Most people's morning rituals include drinking coffee, but some individuals continue to binge drink throughout the day.
It's easy for coffee to unknowingly turn into a mild addiction, and this most often happens when we don't really need it, but that's how we fill our free time and breaks from work, writes Index.hr.
Research, however, shows that five or more cups of coffee a day can cause many unpleasant consequences for your body. Business Insider compiled a list of possible side effects associated with excessive consumption of the popular:
1. People who are under severe stress and consume a lot of caffeine can hear sounds that aren't really there. Professor Simon Crowe from the University of Melbourne conducted a study in which participants pressed a button if they heard a song. Those under the influence of stress and too much caffeine pressed the button even when there was no song at all.
2. Large amounts of caffeine can damage your liver, especially if you are also using painkillers.
3. It can raise your blood pressure, and a 2012 study found that strong gray coffee can stimulate the heart and cause shallow breathing.
4. You may become irrational and irritable due to the slow flow of oxygen to the brain.
5. Too much coffee can cause insomnia. Caffeine takes 24 hours to leave the body, but that time varies from person to person.
6. Caffeine can become addictive and can change your mood. When the action stops, cognitive abilities are reduced and the mood drops. The only way to recover is to drink coffee, which makes you feel good again for a short time.
7. Withdrawal from caffeine can cause a headache that occurs 12 to 24 hours after the last consumption.
8. Withdrawal can depress you and make you feel anxious, tired and sleepy.
9. Too much coffee increases the risk of osteoporosis, so take enough calcium and vitamin D into your body.
10. The bladder can be forced to urinate more frequently with frequent coffee consumption.
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