I love coffee and drink everyday! Maybe that is why I have never had a relapse so far. Knock on wood.

I live on coffee, sip sip.

My vice is no longer a vice... it is a homeopathic solution! Especially with a family history of high cholesteral (regardless of diet...)

I read the article & can see what it is getting at but have been told coffee/caffeine is not good for me & people with ms. it can contribute towards a lot of uti's & loss of bladder control.

I have seen dietician & also continence physio & nurse & urology physician & all have told me to try to cut out the caffeine or at least decrease it. None of them have said that caffeine is good for you & all have said the opposite. I am still having my cup of tea with breakfast & tea but having decaf coffee instead of coffee during the day & I drink herbal tea at work anyway.
Since I switched to herbal tea at work & started decreasing the amount I was having - last year, I have not had a uti which is great as i was getting a lot of them.
When I was drinking coffee more (I still have my cappuchinos) I still had relapses. Think it is more to do with relaxing maybe?

I agree Ihave pretty dvansed MS and caffine coffee makes me pee something fierce. And I can't move very quickly, no coffee for me.

I HAVE READ TO GET THE MAX BENEFITS FROM COFFEE, IT NEEDS TO BE DRANK WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF BREWING!

My husband has always loved his coffee but he wanted to try not drinking it to see if it could help him. He found that NOT drinking coffee greatly reduced bladder spasms.

If it helps you great I just wanted to relay the effects for my husband.

Best Wishes,
EP

Well, I have cut down considerably...I do not have that cup before bed at all anymore!

Actually, I tried really reducing before I started taking Provingil a while back, wanted to see how that drug would work. I did not like ti at all. It made me feel nervous and jittery, even with a reduced amount. Without caffeine, I am just exhausted, and that is no good. So I am just trying to drink less, and find good foods to help promote energy as well.

But thanks for the gentle way you put the suggestion!

Really it is up to you if you drink coffee or not. If you have no bladder spasms and can sleep at night...well why not drink coffee if it makes you feel better.

It does make me curious tho as many with MS say coffee gives them a boost. I wonder if maybe there is a adrenal gland fatigue component to the disease. Has anyone gotten their adrenal hormones checked? If so what was your score on your state's normal range?
Are you in the bottom 10-15% of the population?

Best wishes to all in reducing symptoms..how ever you do it.
EP

I did have it checked about a year ago...my doctor was happy with the result, but i will see if I can find out what range I was in.

Speaking as someone who just finished a large mug of coffee, I'm a great believer in everything in moderation. If I want coffee, I'll have a coffee, but i don't drink it all the time, so am probably not in the category that may be affected by it (does one large mug a week count??)

However, tea by the pint is probably not something I should be drinking 3-4 times a day. Perhaps that's why I don't crave coffee much?? ;o)

I did go looking for my herbal teas earlier though and will be taking them to work tomorrow to ring the changes.

NO, one large mug a week does not count! LOL

One mug of coffee a week doesnt count to my thinking, thats why I said sometimes I still have cappuchino just cutting down & have herbal tea at work too. Its good as it stays hot longer & you dont get that yucky film on it like tea & coffee if you dont drink it straight away. I have my work one in a thermal mug with a lid so it lasts better.

about 4 pots a day here

I drink 3-4 large cups of coffee every morning, then mostly water or decaf diet soda's during the day. If I want coffee at night, I make a pot of decaf. I love everything about coffee; the smell, the taste, that rush you get with the first cup of the morning. Even if I found out that it's REALLY not good for me, I'd probably keep drinking it. I figure we all gotta die someday, and I'll probably die with a Marlboro in my right hand and large cup of coffee in my left hand.