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What experiences have ppl had with drinking WINE and coffee (black drip coffee, not lattes and frappuccinos and the like)?

At what point after surgery could you drink these beverages and how did it go?

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I did have decaffeinated tea on day 2 and since then a small one each morning, apparently it settles my stomach.

I know you didn't mention tea but I am English - Enough said ;)

As for wine, I will try a very small glass on Christmas day and not before. Although I will be happy not drinking alcohol again, I am soooooooo glad I can still have decaff tea.

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I have Decaf now, but today allowed myself a cup with sugar, 1/4 cup and I was done and very happy, rest of the weekend sweetener, and non during the week, my wife is South African and does the tea and milk with sugar thing, so I've been craving hot tea with sugar, but I'm willing to substitute sweetener for now, I don't think I can do caffeinated again because it will start my caffeine addiction again and it leads to energy drinks for me which are very bad even if sugar free......

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I had my surgery on Thursday and was allowed black coffee and tea by Friday, and have been having it each day since.

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Here's my experience. Others' mileage will surely differ:

My surgeon allowed me coffee at 10 days post-op. Thank God! I heat half a cup of skim milk and have that with half a cup of coffee. Nearly a year later, I seldom have more than one of these homemade skinny lattes a day. As someone with longtime insomnia, cutting down on coffee has really improved my sleep.

Re wine -- I didn't start drinking alcohol again until 5.5 or 6 months post-op. These days (nearly a year post-op) I have 4 ounces of wine most (not all) nights.

For those of us with GERD / acid reflux / heartburn issues, there are some well-known foods / drinks to avoid, and coffee and alcohol are both on that list. In other words, don't over-indulge in those foods if you suffer from GERD.

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I had my surgery on Thursday and was allowed black coffee and tea by Friday, and have been having it each day since.

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Wine burns a bit in my sleeve so I only drink it occasionally. I've never been a huge fan of black coffee but I drank it every morning with sweetener before surgery. Post surgery I've had it a handful of times black with some sweetener but it doesn't taste good anymore. Once in a great while I'll get a coffee with some dairy and sweetener from a coffee store and it is delicious. I actually begin and end my day with a 20 oz cup of hot tea which helps calm and settle my sleeve and get my Water in.

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Can't have wine for 1 year and only Decaf coffee forever

Most of us were given those rules. And most of us don't follow them. Those were mine from my surgeon, also. I have severe reflux, so I try to keep the caffinated coffee to a minimum, but I do have 1 to 2 cups a day and have since about 3 weeks out. No more, no less. Caffeine is just one of those things I just wasn't willing to give up. It's also one of those grey areas for a lot of NUT's and surgeons. Some allow it, some don't.

As far as alcohol, I've only imbibed twice since surgery. Once at 4 months out around the holidays (a Bloody Mary I didn't even finish) and a couple of Mai Tai's in Hawaii at a Luau at 8 months out. I wasn't much of a drinker before surgery, and now that my reflux has gotten worse, I'm pretty much choosing not to drink unless it's a very special occasion. Plus I hate drinking calories (with the exception of protien shakes).

Of course I'm not advocating for you to go against your surgeons orders. But from my experience, many do when it comes to caffeine and alcohol because there's such a discrepancy on the time lines with so many surgeons.

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I stuck to green tea for 6 weeks, and now have one cup of coffee in the morning with stevia, Vietnamese cinnamon and Protein powder. Alcohol I waited three months. I have found I can tolerate wines and distilled beverages. Also tried one beer, let it sit for a while to get rid of most of the carbonation. It was OK, but just not interested in beer any more (and I was a big beer snob). Be careful with alcohol. Some find the sleeve makes them get drunk quicker. You are smaller, so your BAC level is not going to be the same after a drink. And there is a bunch of evidence that some people shift their dependence from food to alcohol after weight loss, so be careful.

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