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Re: [RC] [Carolyn] Painful, cold fingers - OT - Beverley H. Kane, MDCarolyn, I can only assume that your doctors didn¹t mention caffeine because they know you consume very little or because they prescribed medicines that counteract the effects of caffeine for your Raynaud's. Just guessing here. If you go to Google at http://www.google.com and type "Raynaud's caffeine" in the search box, you will find many articles talking about avoiding coffee, tea, and cola if you have Raynaud's. Like everything else in medicine/human physiology, the effect doesn't happen in 100% of people. Or as we say in 'net speak, "YMMV"--your mileage may vary. So caffeine will not affect everyone with Raynaud's the same way. It's always a good idea to look at credible sources on the Internet when you or a loved one is diagnosed with medical condition. Credible sources are sites hosted by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control, The Cleveland Clinic, The Mayo Clinic, your health plan's or doctor's website, and websites for large well-known organizations like the American Heart Association. Some commercial sites like WebMD and Medicine.net also have reliable information. Here is an article on Raynaud's from WebMD that includes some complementary therapies. http://www.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/hw181001.asp Hope you're in a warm climate, or that Spring and sunshine come soon! Beverley On 3/14/06 9:55 AM, "Carolyn Burgess" <carolyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I have Reynaud's, all of my doctors know I have Reynaud's and how come this is the first time I've heard that caffeine is a vasoconstrictor? I don't drink alot of coffee due to other medical issues (acid reflux), they tell me to get off the coffee for that but not the Reynaud's? Carolyn Burgess "Beverley H. Kane, MD" <sensei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I Caffeine in coffee and diet drinks, not so much w/ tea and chocolate, is a potent vasoconstrictor (shutting down blood vessels). =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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