The black fluid which goes by names such as coffee (American), café(French), kaffe (Swedish) and Kaffee (German), was invented in Ethiopia around500 A.D and then spread over the world. Alas, coffee is an ancient beverage which has not decreased in popularity during its existence. Today coffee is related to both positives and negatives. Among the good sides one can mention the alertness that coffee gives, the comfort of a morning habit and the good strong taste many like as well as its function as a social activity. But coffee doesn’t only come with these good effects; there are also less wanted side effects. The most common one is bad stomach ache from drinking coffee. Since coffee of today is made in the same way as it was in ancient history (only today the process is industrialized and modernized) one can wonder if it has the same function in our time as it had several hundred years A.D. Did people suffer from coffee stomach ache back then? Probably not, coffee was drunk primarily to get alert and filled with energy. So why do we get bad stomach ache from coffee today? One would think that a drink that was discovered so long ago and considered healthy would only have good effects. Is the coffee itself different today, or are our bodies different?
Bad stomach ache from coffee
Some people get bad or upset stomach ache directly after drinking a cup of coffee while others get it first after a while. Some people can't drink coffee on an empty stomach without getting the coffee stomach ache, and yet others get it anyway, even if they’ve eaten before drinking their coffee. The reason why some are more sensitive to coffee than others is that this drink is very acidic, and some of us can take this better than others. Coffee stomachache can also be caused by a combination of, for example, coffee and stress. Stress makes us more sensitive and especially the organs in our abdomen are extra exposed to damage during stress. If you're experiencing a stressful time and feel pains high up in your abdomen, this may indicate gastric ulcer. If you feel this symptom you should definitely avoid coffee and contact a doctor. Even people who don't get bad stomach ache from coffee can feel that their stomach gets upset after drinking it. It is true that to some people coffee can even work as a slight laxative. If you're a new coffee drinker or a used one makes difference.
