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What Happens If I Drink Coffee and Coke Together? [BODY SIDE EFFECTS]

what happens if i take coffee and coke together

Okay, let’s admit it. A lot of us are caffeinated beverage addicts.

And the fact that a soft drink named Coca-Cola (which already tastes awesome) has caffeine in it seems like a bonus.

But do you worry about how small amounts of caffeine you are drinking and whether or not it is safe?

How much caffeine is too much?

We will have the answers to those questions and more for you in the following article.

So what happens if you take coffee and Coke together?

Well, it depends on the amount. A standard eight fl. oz cup of coffee and a 12 fl. oz can of Coke be taken together without any risk of caffeine overdose.

But drinking several cups of coffee along with several cans or bottles of Coke could bring you into dangerous territory, health-wise.

So why is this?

Read on to find out exactly how much Coca-Cola With Coffee is too much and why.

The Amount of Caffeine in Coffee and Coke and How Much Is Safe to Drink

Let’s settle a few things first:

How Much Caffeine Can You Safely Take in?

coffee and coke mix side effects

coffee and coke mix side effects

Most healthy adults can safely take 400 mg of caffeine daily. Daily caffeine intake is very bad for health.

This is the approximate equivalent of either 4 cups of coffee or ten cans of Coke.
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Taking more than 400 mg of caffeine in one day can lead to a caffeine overdose, resulting in increased anxiety, trouble, agitation, nervousness, high blood pressure, jittery, abnormal heart rhythms, rapid heart rate, heart palpitations, and many long-term effects.
Irregular heartbeat causes narrowed heart arteries, a heart attack, abnormal heart valves, prior heart surgery, heart failure, cardiomyopathy, and other heart damage.

The Catch

You may have read the above statistics and thought,

Okay, great. I always drink fewer than 4 cups of coffee a day, and I would never dream of drinking 10 cans of Coke in one day.

Whew! I’m safe.

But here’s the catch.

If you are a typical coffee drinker, the chances are high that you don’t drink just a standard eight fl. oz cup of coffee daily. Your Starbucks mug or coffee Thermos may contain 12 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz, or even more than that.

For reference, a tall cup of coffee from Starbucks is 12 fl. oz, a Grande size coffee is 16 fl. oz, and a Venti size coffee is 20 fl. oz.

You won’t ever get an 8 oz cup of coffee from Starbucks unless you order a short size coffee, which is not even on the menu.

Also, to throw another wrench into the equation, Starbucks coffee often contains more caffeine than a regular cup of Joe.

For instance, an 8 oz cup of coffee normally contains 95 mg of caffeine, but an 8 oz cup of Starbucks coffee can contain 180 mg of caffeine.

That’s almost twice the amount!

So if you are a regular drinker of Starbucks coffee, you may want to research how much caffeine you take in daily.

For this article, let’s assume that you drink regular Nescafe coffee with the standard amount of caffeine.

If you have already had 4 cups of coffee or 32 fl. oz of coffee for the day, then you are very close to the maximum amount of caffeine you should have for the day: 4 x 95 mg = 380 mg of caffeine.

Then, if you decide to drink a 12 oz can of Coke, 380 mg + 34 mg = 414 mg of caffeine, which puts you a bit over the limit of safe caffeine intake and brings you into the realm of a caffeine overdose.

So basically, if you have already had 4 of your 8 oz cups of coffee for the day (or 2 of your 16 oz cups of coffee or whatever it may be), try not to drink Coke! And don’t drink more than one can.

Similarly, if you have already had the equivalent of ten to twelve 12 fl. oz cans of Coke, definitely don’t drink coffee in addition to that!

And actually, that amount of Coke is already severely detrimental to your health (for many reasons other than caffeine), so try not to drink that much Coke in the first place.

It’s okay.

No matter how thirsty you may feel, you don’t need to drink ten cans of Coke or the entire 6-pack of 20 oz Coke bottles.

How Much Can You Drink and what Are Coffee and Coke Side Effects?

coke and Nescafe

coke and Nescafe

After all that doom and gloom related to Coca-cola plus coffee consumption, you may have been scared off of your caffeine addiction.
But here’s the bottom line:

If you are drinking just one or two (or even three) standard 8 oz cups of coffee, it is also perfectly fine and safe to have a can of Coke.

And even if you go over the maximum of 400 mg of caffeine you should take each day, it’s not the end of the world. After all, we’ve all been there.

We all had work or a school project that we needed to finish and drank 5 or 6 cups of Nescafe coffee or a bunch of espresso drinks to stay awake and finish the project, no matter the cost.

And basically, all of us have lived to tell the tale.

Many of us usually crash afterward (once the project has finally been completed) and then sleep for a whole day.

But once in a while, you hear those horror stories where a teenager drank six energy drinks and 10 cups of coffee and got sent to the hospital or worse.

But aside from those extreme cases, occasionally going a little over 400 mg is generally fine for most of us.

The worst side effect we may experience is feeling extra jittery and may experience heart palpitations or a much faster heart rate.

But after a little while (or after a good night of sleep), it calms down.

So feel free to drink Coca-Cola Plus Coffee on the same day! Just don’t go too crazy, and you should be fine.

Ideas for Drinking Nescafe Coffee and Coke Together

Most of the above advice focused on drinking coffee and a can of Coke afterward (or vice versa).

 
But have you considered trying coffee and Coke mixed?

It can be surprisingly delicious and flavorful! Here are some tips and ideas:

  • Try different coffee and soft drinks or Coke ratios (and remember to write them down somewhere so you know which one you like the best).
    • Just remember everything in moderation.
    • Don’t go too crazy and end up drinking 600 or 800 mg of caffeine in one day because you were experimenting with different ratios.

Is It Okay to Drink Coffee After Drinking Coke?

Yes it is.

Drinking coffee after drinking Coke is fine, as long as the amount of coffee does not cause you to exceed the maximum caffeine consumption you should take in daily.

So there are a few coke and coffee mix benefits that you can get often.

Also, if you drink coffee with added milk, the milk may be adversely affected by the phosphoric acid in the Coke and cause your stomach to feel unwell.

If you experience such discomfort, drink only black coffee after drinking Coke.

Is Soda Worse than Coffee?

Yes.

Soda is much worse than coffee.

Coffee is considered a healthy drink when taken black or without too much added sugar and milk.

It contains a host of beneficial nutrients, antioxidants, and a very low caloric count (but only when taken black). Research has shown that those who drink coffee moderately have a lower risk of developing several serious diseases.

Of course, there is probably as much research indicating that coffee is bad for you as there is indicating that coffee is good for you.

But health experts almost unanimously agree that many sodas are quite detrimental to your health due to the high amounts of sugar intake, among other things, and drinking has not been shown to have many (if any) health benefits.

Can I Drink Milk After Drinking Coke?

You can drink milk after Coke, BUT it is not advisable. 
This is because Coke contains phosphoric acid (enough of it to dissolve a tooth placed in a glass of Coke overnight).

Drinking milk after you drink Coke may have adverse effects on the stomach.

As Coca-cola plus coffee is a very bad combination.

If this is the case for you, refrain from drinking milk right after you drink Coke.

The alcohol-caffeine combination is such a bad combination.