Coffee Question

So I know we've talked about coffee a lot on here before but I just had a quick question I'm not sure if we've covered.

Those of you who drink coffee, do you find homemade coffee is easier on your bowels than coffee bought from Starbucks, Biggby, McDonald's, etc? Even just regular coffee, not lattes, frappes, or whatever else. I don't know what it is but I got a coffee from McDonald's this morning and I've just been so gassy and gurgly today. I've noticed it before too. Does it have a greater caffeine content than like Folgers for instance? Or do they put some other additives in it?

Just wondering if anyone else has experienced anything similar. And if you know why tell me! Lol.

Maybe it's less stressful at home.

Could be what they put in it (I.e., cream). I make coffee at home and use my lactose free milk, I can't have McDonald's coffee because I'd have to have it black or with regular cream which would mean diarrhea for sure. I find lattes made with lactose free milk or soy easier on my guts, the milk balances the acid from the coffee and is less harsh on my guts. That being said, I do still drink coffee on its own. Any coffee makes me poop, so I only Drink it if I don't have anywhere to go that isn't pooping friendly, lol. Mmm I loves my coffeeee 😍

I agree that coffee can cause you to go but i don't feel like either coffee or lattes make my UC worse.

DMC I didn't know they made low acid! Gonna check that out!

dmc, mcfarl...same here. I only buy low acid from Trader Joe's. It works great for me.

Wow Andrina that's horrible! I wasn't in pain but I constantly felt like I had to fart. I was a little crampy but I know I was just due to the gas build up. So maybe there is something in it.

My Whole Foods is right next to my Trader Joe's! Lol. But Trader Joe's has better deals so I'll check them out first. :) I don't drink coffee really regularly. Definitely not every day. But I like to have it as an option. It's a nice treat sometimes.