Is this normal? Is it the caffeine or the coffee?

Question

Please read all of this. I have been a coffee drinker (regular, NOT decaf) for about 4 months. I am 13 years old. Drinking coffee has never given me any problems until now. The last two mornings, I have woken up with a headache and it got double worse when I drank a cup of coffee. Lately, drinking coffee gives me severe nausea and I almost throw up. How can I prevent the nausea and still enjoy my morning coffee? Please explain. The person with the most details gets best answer!

Answer 1

My knowledge is first hand....but anyway...typically coffee helps to prevent headaches because it (the caffeine increases the speed with which headache-reducing

analgesics are absorbed into the body.  But it can cause headaches if you lessen your regular intake. Perhaps you have not been drinking the same amount of coffee consistently so as a result your body is creating dependency headaches...these headaches  basically trigger your body to 'ask' for more of a certain substance and in this case its caffeine. The nausea is probably a result of the headaches and not because of the coffee.

It is not normal per se, so if the problem presists ask a parent to take you to the doctor and ease up or quit the coffee drinking until you have received medical advise.

Answer 2

Just because something's on a website doesn't make it more 'TRUE' than an individual's opinion and personal experience.

Answer 3

have two glasses of warter before and after you have a coffee....if that doesn't work than i have no idea. my answer is just a thought because i dont think any site have any info what so ever.

Answer 4

kids these days... i didn't start drinking coffee til i was 17. you're just having too much caffeine for your body. sometimes it takes a while for the effects to be noticed but maybe lay of the caffeine for a while, or don't have it everyday.

Answer 5

Well just becuase I am not going to provide a web site does not mean it is real and that it is something that I mearly "think". Plus, much of what is on the net is not always ture either.

Now, caffeine dehydrates. This can cause headaches. This is why you get it more intensly by drinking coffee. You are adding more caffeine. If you still want to drink coffee then first drink 2 glasses of water as soon as you get up. Then have the coffee with your breakfast.

As far as the nausia I cannot say. I am not familiar with caffein or coffe doing this to someine. Maybe it is a bad batch or something got in it. Maybe it is simply your body's way of telling you to back off. Maybe you simply are ill and somthing in the coffee is triggering it. Your body is still changing like crazy too so it will be hard to nail down without more information. Maybe your doctor can help.

I see no reason why teens should be drinking coffee anyhow. If you are getting enough sleep, water, and nutrition there is no reason why teens need coffee or energy drinks either for that matter.

Answer 6

I would bet that when you drink the coffee you are not drinking enough water - coffee dehydrates you. When you drink coffee you need to up the amount of water you drink. Some people have real problems with coffee - the acid can bother their stomachs and the caffeine can keep them awake. You can get too much caffeine - that will make you all nervous and jerky feeling. Just don't drink anymore and you will be fine after a little while.

You also could be coming down with a flu  - and the coffee agravates that.

Answer 7

Ginger is known for it's natural ability to ease nausea.....  Why don't you try eating some gingersnaps with your coffee?  ... It sounds like the headache was caused by something else; not the coffee.  But coffee can make a headache worse, since it restricts the blood vessels.  Try taking an Advil or Ibuprofen before you go to sleep.....

Answer 8

Caffiene is a diuretic, it will dehydrate your body because it's a toxin, and your body will flush it out. Symptoms of dehydration would include nauseum and headaches. You might want to drink less coffee or a lot more water to counter this.

Might also be a caffeine allergy, not likely, but possible.

If this persists, you need to see a doctor. But then I'm sure the doctor won't be impressed you're drinking enough coffee at that age to be getting that kind of problem.