So no caffeine ever again?

My Chike iced coffee protein shake certainly has caffeine in it...

But no more coffee? Nooooooooooo hahahahahahaha

Lots of people around the forum drink coffee.

Oh ok I keep seeing decaf only

Oh ok I keep seeing decaf only

I think everyone's surgeons are different.

I drink coffee every day, I couldn´t live without it. I live in Sweden and we don´t even have decaf. I am 2-weeks post op and I started with coffee day 2 post op. Not a problem, my tummy is cool with it.

Talk to your surgeon. My doctor's office says no caffeine because it causes dehydration and can make you hungry and encourage you to eat. For me, it's just not worth it. I started weaning myself early so I'll be off completely by my surgery date. I still have an occasional cup of real coffee (or even closer to my heart, ice tea), but I really feel the caffeine kick in when I do.

I have a tall (a small) cafe americano from Starbucks a few times a week. I actually never finish it, its just too much for my little tummy and I get my caffeine buzz much quicker than I did prior to surgery. When I dont have my cafe americano I make a nutriblast of spinich, berries, banana, gogi berry, flax, etc and that gives me TONS of energy, more than coffee actually.

I did buy a vitamix and make green smoothies often. I just so look forward to my morning cup of joe

So no caffeine ever again?

Not true. Some surgeons say that because especially early on because it is a diuretic and getting your liquids in is very important. Also, if you are prone to ulcers it can aggravate them.

You should discuss it with your surgeon. Many people enjoy caffeinated coffee post surgery, myself included. I can't drink as much as I used to, half a cup is all I need.

You would think that since we all had the same surgery we would all have the same post surgery instructions.

I think you will know after your surgery if your new stomach can handle coffee or not.

I can have regular coffee if I replace it with an extra cup of water so I just stick to decaf which is considered part of my 64 oz.

Instead of my normal cup of coffee I have an iced coffee everyday...went from the normal 8 oz to 24oz. No problem with caffeine--not at all.

Oh good thanks for the responses ! I'll find out with my surgeon