AlI know about it is that caffeine makes my chronic pancreatitis hurt worse. A year ago I thought Id like to have a treat and had a half can of caffeine pop so it would help me stay up to work a long slow boring 3rd shift.
I ended up leaving half way threw that long boring shift in horrid pain doubling over and straight to the ER where they had to drug me up big time. It was my worse ever CP pain so far I think.
I can handle small amounts of caffein like in a bit of chocolate but that's it. Coffee sets me off too.

I have found that, when my CP is flaring, I can't even finish my morning cuppa java and it comes back up. For me, I don't get extremely, violently ill, just, well, awfully "seasick". So when I have one of those days, that's a lot for me. That's all I can tell ya--my own experiences.

Caffeine actually is a well-known irritant to the lining of the stomach. In addition, it irritates the renal system (that's what makes us all run to pee after coffee). Because of all the above, I changed my coffee regimen years ago. I drink 1 (2 on rare occasions) cups of 50/50 coffee (caff/decaf) and no other caffeinated drinks during the day. I make sure my soda is decaffeinated almost all the time as well. Every little bit helps. :) You just have to experiment for your own body and see how you feel--it will tell you, for sure. :)

I know what you mean, my one doctor told me not to drink coffee at all, I would try every once and a while to see if I could, at first the coffee didn't even taste good, but now three years later, I can have a cup or two, I used to live on coffee, so I was surprised that I could drink it after my operation, but I do notice that when I am not feeling good, it is a bad idea to have a cup then, I don't get nausea, but I will get pain at that time. This probably didn't help you but I thought you might want to know, I am battling this disease and it seems to rule me, not the other way around, I am happy getting a cup here and there, nothing is worth doing, eating, or drinking with the pain I get into. I am sure every one of us know this, and knows just what they can eat without making pain, and then sometimes we will get pain for no reason at all. Wishing you more days of feeling good that not. NancyH

Thanks everybody for your comments. At this point (1 year after the CP diagnostic) I still can drink a cup of coffe everyday without cause me any pain. I still don't know how bad is my CP. I never had pain or dIarrhea, very very little nausea, no vomit, but I'm fighting with the loose of weight. After many blood work and some other test my GI just found calcifications on my pancreas (I guess) and protease and lipase just a little beat low, thats why he prescribed me Creon.
And as I can see this disease afects in different ways to any of us. Sometimes information that we found online doesn't help so much. It's very good to have sites like this where people can share their own experiences with the rest of us. Once again, thank you for your comments.
Blessings

It makes mine hurt worse, so I only have a cup, maybe 2, but that is it. I love it, so I don't want to give it up, but it does irritate it.
Chapin

you know i have not seen any difference with my morning coffee i am with Chapin i love me coffee, i have given up 90% of the foods i love for this damn disease but i draw the line at coffee. i have had the same talk with my GI Dr he told me son ( he is an old southern gentleman ) you eat what you can and drink what you can your stomach will tell you what you can and cant have and be merry cause this is a life altering disease we are still learning about. love my Dr.. he still has some questions about the alcohol connection with CP.. that never bothered me since i gave up drinking back in the 80's....have a great weekend all God bless