Coffee makes me feel really sick! Just a few sips and I have to stop! Could it be a weak liver, or what? ? ?

I really need to drink coffee so I can stay awake while i study through the night, but just one cup makes me so nauseous I can't study (or do anything) and have to put the books away and go lay down. I try to reduce the concentration by adding less coffee but it doesn't change my reaction. I don't think the problem's with the caffeine because i can drink energy drinks like red bull. One of my lecturers said something about a weak liver, so could it be that? I did have jaundice when I was 7/8yrs. (I'm now 20)