Large Amounts Of Caffeine While Taking Paracetamol Could Increase Liver Damage
Filed under: News | By: Kerry
Posted on: September 26, 2007 | 1 Comment
According to a new study it has been said that consuming large amounts of caffeine while taking paracetamol could increase liver damage.
Apparently scientists have found out that caffeine triples the amount of a toxic by-product created when paracetamol is broken down.
The toxin is the same as the one responsible for liver damage and liver failure in toxic reactions involving alcohol and paracetamol.
Health experts have said for years that drinking excess alcohol while taking paracetamol can trigger a toxic interaction and could cause liver failure, or even death.
It is said that people taking paracetamol should limit the amount of coffee and energy drinks they drink.
Chemist Sidney Nelson said that “People should be informed about this potentially harmful interaction. The bottom line is that you don’t have to stop taking acetaminophen (the American term for paracetamol) or stop taking caffeine products, but you do need to monitor your intake more carefully when taking them together, especially if you drink alcohol.”
A lot of people out there drink a lot of caffeine products to keep them going through the day but how many of you are shocked to hear that caffeine and paracetamol together could cause liver damage.
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Coffee puts the system under the strain of metabolizing a deadly acid-forming drug, depositing its insoluble cellulose, which cements the wall of the liver, causing this vital organ to swell to twice its proper size. In addition, coffee is heavily sprayed. (Ninety-two pesticides are applied to its leaves.) Diuretic properties of caffeine cause potassium and other minerals to be flushed from the body.
All this fear went away when I quit, and it was a book that inspired me to do it called The Truth About Caffeine by Marina Kushner. There are five things I liked about this book:
1) It details–thoroughly–the ways in which caffeine may damage your health.
2) It reveals the damage that coffee does to the environment. Specifically, coffee was once grown in the shade, so that trees were left in place. Then sun coffee was introduced, allowing greater yields but contributing to the destruction of rain forests. I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere else.
3) It explains how best to go off coffee. This is important. If you try cold turkey, as most people probably do, the withdrawal symptoms will likely drive you right back to coffee.
4) Helped me find a great resource for the latest studies at CaffeineAwareness.org
5) Also, if you drink decaf you won’t want to miss this special free report on the dangers of decaf available at http://www.soyfee.com