I had surgery in Sep has anyone tried coffee decaf etc?

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Had sleeve a week go..tomorrow. I put of watered down decaf dried coffee in chocolate or vanilla protein shake.

I had coffee with creamer and Splenda four days after my surgery because I was on full liquids by then. It all depends on what your dietician recommends. If you want a coffee flavor, I use Inspire’s Cafe Bella flavor Protein in the morning and it takes just like coffee.

I drink it almost daily, no decaf.

My doctor said it's what you add to it that can be the issue. High calorie creamer, sugar, etc.

It's important to note (mostly for RNY's) that not only is Caffeine a diuretic, it also binds to calcium and prevents calcium absorption, this is the main reason they tell you to drink decaf. Just something to be aware of for all the non-decaf drinkers.

On 5/25/2018 at 7:34 AM, Matt Z said:

It's important to note (mostly for RNY's) that not only is Caffeine a diuretic, it also binds to Calcium and prevents calcium absorption, this is the main reason they tell you to drink decaf. Just something to be aware of for all the non-decaf drinkers.

Just wanted to pipe up that while this is true the effect is very small. According to this study, the effect can be offset by "as little as 1-2 tablespoons of milk." So maybe if your labs are showing a calcium deficiency, then be careful, but I don't think it's enough reason on its own to drink decaf if you want caffeinated.

Keep putting protein shakes in it. I’m hook d on that! It’s like a naughty latè but not naughty.

12 hours ago, Little Green said:

Just wanted to pipe up that while this is true the effect is very small. According to this study, the effect can be offset by "as little as 1-2 tablespoons of milk." So maybe if your labs are showing a calcium deficiency, then be careful, but I don't think it's enough reason on its own to drink decaf if you want caffeinated.

This *might* take care of 1 aspect... and only if the person uses milk (And I believe this study was done using full fat milk.) *BUT* this study wasn't performed on those with an altered and/or shortened intestinal/digestive tract, It doesn't change the diuretic or increased acid production sides of Caffeine ingestion.

Just making sure folks have all sides of the puzzle to make their choices.

Scientific review of the literature demonstrates that the diuretic effects of caffeine are much lower than people think. And that if you drink it regularly for more than a week or so it is no longer a diuretic at all—

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

The biggest issue with coffee is actually the fact that it’s acidic. We have less stomach area than most (which is why we need to avoid NSAIDS) and that’s the biggest concern with coffee.

My surgeon doesn’t limit it after the healing phase. I drink it daily.

Premier Protein Caramel in Maxwell House,Half Caff, bye bye?,International,Delite, you delight me no more!☕

I drank coffee within three months of surgery and have had no issues.

After surgery, coffee made my stomach too acidic so I added a lot of skim milk to coffee when I drank it. It helps so much with the acidity. I drink decaf since it isn’t a diuretic like caffeine.

I’m 6 weeks out and have had it once or twice weekly. I drink about half a cup of coffee mixed with some premiere protein.

Coffee, iced coffee, espresso you name it. I’m one week out and my doc was done with it. It makes me quite happy.

No issues. Honestly my sleeve finds the warm coffee quite soothing.

Coffee can also help facilitate bowel movements without resorting to laxatives.

There are pros and cons to almost every food we eat and while we need to be mindful of the potential for harm, frightening bariatric patients with risks that literally no surgeon, nurse practitioner, dietitian, or nurse has ever spoken a word of to me (nor to many others, clearly), and that I have not come across once in my obsessive, voracious reading of both lay and scientific literature about bariatric surgery and related dietary requirements in the last three years, seems a little silly.

Plus it makes me happy. We grind our beans fresh every night before programming the coffee pot and I usually send a few seconds just sniffing them and reveling in the delicious smell. Ahhhh.