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My Dr said we can have caffeine once we get start hitting our daily 64 Oz fluid goals. But cautioned against it since it's a diuretic.

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Check with your team. I was given a cup of coffee in the hospital the day after surgery! Granted it was supposed to be Decaf and the tray was wrong, but my RD said if I kept it down, I could drink it - she knew I was a major coffee drinker. I've been drinking it since. My favorite way to do it in the morning is three shots of espresso over ice and add a Premier Caramel pre-mixed Protein Shake - Yummy!

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Check with your team. I was given a cup of coffee in the hospital the day after surgery! Granted it was supposed to be Decaf and the tray was wrong, but my RD said if I kept it down, I could drink it - she knew I was a major coffee drinker. I've been drinking it since. My favorite way to do it in the morning is three shots of espresso over ice and add a Premier Caramel pre-mixed Protein Shake - Yummy!

Omg you're not kidding about the "major coffee drinker" part!! Bon apetit!


H 5'6" HW 253, CW 250, TBS 9/19

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I'm supposed to wait 6 weeks. I don't really want to go back to caffeine, though. I've been drinking Decaf and I'm good with that. This from someone who would drink 3 large, Creamer filled cups of coffee in the morning to wake up then have a soda at lunch, pre surgery. Plus Starbucks once in a while when I was stressed, or had to get away from work, or just wanted something sweet, or to celebrate....you get the point!!

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I'm with Diana. My doc said as long as I could tolerate it I could drink it. I didn't start in the hospital but I started maybe 2-3 weeks post op.


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I drink Decaf cold brew. When it is cold brew it takes the acid out of the coffee. I have always tried to drink decaf so I will continue to. I pour about four ounces of cold brew over ice and then pour in y Premier Protein either vanilla or caramel and it tastes just like a Starbucks.

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I'm not a big coffee drinker. I was told to avoid it since it's a diuretic. I avoid anything with caffeine in it. Tried Crystal Light with that stuff in it and got a bad Migraine. I'm not going through that again and Crystal Light has only like 5 grams of caffeine in it. Now I just get the fruity flavored ones...


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 176
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

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Actually the research shows coffee isn't the diuretic people think and only causes a very small increase in urine output if drunk in large amounts (3-4 cups of coffee) after a period of deprivation.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19774754/

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/mobileart.asp?articlekey=82141#is_caffeine_a_diuretic


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drink coffee NOW


Got my cup in hand!


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