coffee but it is all natural, gluten free and delisious. I found out about it when I completed a cleanse. I was able to drink it because it is caffeine free and pretty good for you.

I was going to suggest Dandy blend as well. It does taste pretty good but I can not tolerate because it has inulin fiber and gets my gut gyrated more than coffee, go figure.

I have been drinking white tea. No caffeine and a nice light flavor. Hot or iced, I love it! I find it very soothing and calming; nice way to ease into the day as well as wind down from a crazy day.

i,am going nuts I just had colonscopy (they did,nt give me enough sedation) I was awake through the whole thing> It was the worse pain I ever had.Nothing I could do about these Drs are alway right. I drink one cup coffee in morning 1/2 caffine 1/2 decafe. with milke in it. thats it. I do drink a Skinny Vanilla bean Latta every day. I don,t think it bothers me i just feel pressure down below never public area. it sucks. does any one on this site get pressure down below???

Coffee and even some forms of tea aggravate my IBS and as much as I love them I am looking at going ahead and giving them up for the sake of being in less pain as possible. Margarines, fats, dairy, gluten, also tear me up one side and down the other-my diet is now similar to that of the average bird-not very varied but better than being in agony and I feel like kicking myself when I slip.
And yes I get pressure down below by the public area-got that right now and it is the result of very badly trapped gas which I have had for days-it eventually will let up but waiting it out is awful.

Now I am on bentyl for the IBS which helps a lot. The breakfast blend coffees seem to be gentler on the stomach.

I have the same problem. I love my coffee and without it, I feel like I am not alert and cannot concentrate. I then have pains in my bowels or get diarrhea. I started on a medication for IBS called Bentyl or genric name is dicyclomine. It does help some.

I was/am in denial that I must stop coffee in order to be healthier and to feel better. I love my coffee especially in the morning and an occasional fancy coffee.
So decaf tea is the answer? o my. Well I will have to put it on my goals list and give it the good ol try :)

I also had the same problem. I finally got to the point where I can have ONE cup in the morning, and either tea or decaf after that. For a long time I ONLY drank decaf and tea. There's a nice variety of decaf out there, so I hope you'll find one that works for you.

Have you heard of Caf-Lib? They make it in Canda. It's a hot barley drink. I'm not sure how it might affect your IB. Hope this helps. Isabelle1954

I never was a coffee drinker but I was addicted to iced tea. I drank it all day. I depended on the caffeine. When I was diagnosed with IBS I knew it was a trigger and that I would have to give it up.. It's hard but after awhile your craving for it lessens....but I still would love to have some. The few times I've given in and had some, I'm reminded why I can't drink it unless I want to feel worse. I only drink water or herbal decaf teas now. There are a lot of things I had to give up and it's hard to do.
Just rip off the bandaid and quit. If you feel better it will be worth it.

barelyhangingingthere!

it was exactly the same for me. and I totally agree with ripping of the band aid and just give it up.

over the years I realise more and more that is the easiest way for me.....so many times I have tried to persevere with someone to know in the end its easier to just give it up!.............and today there are so many alternatives to try

I'm glad I read this. I'm working on giving up coffee too. What I have done is to make it less satisfying. I am making it weaker and adding almond milk instead of my regular soy milk and it's tolerable but I don't really like it - so I don't drink as much.

I was told that soy milk (and anything with carageenan in it) as well as regular milk can also make IBS worse so I'm trying to get off of of that too and I only use it in my coffee.

That said, when I've tried quitting coffee cold turkey I get a bear of a headache so I'm cutting back a bit at a time. Down to about 6 ounces now.

I used to drink coffee all day long. Now I have about 3 ounces with breakfast and 3 ounces after dinner. The rest of the time it's water or tea.