Is coffee okay? I'm on the regular diet 6 weeks postop. I haven't wanted any for the last 6 months until today-crazy!

i was not a coffee drinker either pre op, but for the past several months i have a McDonald's sugar free french vanilla iced coffee almost daily. however, it has become a terrible crutch for me so i'm trying to give it up and go to hot coffee to break my iced habit...

Follow your surgeon's recommendations.

I had decaf coffee for 2-3 weeks post op, then switched to half-caf for about 3 weeks then regular coffee and presently have 2-3 mugs of regular coffee a day.

I read studies that dispel that it is a strong diuretic. Caffeine is a little bit of one, but not where you should compensate for liquid lost to consuming caffeinated beverages.

Caffeine in moderation is ok. If someone has a cardiac issue or ulcers, then they may want to be careful about how much they consume of it.

Having Cookies, cake or doughnuts with your coffee or adding a few teaspoons of sugar and cream to your coffee all the time would be a bigger issue.

Keep in mind that other drinks such as tea, and sugar-free sodas & drink mixes contain caffeine too.

Enjoy.

Edited September 7, 201510 yr by 4MRB4PHOTO

Since I'm totally off of caffeine, I drink decaf. Love it.

As a dietitian at a Bariatric center, I usually recommend decaf coffee durning the full liquid phase (post-op week 1-2). Of course you should try to limit your intake to 1-2 cups/day WITHOUT SUGAR

Pre op here and ...

According to my nutritionist I am allowed my coffee. Coffee with stevia and unsweetened almond milk if I *need* to lighten it a bit.

I get terrible migraines and know that caffeine is needed to help alleviate my symptoms. I have gotten migraines since childhood so way before I started drinking coffee so I don't think quitting it would change anything unfortunately.