Did your pre-op diet allow for caffeinated drinks? Mine just says clear liquids. I'm not sure if that allows options such as black or green tea.

I'm not supposed to have caffeine on my pre op diet. Mainly because I can't have it after surgery because of its diuretic effect. Its better to have withdrawal before surgery instead of after. We can have it back again eventually but it will be awhile. At least this is what my Dr says about caffeine.

Caffeine was not restricted in any phase of my pre-op or post-op diet. You should ask your nutritionist for clarification because you are going to get a bunch of different answers.

Check with your doctor/nutritionist. If they don't want you on caffeine, pre-op is the best time to ween off of it. Black tea & even green tea both have caffeine in them.

I was allowed on my pre op but not post op so I opted to go through the caffeine withdrawal during the first 3 days of my pre op diet. The withdrawal was awful!!!

Glad I did it before surgery!

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What about Gatorade? Is that considered a clear liquid?

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What about Gatorade? Is that considered a clear liquid?

Not sure about that because of the dyes in it. You might want to ask your nutritionist about that one.

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What about Gatorade? Is that considered a clear liquid?

I was drinking Powerade Zero on my clear liquid diet. I told my nutritionist and she said it was OK.

Check with your nut or dr. Mine didn't allow any preop and even post op coffee or tea are to be decaf.

I was told no caffeine before or after surgery.

Fun fact that I learned in science class about clear and colorless. Clear and colorless are two different things. A liquid can be both clear (you can see through it regardless of color) and colorless. Water is both, obvi. So you can drink something that is red, as long as you can see through it. If it's murky or opaque and you can't see the label on the other side of the bottle, it's not clear.

No caffeine pre or post op