What is everyone's understanding of coffee after surgery? I would like to have an espresso with a touch if skim milk, but not if it will cause issues. I am five days post op. Thank you!

I was told I could have all the coffee I wanted so long as it wasn't loaded in calories and fat. A good example, things like cafe mochas and lattes are nothing but empty calories and lots of them. But regular coffee with just a splash of skim milk is fine.

LOL... get ready for a million different answers.

I was told "Coffee (caffeine) is a diuretic, therefore it aides in dehydration and we should not drink it" Months after my surgery, my dr. said it was fine to drink as long as I was getting enough Water. She said that for every cup of coffee, I needed to drink 1 extra glass of water.

I drink it, but I do drink plenty of water.

I have coffee with skin milk every morning. You don't want to talk to me before my coffee......

I was advised by my surgeon to stop drinking coffee, and if I must have coffee to make it decaf...no way could I do that. He said it was because of the potential of caffeine to irritate your pouch that you should avoid caffeine.

So, I still have a glass of iced coffee every morning (yeah, I know that's odd, but in the South we drink iced coffee...when I lived in Seattle I drank hot coffee), flavored with dark chocolate Stevia and a splash of 1% milk. It really tastes just as good as the sugar free options Starbucks offers now.

Thanks everyone! I will keep all this in mind. Maybe waiting a couple months until I heal completely would be best so I do not aggravate it. To be honest, I still have not been hungry but I have been daydreaming about my usual americano before work. I will give it a while but it makes me feel better knowing that even if I cut a lot of junk out of my diet, I can keep my morning coffee. And I love iced coffee too!

same as sojo. my dr said ok but prefer me to go decaf or at least half and half. so that is what i do each morning. long live dunkin doughnuts black

My surgeon says decaff tea or coffee is just fine.

Never was a coffee drinker, until now, my band is very tight in the AM and coffee with a scoop of unjury makes the perfect band warmer/relaxer, I get my protein, a little pick me up and it seems to help things move through the system a little faster. no problems and my doctor has never said not to.

My doc didnt say a word about coffee or caffeine so I drink a cup every morning.

Coffee is okay with my doctor. I am also told that my beloved Diet Coke is okay after I've poured it in a glass & let some of the bubbles go away.