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Topic: To those w/MTHFR- coffee causes elevated homocysteine!

tickled1
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Well that makes sense why I feel like poo if I drink too much coffee since I have MTHFR!!!!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11237928

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desertwind
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Thanks for posting that!!!!! I have the dreaded gene too and cannot tolerate much coffee at all!!!

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tickled1
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Makes sense now!!!

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Tammy N.
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I have MTHFR but do not have elevated homocysteine.

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Healing in Santa Cruz
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I don't drink coffee but do coffee enemas. My test was high for homocysteine.

My Md put me on Ortho Molecular products Cardio B and now testing is ok [Smile]

Not sure if CE's act the same as drinking coffee?

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pme
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I have the gene and cannot drink coffee or do ce's. Maybe this is why?

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Tick bite in 2006, bullseye rash, treated with 2 rounds of 2 weeks of doxy. (once in 2006, once in 2009)
Dx with chronic Lyme May 2011.
LLMD April 2012, Treating with omnicef/zith
Lots of supplements!

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faithful777
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My husband and I both have the gene. He drinks several cups of coffee a day and his homocysteine is fine. I only drink two cups and mime is fine too.

There must be other factors besides this gene and coffee that raises the homocysteine in certain individuals.

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Faithful

Just sharing my experience, I am not a doctor.

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desertwind
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My doctor told me that people with the gene who are also gluten intolerant or allergic have a greater risk for high homocyesteine levels.

SOmething to do with B-12 et al..

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BuffyFan
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I don't have high homocysteine levels, but what is considered normal? I don't have a problem with caffeine either, never makes me jittery or whatever.(I don't dink loads of coffee/soda or tea)

well I thought I didn't, is a homocysteine level of 8.5 considered high?

[ 01-03-2013, 01:09 AM: Message edited by: BuffyFan ]

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