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| - Last Updated on June 23, 2023 by Neelam Singh
Quick Take
A social media posts suggests that consuming coffee can be used to control pain. We reviewed the claim. According to our research, the claim is Mostly false.
The Claim
A widely shared social media post suggests that coffee can be used as a pain-relieving medication. Additionally, it makes the potentially misleading claim that coffee can be drunk to boost the impact of painkillers like acetaminophen and even NSAIDs.
Fact Check
What does the term ‘pain’ refer to?
Pain is a complex emotion that each individual experiences distinctively. It occurs when specific nerves known as nociceptors, which are responsible for detecting tissue damage, transmit information to the brain through the spinal cord. It should be stressed that pain can be classified based on a variety of unique factors. Pain brought on by disease or nerve damage usually persists longer, whereas pain caused by tissue damage is sudden and lasts only a short while.
Additionally, pain can be categorised according to the tissues or body parts that are affected, such as muscles, joints, the chest, or the back, which are frequently brought on by diseases like cancer or tissue injuries like fractures. Neuropathic pain, which manifests as burning or electrical shocks are associated with nerve injury.
Is it possible to get rid of pain with coffee?
No, not really. It should be emphasised that coffee is one of the most coveted, well-liked, and delightful beverages on the planet and can assist with managing pain. This might be connected to caffeine’s function as a key component in coffee.
Caffeine, a stimulant derived from plants, can momentarily improve attention and prevent weariness. Since caffeine affects the adenosine receptors in our brains, which are involved in pain perception, it modulates and lessens pain. This establishes caffeine as an adjuvant in pain medicines in order to make a treatment perform better. These might be helpful in alleviating headaches and postoperative dental pain. However, caffeine’s effects on pain management require more in-depth scientific research. However, the impact of caffeine on controlling chronic, inflammatory, and traumatic pains was not sufficiently supported by our research, casting doubt on coffee’s ability to alleviate pain.
When we asked Dr. Kashyap Dakshini, General Physician, if coffee could be used to manage pain, he responded that while it contains caffeine, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it works as an adjuvant for acute pain in adults and that more research is required in this area.
In addition, drinking coffee regularly is not advised. Caffeine can cause tolerance, so if you typically consume it daily and then stop abruptly, this can exacerbate muscle pains and headaches. Moderate caffeine intake would ensure that your body doesn’t become overly dependent on it.
How should pain be managed?
Pain management largely depends on the underlying cause and is best treated with a doctor’s guidance. Please be aware that a treatment designed to help one type of pain may not be effective for another. Prescription medications are used in pain management. Your doctor can help you control pain with medications, therapies, exercise, and counselling. The doctor might suggest using a single strategy or a combination of many to lessen or eliminate discomfort. For the purpose of preventing infection, these painkillers may be provided in addition to antibiotics. For acute pain, doctors typically prescribe acetaminophen, NSAIDS, and opioids.
Additional methods that can be employed to manage chronic pain, such as the RICE method performed at home under a doctor’s supervision. Making lifestyle changes, exercising, getting therapeutic massages, and receiving counselling could also help relieve chronic pain.
We conclude that drinking coffee is a common at-home pain relief approach but it should not be relied upon to treat pain, particularly chronic, inflammatory, or traumatic pain. As a result, the assertion is mostly false.
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