Can he take a medication with caffeine in it, like Excedrin, or even a caffeine pill?

I was just reading on a Candida site about how coffee tends to kill off the friendly bacteria in one's gut. No studies cites or anything ... it was just thrown out there. I thought I'd mention it for what it was worth. I would think with gluten intolerance, we would want all the nice bacteria we could get.

Yup, he takes excedrine migraine or drinks Mountain Dew Or takes a penguin mint (caffinated candy).

I actually had a headache for 2 months straight when I was drinking coffee everyday a number of years ago. When I stopped drinking the coffee, the headache went away.

I seem to have problems now with anything (chocolate, tea, etc.) that has caffeine in it. They all give me headaches.

Oh, a headache from chocolate

Yes, there does appear to be two different issues with coffee- the allergy to the coffee bean proteins and the sensitivity to caffeine. If you put "coffee allergy" in the search, you will find a fair amount about both.

I think that I am over my caffeine sensitivity now that I have been 7 years gluten and dairy free. According to what I have read, it can take a full year for all of the casomorphins and gliadomorphins from dairy and gluten, respectively, to leave your brain and for the neurons to return to normal once these foods have been eliminated from the diet. Now I guess I'm down to the coffee allergy, since the caffeine in tea or the rare cola does not bother me at all. Gotta love those casomorphins and gliadomorphins.

John

I am not a coffee drinker however the few times that I have drank coffee. I feel awful. My stomach gets upset and I get a headache. I always wondered if I didn't have an allergy to it. Thank goodness it it not a drink that I crave and can't get through the day without

I would bet that coffee allergy is much more prevalent than commonly thought. Knowing what the villous atrophy/"leaky gut syndrome" sets us up for, I could easily believe that large numbers of celiacs/casein intolerants are allergic to coffee. It is sad but encouraging to think that this may be a common thing holding people back from a more complete recovery.