Coffee

[t-salt 1]

Tomorrow will be two weeks since surgery. Normal ups and downs but getting better every day. I am really dying for a cup of coffee. I drank it right up to the day before surgery and never had withdraws that bad but Decaf tea and coffee is not cutting it. I can't for the life of me remember why we're not supposed to have it. How long after surgery did anybody start having caffeine.

[Foxbins 625]

Caffeine irritates the stomach and coffee is acidic, don't want acidic things on a healing stomach. My surgeon said no coffee for 8 weeks but I drank one cup in the am at 4 weeks and did okay. I think 2 weeks is a little early.

[MelissaAnd 3]

I am 4 weeks post-op but I am still too scared to try any. I miss my morning cup of coffee! I made the mistake of having something with a couple of pieces of Tomato hidden in it and I paid dearly for it for a whole day! I am so scared to try anything acidic or "forbidden" due to this!

I am glad to hear that I may get to have my daily cup of joe again!

[brazcan 37]

I had coffee since week 2 without any problems. Just the amount is less but my coffe is very strong and it has caused no problem whatsoever.

[wareagle40 3]

I started about 2 weeks also.

[swizzly 901]

Since four days post-op. No problems.

[t-salt 1]

Thanks for the in-put. After reading the last three post, I'm heading to Starbucks . Just kidding, I think I'll try to give it another week.

[Used2b575lbs 29]

I drink lots of coffee, lots of Water too but lots of coffee... I only put skim milk in it.... Actually thinking about changing it up somehow but not sure as skim milk has a good deal of carbs in it.

[SouthernSleever 234]

I had coffee a few days out. I never was told not to, at least that I could remember.

[buchannon 17]

Was told that coffee is fine since post-op day 1 here. I think I had my first cup around day 4 and didn't have any problems. I drink it black and obviously had to take it slowly at first.

People get told different things and the truth of the matter is that a sip isn't going to hurt/kill you. If you want to try it that badly, I'd say go for it (slowly) and see how your body reacts.