Coffee kills pain -- but only in women

[olena]

LONDON (Reuters) - Coffee can kill pain, but only in women, a newspaper has reported.
The Times said on Wednesday researchers in London had asked a sample of men and women to plunge their arms into buckets of freezing cold water and keep them there as long as they could.
They then gave the volunteers coffee in the expectation that it would ease the pain. Caffeine increases blood pressure which usually, according to the paper, leads to a lowering in the perception of pain.
The study found that while the caffeine did little for the men it had "a strong impact" on the women.
"A double espresso probably would make the pain of something like leg-waxing more bearable," the paper quoted one of the researchers as saying.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Having a double expresso day right now!

 

[browneyes]

I love coffee. It's great to be a woman.

 

[olena]

I thought of you when I saw this Shannon! I knew you'd appreciate it....

 

[browneyes]

LOL! Of course, Heather. Thanks. Did they give the women "extra biscuits" with their coffee?

 

[olena]

Extra biscuits = pain relief

 

[FergieTCat]

Now I know why Advil with a coffee chaser works better than just Advil.

 

[Indyman]

So the next time my wife says "not tonight, I have a headache", I should fix her a cup of coffee? Starbuck's here I come!!!

 

[oldkicker]

Ummmm, Indy.....if that works, would you let me know?

Purely scientific interest, you understand....

 

[olena]

 

[Indyman]

You've got it, OK. You'll be the third to know.

 

[Jeff in BigD]

Coffee as a pain killer for women.

For everyone else there's

 

[Kama89]

I'm not too sure about this... If this is true, I should be pain free virtually 24 hours a day, and that ain't happnin'. Guess I better switch to doubles instead of singles.