• Skip to content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Top Milk Frothers
  • Home
  • Gear
    • Coffee Makers
      • Espresso Machines
      • Single-Serve Brewers
      • Combination Coffee Makers
      • Drip Coffee Makers
      • Cold Brew Coffee Makers
      • French Presses
    • Milk Frothers
      • Automatic (Electric) Milk Frothers
      • Handheld Milk Frothers
      • Manual Milk Frothers
    • Coffee Grinders
    • Brewing Accessories
  • Coffee Beans
  • Home Use
  • Commercial Use
  • Blog
  • Recipes
  • About Us
    • Olya Klets
    • Nastya Kovalenko
    • Contact
  • Testimonials

Is Coffee Bad When You Have a Cold?

Home / Blog
1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading...

Last updated: August 4, 2021 by Olya Klets

Is coffee bad when you have a cold

When I’m sick, I usually want to eat something tasty: fast food, sweets, or cappuccino with oat milk.

Can we consume coffee when we have a cold? For a healthy person, coffee is of reasonable harm and slightly beneficial due to available antioxidants. During a cold, it is important to realize how it will affect your body and interact with the prescribed medicines.

The obvious advantage of coffee is the ability to give an energy boost. Most of us consume it trying to find the stamina to go to work or solve some problems while we’re ill because any cold is accompanied by fatigue and weakness. Сoffee helps us mobilize energy if the cold is mild. Of course, we need a thorough rest because it’s harmful to be up when we’re ill. The lack of regimen often makes our condition worse, but sometimes we have no choice. I think it is worth refraining from drinking coffee for a couple of days. There are several reasons for that.

Before you start getting addicted to coffee drinks, it will be useful for you to know how much coffee a day is healthy.

Caffeine causes a diuretic effect and can increase the risk of dehydration. Stay hydrated and drink more water than you typically consume. Coffee should be avoided if you have diarrhea or vomiting. If you are used to drinking a lot of coffee every day, your body has already adapted to it. But it will still be healthier to drink plain water, tea, or juice.

Stay hydrated

The second most important reason is that coffee is acidic and acidifies the body’s internal environment. If you are diagnosed with a stomach ulcer or have any digestive disorder, coffee will aggravate the disease. About 20-30 minutes after black coffee consumption, acidity in the stomach reaches its peak. The increase in the drink concentration in the stomach causes elevated levels of free hydrochloric acid. Total acidity increases, thereby accelerating the digestion processes. Coffee stimulates the production of gastric acid and thus should be excluded from the diet of patients with peptic ulcers and hyperacid gastritis. Coffee lovers diagnosed with these diseases are often advised to substitute this drink with barley, acorn, and other beverages.

Also, coffee interacts with antibiotics and stimulant medications prescribed to relieve flu and cold symptoms. Therefore, when you are prescribed powerful medications, you’d better consult your doctor. You can also substitute coffee with a caffeine-free alternative that won’t affect your treatment.

You probably know that honey is good for your health. But is it good to put honey in coffee?

So, what should you do when you have a cold? For a healthy person, coffee is beneficial if consumed moderately. Sick people can drink coffee only to comfort themselves. So, be careful.

Related Posts
  • Is It Good to Put Honey in Coffee?Is It Good to Put Honey in Coffee?
  • How to Make Cold Brew Coffee?How to Make Cold Brew Coffee?
  • How Much Coffee Per Day Is Healthy?How Much Coffee Per Day Is Healthy?
  • Why Does Coffee Taste Bitter?Why Does Coffee Taste Bitter?

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Disclosure

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. There may be affiliate links in this post. If you buy products through these affiliate links, I may earn some commission directly from Amazon Company. Thanks for helping my site grow!

Recent Posts

  • How to Make a Latte Without an Espresso Machine?
  • Why Is Iced Coffee Illegal in Canada?
  • How to Make a Caramel Latte?
  • Top 5 Keurig Coffee Makers with Carafe (2022)
  • How to Make Latte Art?

Best Offers

Best Milk Frothers

DMCA
PROTECTED
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Cookie Policy
Sitemap
Contact Us
MilkFrotherTop.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon(.com, .co.uk, .ca etc) and any other website that may be affiliated with Amazon Service LLC Associates Program. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

Copyright © 2023 · MilkFrotherTop

Cleantalk Pixel