Coffee?

[lynziv 32]

16 days post op when can I drink coffee? I miss it so bad!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Whenever your surgeon says it is okay . . .

[pippinleicester 78]

Well it depends on your surgeon.In the UK where I live the advise seems to be different from the US.My doctor and dietician were fine with me having coffee the day after surgery.In fact I was advised to enrich it with skimmed milk powder for the protein.I would advise you to ask your doctor.Pippinleicester.

[lynziv 32]

Thank you

[Midtown girl 44]

I was told 30 days after the surgery.

[jpg1110 23]

I started drinking it week 8 post-op. I missed it!!

[JamieLogical 8,684]

My nutritionist said 30 days post-op, but to be sure to include cream to help tone it down a little. I'm back up to 3 cups a day now! Shame on me!

Edited January 13, 2015 by JamieLogical

[Elode 8,093]

I'm not suppose to have it at all I guess ;( I've learned to use my b-12 for energy instead.

[Elode 8,093]

If you get an answer please share!

[BryBro63 410]

According to my Nutritionist, I was allowed coffee 4 weeks post-op. The concern is more the caffeine than anything else. With that, I asked if it was okay for Decaf. She said one cup of regular, and anything else decaf for the rest of the day. Just be careful with the sweeteners.

One other caveat...coffee, be it regular or decaf counts as liquids, so count them as your daily liquid intake!

Wish you the best!!

[bellabill 253]

2 weeks for me

[marbelvsg 132]

I was told not at all because caffeine can dehydrate you and getting all of your liquids in can be hard for some. I am waiting for approval and a surgery date. I feel mentally ready for everything I will have to do, except for this. I am a coffee lover so this will be the hardest par for me!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

A moderate amount of coffee (3-4 cups per day) is not dehydrating. It will help your hydration levels. Don't believe the old wives' tales that demonize coffee without any scientific evidence to back them up.

http://www.abc.net.au/health/talkinghealth/factbuster/stories/2014/02/27/3951831.htm

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/01/13/262175623/coffee-myth-busting-cup-of-joe-may-help-hydration-and-memory

http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/blogs/does-coffee-dehydrate-you-new-study-debunks-myth

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

[lynziv 32]

Called my dr. He said I can have coffee now.....thank God. Reunited and it feels so good!

[JamieLogical 8,684]

Called my dr. He said I can have coffee now.....thank God. Reunited and it feels so good!

I hear you! I had the day I could start having coffee again marked on my calendar and was literally counting down to it!