Hi Jackson:

Coffee, dark chocolate and nuts are my vices. I notice that I quickly improve once I stop nuts and chocolate, but there is no obvious improvement when I quite coffee. In fact I just feel worse in a few ways: it seems to reduce pain, stiffness and improve mood. Coffee is probably my biggest hurdle and must be the main chronic barrier in gut healing. I imagine that giving up coffee is like entering the Valley of Death before entering Eden.

How long did it take before you noticed reduction in symptoms? Did reduction in symptoms come before or after you adjusted to living without coffee? Was coffee effecting your ability to rest?

Thanks for the info in advance.

Kevin

HLA-B27 neg, vague AS symptoms in 20s and early 30s
1993:fibromyalgia (age 25)
2013.07:Reverse blockage in a SCUBA accident
2013.08:Scratched by a sick cat
2013.09:Strange sore throat then meningitis
2014:Chronic inflammation at the base of the skull
2014 to early 2015:excess NSAID use developed complete axial inflammation, included psoriasis
NSD helped well and but was not perfect
2018.07: weak +'ve tests for borrelia, babesia, bartonella and mycoplasma pneumonia using Armin Lab, ANA=equivocal