Just curious if anyone drinks coffee and if so, how soon you were able to start after surgery? I usually enjoy decaf but its always been hard on my tummy so I haven't even tried. Its not on this list of things my dr told me not to do, so I though I would ask others. School starts next week and I wanted to know if I can partake (I will be 3 weeks post op and on soft food by then)

I started at 3 weeks post op. Did decaf before then. NUT said wait six months, surgeon said try it if I want to. I did and it made me so happy.
It didn't bother my stomach at all. I'm two months post op now and still drinking it happily.

I drink coffee, actually I live off coffee. I don't do decaf.

You want low acid coffee.

French Roast is lower acid than most coffee

Cold Brew is low acid and it is as smooth as iced tea, this is your best option. Cold Brew is not iced coffee, it is brewed with cold water over 12-24 hours.

There are specific low acid coffee brews. TJ has a low acid french roast.

This is my current low acid coffee

http://www.puroast.com/

It is as smooth as cold brew, almost too smooth, lol.

I never knew cold brew and iced coffee were different! I just thought it was the new cool way to say iced coffee. Interesting!

I'm 7 or 8 weeks out and drink coffee. Just 1 cup of coffee with almond milk and a scoop of coffee flavored protein powder. It's worked out fine.

I have been enjoying my coffee since 3 wks post-op. I drink french roast and also use coffee protein powder and make a shake. Yummy.

I still can't even get my 64oz of water down a day so I decided to stay away from the coffee till I can up my water intake. My Dr. suggested to stay away from it till I was over the 8 weeks.

I resumed my coffee habit at 2 months post-op. These days I enjoy a minimum of 3 cups per day, usually with half & half and artificial sweetener.

I was able to have decaf from the beginning. We use Starbucks cafe Verona decaf.

I used to drink coffee all the time and now It makes me sick and also can have a lot of sugar and fat which can make a lot of people sick that way too. I drink really weak tea now. I am however able to drink the Starbucks Refreshers packets very easily because they have green coffee and it is more like tea.

31 minutes ago, Morgan Sorto said:

I used to drink coffee all the time and now It makes me sick and also can have a lot of sugar and fat which can make a lot of people sick that way too.

Coffee has sugar and fat only if sugar and fat are added.

A cup of black coffee by itself has only 1 whopping calorie. I add a tablespoon of half & half (20 calories) and a few packets of equal (0 calories).

My grand total for a cup of coffee? 21 calories. It won't bust the waistline.

Edited July 28, 20179 yr by Introversion

My doc never had any restrictions on coffee and actually let people drink it in the hospital. I started when my stomach got over the acidy-refluxy thing at about 2-3 months.

I don't add any sugar or such. I do use full fat half and half, I don't limit whole food fats in my diet.

Just a warning the Starbucks via refreshers have 13 grams of added sugar.

7 hours ago, Introversion said:

coffee has sugar and fat only if sugar and fat are added.

A cup of black coffee by itself has only 1 whopping calorie. I add a tablespoon of half & half (20 calories) and a few packets of equal (0 calories).

My grand total for a cup of coffee? 21 calories. It won't bust the waistline.

This is true, black coffee is a really good supplement to add and it can help the metabolism. However, most people drink Starbucks frappuccinos and drink more creamer than coffee. I wish I was able to drink my coffee with only Splenda and half &half.

7 hours ago, jess9395 said:

My doc never had any restrictions on coffee and actually let people drink it in the hospital. I started when my stomach got over the acidy-refluxy thing at about 2-3 months.

I don't add any sugar or such. I do use full fat half and half, I don't limit whole food fats in my diet.

Just a warning the Starbucks via refreshers have 13 grams of added sugar.

The cans do yes, however, the packets that can be added into water only have 6 grams of sugar and are ok for someone watching their sugar otherwise (I get roughly 15-20 grams a day). I too, wouldn't recommend the canned version because they're heavily carbonated and that could be painful.

The cans do yes, however, the packets that can be added into water only have 6 grams of sugar and are ok for someone watching their sugar otherwise (I get roughly 15-20 grams a day). I too, wouldn't recommend the canned version because they're heavily carbonated and that could be painful.

Huh, I got the data from both the Starbucks website and my fitness pal for the via packet. Guess it depends on the flavor maybe?
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5 minutes ago, jess9395 said:

Huh, I got the data from both the Starbucks website and my fitness pal for the via packet. Guess it depends on the flavor maybe?
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They recently changed the serving from 1 packet to 1/2 a packet. I usually go by the serving suggestion versus the package they come in so I am able to get more water in than I would normally. It does also change slightly based on the flavor. I do agree that 1 packet in one sitting or even in a day is a lot of sugar.