Can coffee cause indigestion?
“Caffeine does increase the acidity of gastric secretions”, but doesn't appear to cause digestive issues for most people.
Drinking coffee is beneficial for gut health and improves bowel movement by increasing the motility of smooth muscle in the gastrointestinal tract.
Caffeine relaxes the lower esophageal sphincter which is a muscular tube that connects your mouth and your stomach in the upper and lower portions contract and relaxes to allow food and liquid to pass.
To decrease the acidity of such secretions, vegetables can be a remedy to reduce stomach acids as they are naturally low in fat and sugar.
But, if acid is an issue and coffee is your morning fix, you can still enjoy your morning fix:
Coffees that are grown at low altitudes typically have lower acid levels and they are stomach-friendly coffee beans.
A dark roast coffee has fewer of the compounds that increase stomach acid and a greater chance of a coffee that doesn’t cause symptoms and is easier on the stomach.
Cold brewing coffee in cold water reduces the acid levels of the drink by as much as 66%. and add hot water to enjoy a hot mug like normal.
Drinking coffee on an empty stomach is perfectly fine.
How to make coffee without coffee machine?
How to use a French press as a coffee maker?
Learn more about these methods at the free coffee courses online.
By: Douglas
About US | OCM Profile
OCM (OnCoffeeMakers.com) was started in 2007 with the first webpage about coffee machines. And for a number of years, we focused on helping people find their desired coffee machine (we still are helping folks with that! So, if you are looking for coffee machines for office or restaurants - check out the link).
In 2010, we started getting enquiries on restaurant marketing and we start to help food and beverage brands with their marketing. Below are campaigns and events that we have done over the years:
OCM's campaigns: F&B Marketing Ideas by OCM
OCM's Events: F&B Industry events by or with OCM
Check out this restaurant marketing guide to learn more about the many campaigns and companies we have worked with.
Since then, we have also created many marketing workshops and classes for the F&B industry. Many of these modules are still running in tertiary institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic Skillsfuture Academy and also ITE College East COC classes, below are some snippets of our lectures and workshops:
OCM’s F&B workshops: Food and Beverage Marketing Lectures | Workshops - click to watch classes on customer journey map, JTBD and more.
So, if you are looking for industry practitioners to help you scale your coffee or F&B businesses, do drop us a message or book an appointment. Do also check out our various social media platforms on regular F&B and coffee market updates:
For regular coffee (F&B) related videos: OCM Youtube
For Daily Coffee Inspiration (fun coffee content): OCM IG
For insights into the coffee (F&B) industry: OCM LinkedIN
PS: For the coffee lovers, we continue to share coffee articles (and videos) and have also started a free coffee class section (with free online coffee training supported by coffee partners).
