is decaf coffee still a diuretic?

[DaddyCool]

i've managed to kick the caffeine but now i drink bucket loads of decaf. is decaf still a diuretic? any adverse health conditions to drinking decaf as a substitute or am i 'in the clear'?

health nuts' comments please!

Decaffeinated coffee contains minimal amounts of caffeine and will therefore also have no greater effect on fluid loss than water.

questions and answers about coffee HTH

I find decaf coffee still gives me that caffeine buzz annoyingly - I stopped drinking coffee because it was affecting my sleep and now I find that I'm so sensitive to the caffeine that I can't even manage the decaf stuff.

Nice cup of herbal tea - that's what you need (even though I find most of them taste very much like warm tasteless water)!

actually, I should say the one tea that I find is delicious and is caffeine free is Rooibos tea (or redbush tea). I find most of the other herbal ones pretty nasty.

that's a great website MN, thanks. assuming its all true, it disproves pretty much everything i thought about coffee.

foxinsocks - i drink green-tea quite a bit as well but some days i prefer a heavier drink like coffee. i'm not keen on regular tea and i'm not big on hot fruity drinks (except honey and lemon which i also drink quite a bit of now in the ongoing search for substitutes to reg coffee)

I love a good bit of honey and lemon especially when I have a cold. I actually found I had withdrawal like symptoms when I gave up coffee - god knows how much of it I must have been drinking to feel that way!

I think Decaf coffee is good to drink though it's not 100% free of caffeine. You can read about the benefits of decaf coffee here: thehomemakersjournal.com/best-decaf-coffee/