I am able to get plenty of fluids down to stay hydrated. Only 9 days post op. When is it ok to start drinking coffee again?

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I know each practice is different, but my doctor allows 12oz of coffee per day from day one. I add GENEPRO to my one cup a day to have it do double duty!

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My DR told me no caffeine for first 30 days. I did drink decaf just to get taste of coffee, started drinking 1 cup reg coffee a day after 30 days. My stomach cannot handle more than that. My surgery date was 9/27. Good luck.

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My group said any caffeinated drink would not count toward my liquid goal. I am 3 months in and still drinking decaf tea. coffee tasted terrible when I tried it.

My doctor won't let me have it till 3-6 months after surgery!

Katy W- Louisburg, NC

Lapband revision to VSG with DS

HW- 297

Weight at Surgery-279

CW- will update at two week appt

Admittedly I totally cheated on this one. My doctor told me no coffee for two months after surgery but plenty of other doctors allow coffee right away so I started drinking coffee again 3 days after surgery. Obviously I recommend following your doctors orders, it did not effect me and it has always went down fine with no ill effects but entry of people in my Facebook group tried it early on and could not tolerate it so proceed with caution. Obviously don't try coffee again until you are getting in all your liquids and protein on a daily basis, I had no trouble with this so it was not that big of a deal, but if your not meeting liquid and protein goals I definitely wouldn't waste stomach space on coffee.

I cheated a bit too I drink a lot of coffee but it did become an issue bc it's a diuretic and I needed to drink even more Water.

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My team allows coffee right after surgery and I can count it as fluid. It was very bitter the first week, but now I look forward to it every morning. I used to drink three cups but now just one satisfies me.

My group said no caffeine for 3 months post op..I drink a great freshly ground decaf..I don't even miss caffeine now.

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Edited January 1, 20179 yr by Lucky2Lose