My relationship with coffee

Coffee, how do I love thee? Well, I love you so much I couldn't break up with you completely, even with my IBD. Thankfully coffee has not made my symptoms worse, and the only time I had to lay low from it briefly was when I had gastritis. I've taken my coffee black for the past 14 years - no cream, no sugar (thanks to my husband’s influence). I usually have 2 cups in the morning, and before getting sick, I’d have another cup or two in the afternoon at work. I like my Starbucks coffee in the form of a simple, tall, hot quad Caffe Americano. Mmmmm! 🤗

I do have coffee rules I follow:

1) I never take it on an empty stomach,

2) I always eat something while drinking coffee

3) I drink a lot of water before and after I drink coffee.

Do I get palpitations or get jittery? No. Does it give me insomnia? No. Surprisingly, I can take a shot of espresso for dinner and sleep soundly after that. I suppose I’m fortunate in this regard. What’s your coffee story?