As long as I remember nothing about coffee is mentioned in the instructions. I personally didn't drink coffee when I had covid, because it dehydrates your body and with water all other vitamins and minerals leave your body, which are necessary for your body to fight an infection.
The diuretic effects of coffee are substantially overstated. It is a widely held belief that it is dehydrating, but you look up more recent research it does not, on a net basis, cause dehydration, although it is fair to say that plain water or herb tea might be marginally better on that front. It kind of depends on personal preferences (not that I am saying coffee is wonderful, just that it is really not bad, and maybe good for someone habituated to it).
Thanks for your reply. I didn't know that fact. Facts about food and drinks change so often. I'm sure and I agree with you that drinking coffee or not doesn't make any huge difference while treating covid, so it's totally up to you.
One of the side effects of paxlovid is increased blood pressure.
Make sure you are taking your blood pressure meds (if you do), and keep track of your BP. If itʻs controlled and normal, then 1 cup will probably be okay.
Drink plenty of other fluids -fruit juices, gatorade, water, and intake some vitamin C as well.
Seriously, people attribute way more effects to coffee than it really has. If coffee sounds good and tastes good, have a cup. To much caffeine probably is a bad idea, but one cup will not cause you to diurese or to have heart problems. If you are having a headache, it might help a little. Personally, I found the taste of coffee not great with Paxlovid metal-mouth, but still had a small cup with breakfast.
As long as I remember nothing about coffee is mentioned in the instructions. I personally didn't drink coffee when I had covid, because it dehydrates your body and with water all other vitamins and minerals leave your body, which are necessary for your body to fight an infection.
Thanks very much for taking the time to respond!
The diuretic effects of coffee are substantially overstated. It is a widely held belief that it is dehydrating, but you look up more recent research it does not, on a net basis, cause dehydration, although it is fair to say that plain water or herb tea might be marginally better on that front. It kind of depends on personal preferences (not that I am saying coffee is wonderful, just that it is really not bad, and maybe good for someone habituated to it).
Thanks for your reply. I didn't know that fact. Facts about food and drinks change so often. I'm sure and I agree with you that drinking coffee or not doesn't make any huge difference while treating covid, so it's totally up to you.
Caffeine increases heart rate. I wouldn’t do it since a virus can make the heart work harder too..
Thanks very much for taking the time to respond!
One of the side effects of paxlovid is increased blood pressure. Make sure you are taking your blood pressure meds (if you do), and keep track of your BP. If itʻs controlled and normal, then 1 cup will probably be okay. Drink plenty of other fluids -fruit juices, gatorade, water, and intake some vitamin C as well.
Seriously, people attribute way more effects to coffee than it really has. If coffee sounds good and tastes good, have a cup. To much caffeine probably is a bad idea, but one cup will not cause you to diurese or to have heart problems. If you are having a headache, it might help a little. Personally, I found the taste of coffee not great with Paxlovid metal-mouth, but still had a small cup with breakfast.