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I'm worried about my ability to give up caffeine. I have been addicted to caffeine (primarily coffee) since I was 18 and get terrible headaches if I don't have some caffeine every morning. I try to keep the amount that I drink down to three cups or so and stop by 11 am, but the fact remains that I feel horrible and am completely foggy without my morning coffee, or a Red Bull if I can't have that. I mentioned this to the nutritionist and she said that with the pain killers I would be on it would probably not be as hard, but if I'm not mistaken I'm supposed to not have any caffeine for quite awhile before and for quite awhile after the surgery. Has anyone else tackled this issue? How long does it take to become a productive human again without coffee? I feel like this dependence on caffeine is obviously not a good thing, so I'm planning to use this opportunity to kick the habit, and was curious if anyone had similar concerns about it.

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I had a full gastric bypass and got a coffee as soon as I left the hospital and was on my way home. I also get Migraines if I don't have coffee. I have continued to drink coffee every day. I have never used sugar but continue to use cream. I just started out sipping slowly and not gulping and made sure it was not too hot.

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Day 2 for me not having coffeeeeeeeeeee oh see what happens.

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I gave up my 6 diet coke a day habit and suffered through a week of caffeine withdrawal syndrome. This consisted of severe headaches and body aches. It is best to get this over with now instead of just prior to the operation, so you don't compound the withdrawal with the recovery from surgery.

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I did half caffeine coffee for 3 weeks then I slowly switched to Decaf. I drink 2 cups so I would have one regular then one half caffeine then I did one half end the second decaf then both decaf. It literally took me a month but I slowly overcame my caffeine addiction, now I drink herbal tea or decaf

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Oh who the heck said you need to give up caffeine??? Give up the sugary sodas yes, but coffee is one of Gods greatest gifts to humankind lol

Ok. Bring it on people who say it is horrid. I'm ready. Have my sugar free vanilla, whole milk, extra hot, extra shot latte in hand waiting.

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I am in the Bariatric Program at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield IL We are not allowed caffeine after our surgeries because of the main possibility of dehydration and the fact that nutrients are absorbed into the body differently after bypass.

Here is a good article on caffeine and bypass: http://hallmarkhealth.org/bariatric-and-weight-management-program/blog/caffeine-bariatric-surgery/

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