I think i am allergic to coffee is that possible?

Question

I was fine when i woke up this morning then after drinking coffee i am sneezing my brains out

Answer 1

You also asked a question about how sodium causes high blood pressure and "joecseko" told you sodium causes fluid rentention in tissues and this puts pressure on blood vessels. This is incorrect. He has it backwards. Sodium in the blood (serum sodium) pulls fluid from surrounding tissue (water follow salt) and the increased blood volume exerts more pressure against the arterial walls. This is the increased blood pressure.

And yes, it is possible to have a caffeine allergy. Refrain from all caffeine intake (coffee, tea, soda, chocolate -- find out which foods contain caffeine) for a week, see how you feel. If the sneezing has stopped with no recurrence, have a cup of coffee every day and see what happens. You'll soon know if you have an allergy. Then you may have to switch to decaf and avoid other forms of caffeine as well.

Answer 2

A person can have an allergy to anything. My husband is allergic to coffee. It makes his eyes swell up. He is fine with caffeine but cannot have coffee.
However, if you always have coffee and it never happened before, then something just irritated your nose this morning.

Answer 3

That's no allergy; you're just flying high and headed for a crash. Yes, food (Something light but carby) would help to ease the suckiness (And protect your tummy from any damage due to that crazy schtuff.). And please be careful! An occasional buzz is fine, but getting that espresso-blooded too often can hurt your heart (among other things)! In addition: Melissa M (Who has the same first name and last initial as me!) is right... Lots of water is a good idea right now.

Answer 4

If you're just sneezing then I doubt it. And if you woke up and had a cup of coffee.. you prolly do it quite often. I doubt you're allergic.

Answer 5

Anything is possible, I would see if there maybe something else that co insides with the sneezing just to make sure, if you didn't have a problem prior to this recent attack I would suspect that something else may be the culprit!

Answer 6

u can be allergic to anything you come in contact with but u never know it could be the preservatives in the coffee

Answer 7

thats possible. i have a cousin who is allergic to potato. u can be allergic to anything .. just go and have an allergy test .. contact your physician, he will be able to help you better

Answer 8

more likely, you have an allergy to caffeine. i have never heard of a sneezing reaction, but have heard of rash and hives.

Answer 9

you might be allergic to the caffine

Answer 10

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Wednesday, 7 June, 2000, 19:13 GMT 20:13 UK
Coffee 'fights allergies'



Coffee 'answers the prayers of hayfever sufferers'

Drinking a strong cup of coffee can relieve the symptoms of hayfever and prevent severe allergic reactions, claim researchers.
They said they had successfully prevented even acute allergic responses such as anaphylactic shock, which can kill.




Caffeine may be effective in chronic allergic disorders

Hyung-Min Kim, Wongkwang University, South Korea
The finding, from researchers in South Korea, could have lifesaving implications for people who are allergic to nuts and bee stings.

Scientists had previously discovered that coffee cold have anti-allergic properties because of its ability to reduce the release of histamine from mast cells.

In susceptible people, mast cells release histamine into affected tissues when triggered by substances such as pollen and dust.

The researchers at Wongkwang University in South Korea are the first to investigate its role in stopping anaphylactic shock.

They injected rats with a synthetic compound called 48/80 to activate mast cells and rapidly release large amounts of histamine.

In untreated rats, the injections caused fatal allergic reactions, but when they repeated the test giving the rats an infusion of caffeine, many survived.

Levels of caffeine as low as 0.1 milligrams per kilogram - equivalent to a strong cup of coffee - cut the death rate by half, reported New Scientist magazine.

Hopeful

Hyung-Min Kim, who led the research, was hopeful caffeine could have a similar effect in humans.

He said: "Caffeine may be effective in chronic allergic disorders."

And it might be useful in preventing everyday allergies, he added.

Francesca Levi-Schaffer, a pharmacologist at the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School in Israel, said: "Caffeine can be a preventative drug if given by inhalation to asthmatic patients."




It all sounds a bit far-fetched to me

Dr Pam Ewan, British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Dr Fayed Assem at University College London's pharmacology department said he "doubted very much" that caffeine could have a significant effect on allergies.

A similar substance called theophylline had a similar effect in inhibiting the enzyme involved in allergic reactions and was more powerful.

"Caffeine works to an extent, but I would expect it to have a small effect, not a dramatic effect."

He added: "The levels required to inhibit reaction would be too high to be achieved by drinking a cup of tea or coffee."

Other drugs existed which were more successful in preventing allergic reactions and they did not have the side effects that would be associated with caffeine, he added.

Dr Pam Ewan, president of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology, said: "It all sounds a bit far-fetched to me. It is hard to think of a mechanism whereby it would work."

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