O my question is why no caffeine before or after surgery

My understanding is that it irritates the stomach.

That's my understanding also. I was told I can have it up to when I do the pre op diet...then I have to give it up till the sleeve heals. My NUT says I can have it after she heals IF my sleeve tolerates it...some will some won't...I sure hope mine does...I have 4 kids. NUFF SAID!!

I love my ice tea, not a coffee drinker any more and not a soda drinker, and would not recommend having soda for about 2 weeks before surgery because the carbonation causes horrible gas! But I just don't see how tea can cause that much irritation, I guess there is a reason for everything though

I have switched to tea sweetened with the no calorie sweetener. Man I love tea. I hope I can still drink that too!!

Caffeine stimulates the appetite as well; something we're looking to avoid after being sleeved.

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Well that makes sense and I didn't know that, bummer, but we gotta do what we gotta do!!

That makes sense

Coffee is one of the things I will miss the most. But I drink coffee because I don't have energy. I'm hoping after the surgery I will start to feel my natural energy, and won't need that jump start.

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I do the same. I really hope I have more energy when drop the pounds. I didn't realize it increases appetite. It's just so yummy! By far the hardest habit to break for me.

I didn't really have any caffeine restrictions either pre- or post-op. My NUT wants me to limit my intake to two caffeinated beverages a day. I was a serious coffee drinker prior to the surgery but I have temporarily given it up for the time being (I'm not really into the whole banning things for life with regards to things I can have). I still enjoy a good cup of tea though and I do my English Breakfast Tea quite a bit without any problems.

At 3 months out I decided to have coffee again I always enjoyed 2 or three cups in the AM. I had it twice that week followed by tummy ache. Decided to stick to decaf which works OK. At 14 weeks I tried again my nofat sugar free vanilla Latte! Followed in the afternoon with grumbly tummy ache guess I better stick with decaf! Tummy doesn't like caffiene anymore. Maybe I will try in 3 more months?

Does decaf provide the wake up the caffinated does?

Does decaf provide the wake up the caffinated does?

I'm still pre-op so I can't comment on the decaf post op, but I started doing half decaf and half regular and I can tell the difference.

decaf does have a small amt. caffiene its more mental than anything makes me feel I am back to normal! I just enjoy sitting on the patio early in the AM especially now that I get up much earlier since the sleeve.