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Coffee - How Good Or Bad Is It For Your Digestive Health?

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Dr. Sanjay KumarGastroenterologist • 30 Years Exp.Diplomate of National Board , DM in Gastroenterology , MD in General medicine, MBBS
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Almost everyone knows about the great benefits that coffee has to offer. Be it energizing oneself or protecting the brain from various degenerative diseases, a cup of coffee can be a solution for all. But did you know that the caffeine present in coffee can do more damage to your health than good? Yes, coffee can be beneficial only when consumed in small quantities. Overdrinking it or developing an addiction to coffee can take a toll on your gut.

 Keep on reading to find out how.

  • Makes the Food Rot in the Gut: Various research studies have shown that coffee speeds up the release of contents from the stomach even before they are digested completely. Food that is not properly digested usually ends up sitting in the gut and rotting there. This rotten food creates a toxic environment inside the intestine which becomes ideal for the spread of bad bacteria that causes inflammation and damages the walls of the intestine.
  • Disrupts the Absorption of Minerals: Coffee can also irritate your prostate gland and bladder, it sometimes even disrupts the absorption of minerals like magnesium, which affects the digestive system of the body. Magnesium being the most crucial mineral for regulating healthy and normal bowel movement, one can very well imagine how badly the digestion process will be affected if the absorption of magnesium gets hampered. Plus, by moving the bowels even before water and other essential nutrients are absorbed, coffee may cause malnourishment and dehydration.

So next time you claim about your habit of excessive coffee drinking, think twice. No matter how healthy something is, having too much of it can cause damage to health and that is what overconsumption of coffee does.

In case you have a concern or query you can always consult a specialist & get answers to your questions!
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