Myofascial Pain Syndrome Support Group

Myofascial Pain Syndrome (or MPS) is a term used to describe one of the conditions characterized by chronic pain. It is associated with and caused by "trigger points" (TrPs), sensitive and painful areas between the muscle and fascia. The symptoms can range from referred pain through myofascial trigger points to specific pains in other areas of the body. It may be related...

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marcsinchan 01/13/2015

I have been a coffee lover for years. But since I got this MPS, I almost took it all away from my meals. Am I the only one or are there any other out there experiences pain attacks each time you consumed a cup of coffee?

Zingara 01/15/2015

It's a stimulant and it can activate muscle spasms. It's also bad for inflammation. That being said, I still have my 2 cups per day because that's one compromise I'm not willing to make.

maquinascafe 01/16/2015

Zingara is right, check out what she says, plus I beleive it depends on your tolerance.. I once saw an article about that on internet though it was in spanish, but every person is a world.
i guess you can get your small coffee once a day, and have u considered decaff? Besides de caffein i believe coffee has nice antioxidants. Good luck
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Caroline04 01/16/2015

If you are making it at home, why not try the 50% caffeine? That's what I drink, because of a heart irregularity and digestive issues. I find I can drink two cups in the morning with no ill-effects.

marcsinchan 01/19/2015

@Zingara - I have thought of that as well. Coffee stimulates muscle activities, thus triggering the contraction of the trigger points. I wish I could do that. Never to compromise cause coffee has sooo many health benifits. I will try decaf! That's a great idea.. :)

javagoat 02/05/2015

I started adding in decaf a few years ago. In the last couple of years my headaches have increased. Unfortunately, the coffee makes them worse and recently I've been going through a frequent headache phase taking sumatriptan days in a row. I love coffee but now I reduced to two cups a day. It's terrible.

Vittorio8 06/12/2017

well, not sure about it... Coffee's not your friend if you're prone to heartburn. Coffee is highly acidic and is irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. Switching to decaf won't help: In fact some research has found that decaf increases stomach acid even more than caffeinated coffee. Neither will switching methods of brewing or roasting. Avoiding coffee is the only solution..so...

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Pumpkin31 06/12/2017

This is where I'm glad I don't like coffee...to me it's like bilge-water! Tea drinking Brit here, so never had to think about it's affects

eduardo2019 01/12/2019

Maquinascafe mentioned the article he was referring to was in spanish. We have a ton of info on coffee soon to come but a few articles up already that he may have been refferring to.
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