Is there a limit to how much coffe you can drink in a day?

Question

Is there a limit to how much coffe you can drink in a day?

Answer 1

When I'm studying or working on a deadline for work there is no limit for me. Sometimes on one night (my most productive time) I will go through 10 - 15 cups, sometimes 20.

However the next day, I'd feel so kak, like the coffee has invaded my body and the taste cant get out! Then I tend to go off coffee for a couple of weeks. . .

Answer 2

It depends on how much your body can cope with, and if you are addicted to it.  One is supposed to drink 8 glasses of water a day. And coffee is also a liquid.  If you drink ricoffy, frisco or koffiehuis, then you can drink twice as much as you could filter coffee, because filter coffee or nescafe has more caffeine in it.  I drink up to about 8 mugs of coffee with chicory (like ricoffy etc) and it does not give me the hypers.

If you feel you "need" a cup of coffee, like a smoker "needs" a cigarette, then you are addicted to it, then you should cut down a bit.

Answer 3

Mine is 3 cups but if you enjoy 10 it's your choice

Answer 4

Yah I always heard about crazy people who would drink six cups a day when I was young ... but a few years ago I started counting and I had drunk 6 cups by 10am!

Anyway now if Ive had 3 by 10am I try drink some tea.

Im not affected by caffine like regular people, yes it keeps me going, but I can also drink a big cup before bed and fall to sleep straight away .... maybe thats the crazy part mentioned above :)

But filtered coffee at Mugg & Bean? I can only drink 2 max. Its just way to strong. I drink Nescafe. When I was growing up we were poor but always had nescafe in the house, I remember a boy I liked came to visit and they were very rich, and he nearly fell over when he saw the nescafe, in their house they only drank frisco - I have a hard time swallowing frisco or ricoffy

Answer 5

Three cups is my limit, anything more and I become fidgety.

Answer 6

It depends. If you are drinking instant coffee (the granules) then you may not necessarily pick up a problem but if you are drinking percolated coffee (filter coffee) then I would advise caution. My husband suddenly had two strange attacks where his body went into spasms. (ALWAYS after his fourth or fifth cup of coffee in the morning) I had to call an ambulance. The doctor asked me a couple of questions as to his diet and his eyebrows rose dramatically when I mentioned how many cups of coffee he has per day. (And let’s not forget that he smokes as well) We started alternating between decaffeinated and normal coffee and all was fine. The second attack happened after he became ‘c**k sure’ and started omitting decaf and drank strictly normal coffee once again. He was so sure they were wrong; coffee can’t do that to a person. Now he truly knows better and we alternate as before with decaf and caffeinated coffee. No more problems.

I think four percolated/filter cups of coffee per day are more than enough. But your doctor might say it is still too much.

Answer 7

there shud be-cos i now this chick from a very young she used to drink coffe like nobody' business,but guess wat???she is now suffering from skin problem and she went to all types of skin doctors expenvise and cheap she now cannot find help and her face looks like crocodile skin- (guys no offence) but i jus had to give da picture,she doesn't go anywhere without make-up she looks horrible in the mornings and she hates herself now but still addicted to coffee-sooo be warned.

Answer 8

Try drinking 12 red bulls and get back to me...

Answer 9

Nope..and the same applies to alcohol!

Answer 10

Yes, I love my coffee and drink many cups a day, everyday, but do usually tire of the taste after about the 10th cup for the day, I then have a cup of tea which is usually a refreshing change.

I have a cup of coffee or tea every time I smoke, so that amounts to roughly 15 cups a day, unless I drink water which I also often do.

It also depends on the coffee, I would rather go thirsty than drink "Frisco" with Nescafe and Ricoffy being my preferred choices.

Answer 11

I can drink endless cups of instant coffee and agree with Bull re: Frisco - that stuff is disgusting!!

I can only manage two cups max of filtered coffee -  10 minutes after my 2nd cup, I start seeing spots in front of my eyes (maybe they put something else in the filtered coffee we don't know about?)