Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

[Guest guest]

I've been drinking the Mint Chocolate Chip cream based frapp since it came out, and from what I understand, a friend of mine called the coroporate offices and they said all of their drinks are gluten free. However, maybe something is going on at the one where you've been going that isn't normal. hope that helps!aPRS wrote:

For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and, remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having to "go" all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well, yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from starbucks) and an hour later I had my "GLUTENED YOU IDIOT" reaction, a major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly, I love coffee. It's not the

caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing..."The thing that makes a smile so special is that it acts upon a single thought."

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[Guest guest]

I've been drinking the Mint Chocolate Chip cream based frapp since it came out, and from what I understand, a friend of mine called the coroporate offices and they said all of their drinks are gluten free. However, maybe something is going on at the one where you've been going that isn't normal. hope that helps!aPRS wrote:

For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and, remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having to "go" all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well, yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from starbucks) and an hour later I had my "GLUTENED YOU IDIOT" reaction, a major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly, I love coffee. It's not the

caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing..."The thing that makes a smile so special is that it acts upon a single thought."

Life is what happens outside of your comfort zone

Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page

[Guest guest]

It could be caffeine that is giving you headaches, especially if you

have been avoiding it for a while. I believe it is a known migraine

trigger. Also, there is something called caffeine toxicity that gives

some people a gluten-type reaction.

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction, a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

It could be caffeine that is giving you headaches, especially if you

have been avoiding it for a while. I believe it is a known migraine

trigger. Also, there is something called caffeine toxicity that gives

some people a gluten-type reaction.

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction, a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction, a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

>

>

Coffee always gives me that reaction. It's short-lived, unlike a

gluten reaction, though, so I just treat it as an IBS trigger and

expect it. Hopefully I'm not causing long-term damage to anything.

If you have a soy allergy or intolerance, the thickener used in fraps

contains soy.

Since I rely on caffeine to get through allergy season, I've switched

to espresso. My gut still reacts, but less powerfully than with coffee,

perhaps because I only get one or two ounces of espresso, whereas

coffee tends to be in the 8+ ounce area for a serving.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction, a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

>

>

Coffee always gives me that reaction. It's short-lived, unlike a

gluten reaction, though, so I just treat it as an IBS trigger and

expect it. Hopefully I'm not causing long-term damage to anything.

If you have a soy allergy or intolerance, the thickener used in fraps

contains soy.

Since I rely on caffeine to get through allergy season, I've switched

to espresso. My gut still reacts, but less powerfully than with coffee,

perhaps because I only get one or two ounces of espresso, whereas

coffee tends to be in the 8+ ounce area for a serving.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction, a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but, honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

>

>

Coffee always gives me that reaction. It's short-lived, unlike a

gluten reaction, though, so I just treat it as an IBS trigger and

expect it. Hopefully I'm not causing long-term damage to anything.

If you have a soy allergy or intolerance, the thickener used in fraps

contains soy.

Since I rely on caffeine to get through allergy season, I've switched

to espresso. My gut still reacts, but less powerfully than with coffee,

perhaps because I only get one or two ounces of espresso, whereas

coffee tends to be in the 8+ ounce area for a serving.

ygg

[Guest guest]

ygg,

Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

Cari

>

>Since I rely on caffeine to get through allergy season, I've switched

>to espresso. My gut still reacts, but less powerfully than with coffee,

>perhaps because I only get one or two ounces of espresso, whereas

>coffee tends to be in the 8+ ounce area for a serving.

>

>ygg

>

[Guest guest]

ygg,

Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

Cari

>

>Since I rely on caffeine to get through allergy season, I've switched

>to espresso. My gut still reacts, but less powerfully than with coffee,

>perhaps because I only get one or two ounces of espresso, whereas

>coffee tends to be in the 8+ ounce area for a serving.

>

>ygg

>

[Guest guest]

> ygg,

> Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

> Cari

>

It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as

jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> ygg,

> Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

> Cari

>

It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as

jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.

ygg

[Guest guest]

That's funny. I do the same thing. If I'm at work and don't have allergy medicine when I get hayfever, I go get some caffeine and it's much better. I thought I was the only weird one. ;o)

Trudy

Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

> ygg,> Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?> Cari>It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.ygg

[Guest guest]

That's funny. I do the same thing. If I'm at work and don't have allergy medicine when I get hayfever, I go get some caffeine and it's much better. I thought I was the only weird one. ;o)

Trudy

Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

> ygg,> Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?> Cari>It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.ygg

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.) I

think I'll give them a call today. I'm even having my longer term

reactions going now. A mild (in comparison to a migraine) headache, a

two pound weight gain (this is just an insult, but it used to be four

pounds) and an overall blech emotional feeling. It should be gone in

another couple days if this is the case.

I'm also going to look up caffeine toxicity, but I'm drinking gree

tea, NOT decaf, and it was doing fine for me (or maybe it was the jolt

of caffeine from the frap?) Lots to think about.

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily

switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction,

a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but,

honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.) I

think I'll give them a call today. I'm even having my longer term

reactions going now. A mild (in comparison to a migraine) headache, a

two pound weight gain (this is just an insult, but it used to be four

pounds) and an overall blech emotional feeling. It should be gone in

another couple days if this is the case.

I'm also going to look up caffeine toxicity, but I'm drinking gree

tea, NOT decaf, and it was doing fine for me (or maybe it was the jolt

of caffeine from the frap?) Lots to think about.

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily

switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction,

a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but,

honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.) I

think I'll give them a call today. I'm even having my longer term

reactions going now. A mild (in comparison to a migraine) headache, a

two pound weight gain (this is just an insult, but it used to be four

pounds) and an overall blech emotional feeling. It should be gone in

another couple days if this is the case.

I'm also going to look up caffeine toxicity, but I'm drinking gree

tea, NOT decaf, and it was doing fine for me (or maybe it was the jolt

of caffeine from the frap?) Lots to think about.

> For a couple weeks I've been having some mild bladder problems and,

> remembering my father couldn't drink decaf coffee without having

> to " go " all the time, about 5 days ago I decided to temporarily

switch

> from coffee (a mixture of 1 part regular and 4 parts decaf) to green

> tea in the mornings. (Regular coffee gives me the shakes if I have

> more than 1 cup.) I've been using Starbucks brand coffee, btw. Well,

> yesterday I decided to have a coffee light frappuccino (from

> starbucks) and an hour later I had my " GLUTENED YOU IDIOT " reaction,

a

> major migraine! Now, I'm wondering if it was just the frap mix has

> gluten in it (does it?) or am I somehow sensitive to all starbucks

> coffee? (Or, heaven forbid, ALL coffee?) Does anyone else react to

> starbucks? I've been feeling better without the coffee, but,

honestly,

> I love coffee. It's not the caffeine, it's the taste for me. Tea is

> okay, but not coffee. *sigh* If it's not one thing...

[Guest guest]

ygg,

I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half ago.

It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot of

fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his advice

and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up caffeine

also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a big

caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter and

spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot more

rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it causes

me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was interesting

when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season.

My giving up caffeine coincides with when I started having allergy problems.

The allergy problems have steadily gotten worse. Very interesting. Maybe

a few diet cokes a week would help my allergies but not bring back the old

problems. I saw where someone else posted that caffeine helps their

allergies also.

Thanks so much,

Cari

>

>Reply-To: SillyYaks

>To: SillyYaks

>Subject: Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

>Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:53:56 -0400

>

>

>

>

> > ygg,

> > Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

> > Cari

> >

>

>It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as

>jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.

>

>ygg

>

[Guest guest]

ygg,

I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half ago.

It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot of

fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his advice

and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up caffeine

also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a big

caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter and

spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot more

rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it causes

me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was interesting

when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season.

My giving up caffeine coincides with when I started having allergy problems.

The allergy problems have steadily gotten worse. Very interesting. Maybe

a few diet cokes a week would help my allergies but not bring back the old

problems. I saw where someone else posted that caffeine helps their

allergies also.

Thanks so much,

Cari

>

>Reply-To: SillyYaks

>To: SillyYaks

>Subject: Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

>Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:53:56 -0400

>

>

>

>

> > ygg,

> > Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

> > Cari

> >

>

>It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as

>jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.

>

>ygg

>

[Guest guest]

ygg,

I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half ago.

It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot of

fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his advice

and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up caffeine

also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a big

caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter and

spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot more

rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it causes

me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was interesting

when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season.

My giving up caffeine coincides with when I started having allergy problems.

The allergy problems have steadily gotten worse. Very interesting. Maybe

a few diet cokes a week would help my allergies but not bring back the old

problems. I saw where someone else posted that caffeine helps their

allergies also.

Thanks so much,

Cari

>

>Reply-To: SillyYaks

>To: SillyYaks

>Subject: Re: Starbucks? Coffee? Decaf?

>Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:53:56 -0400

>

>

>

>

> > ygg,

> > Why do you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy season?

> > Cari

> >

>

>It's a decent decongestant and bronchodilator and doesn't leave me as

>jittery as pseudoephedrine and asthma meds.

>

>ygg

>

[Guest guest]

> ygg,

> I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half

> ago.

> It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot

> of

> fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

> finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his

> advice

> and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up

> caffeine

> also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a

> big

> caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I avoid it during my period because my fibrocystic breasts just get

astoundingly painful. Caffeine makes them more tender and painful at

that time, so I give it a bit of a rest.

> I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter

> and

> spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot

> more

> rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it

> causes

> me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

> antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was

> interesting

> when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy

> season.

Oh, I'm still on antihistamines (at least two) and one

anti-leukotriene. I don't have a choice about that--they control the

idiopathic urticaria and keep me from needing rescue asthma meds.

It's the inhalers that make my asthma worse and my brain/nerves all

jittery. I do practice strict avoidance and have air purifiers (HEPA

standard) in my home, but I can't avoid all dust mites and pollen. I

use nasal irrigation and other more natural methods of control, but

they aren't sufficient. The caffeine allows me to leave the house

without having a head full of snot *or* looking like a clackety

skeleton.

When my brother was a child, nebulizers weren't available for home use.

He was on tons of asthma meds and rescue inhalers, but it was Jolt

(highly caffeinated cola) that got him through the winter bronchitis

seasons. He's older now and relies on Red Bull and other " energy "

drinks to sustain him through the bachelor bar-life, in addition to his

asthma meds.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> ygg,

> I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half

> ago.

> It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot

> of

> fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

> finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his

> advice

> and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up

> caffeine

> also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a

> big

> caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I avoid it during my period because my fibrocystic breasts just get

astoundingly painful. Caffeine makes them more tender and painful at

that time, so I give it a bit of a rest.

> I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter

> and

> spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot

> more

> rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it

> causes

> me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

> antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was

> interesting

> when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy

> season.

Oh, I'm still on antihistamines (at least two) and one

anti-leukotriene. I don't have a choice about that--they control the

idiopathic urticaria and keep me from needing rescue asthma meds.

It's the inhalers that make my asthma worse and my brain/nerves all

jittery. I do practice strict avoidance and have air purifiers (HEPA

standard) in my home, but I can't avoid all dust mites and pollen. I

use nasal irrigation and other more natural methods of control, but

they aren't sufficient. The caffeine allows me to leave the house

without having a head full of snot *or* looking like a clackety

skeleton.

When my brother was a child, nebulizers weren't available for home use.

He was on tons of asthma meds and rescue inhalers, but it was Jolt

(highly caffeinated cola) that got him through the winter bronchitis

seasons. He's older now and relies on Red Bull and other " energy "

drinks to sustain him through the bachelor bar-life, in addition to his

asthma meds.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> ygg,

> I was curious because I gave up all caffeine about a year and a half

> ago.

> It was Dr. recommended as my breasts were very tender and I had a lot

> of

> fibroidy tissue. My Ob/gyn had recommended it for a few years before I

> finally got uncomfortable enough (actual pain at times) to try his

> advice

> and it worked. My sister is the same way and she finally gave up

> caffeine

> also for the same reason and had the same great results. I wasn't a

> big

> caffeine drinker, only 1 to 2 diet cokes a day.

I avoid it during my period because my fibrocystic breasts just get

astoundingly painful. Caffeine makes them more tender and painful at

that time, so I give it a bit of a rest.

> I've never had a lot of problems with allergies but this past winter

> and

> spring I was miserable and it is starting up again. We have had a lot

> more

> rain then usual this summer. The pressure in my head is awful and it

> causes

> me to be dizzy at times. Like you, I can't take decongestants or

> antihistamines or I get jumpy and edgy. I just though it was

> interesting

> when you wrote that you rely on caffeine to get you through allergy

> season.

Oh, I'm still on antihistamines (at least two) and one

anti-leukotriene. I don't have a choice about that--they control the

idiopathic urticaria and keep me from needing rescue asthma meds.

It's the inhalers that make my asthma worse and my brain/nerves all

jittery. I do practice strict avoidance and have air purifiers (HEPA

standard) in my home, but I can't avoid all dust mites and pollen. I

use nasal irrigation and other more natural methods of control, but

they aren't sufficient. The caffeine allows me to leave the house

without having a head full of snot *or* looking like a clackety

skeleton.

When my brother was a child, nebulizers weren't available for home use.

He was on tons of asthma meds and rescue inhalers, but it was Jolt

(highly caffeinated cola) that got him through the winter bronchitis

seasons. He's older now and relies on Red Bull and other " energy "

drinks to sustain him through the bachelor bar-life, in addition to his

asthma meds.

ygg

[Guest guest]

The chips are from a mixed facility (also makes wheat/gluten products) and

are not considered gf by corporate.

Although most of their fraps and all drinks are gf -- you have to get them

to wash out the blenders (not just rinse), as well as the stir sticks, etc.

If you are soy intolerant/allergic - only plain coffee is " safe " , as they

use the same utensils, etc for milk and soy milk (and for an allergy, they

can't clean the blenders well enough to do any good). Of course, you always

have CC issues - although at least no loose flour is in use there.

> -----Original Message-----

>

> Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

> are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

> that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.)

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The chips are from a mixed facility (also makes wheat/gluten products) and

are not considered gf by corporate.

Although most of their fraps and all drinks are gf -- you have to get them

to wash out the blenders (not just rinse), as well as the stir sticks, etc.

If you are soy intolerant/allergic - only plain coffee is " safe " , as they

use the same utensils, etc for milk and soy milk (and for an allergy, they

can't clean the blenders well enough to do any good). Of course, you always

have CC issues - although at least no loose flour is in use there.

> -----Original Message-----

>

> Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

> are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

> that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.)

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[Guest guest]

The chips are from a mixed facility (also makes wheat/gluten products) and

are not considered gf by corporate.

Although most of their fraps and all drinks are gf -- you have to get them

to wash out the blenders (not just rinse), as well as the stir sticks, etc.

If you are soy intolerant/allergic - only plain coffee is " safe " , as they

use the same utensils, etc for milk and soy milk (and for an allergy, they

can't clean the blenders well enough to do any good). Of course, you always

have CC issues - although at least no loose flour is in use there.

> -----Original Message-----

>

> Thank you everyone for your replies. It's good to know they

> are " gluten free " there, though I'd heard (never called to verify)

> that anything with " chips " was to be avoided (so I avoided them.)

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