Just thought I would ask here why the pre and post diet for the gastric sleeve require no caffeinated coffee. I know it's long been believed that caffeine acts as a diuretic, and it does to those people who don't drink it daily. However there has been new studies that show that if you have been a caffeine Drinker for years the diuretic portion of caffeine is not going to affect you. If there is any other reason not to drink caffeinated coffee I would love to know. Thanks

At the hospital they gave me a caffeine pill pre-operation to help me with withdrawal symptoms. Try asking for one if you feel a caffeine headache coming on.

I've tried adding caffeine back. It causes very loose stools for me. Cut the caffeine out and I'm good. I used to drink a gallon of sweet tea every 2 days!!!!

The docs office said the surgeon would address caffeine at my 2 week post op. The dietitian said i'd be able to have up to 200mg caffeine daily starting 6 weeks after surgery. Which makes sense. You want to avoid anything that might slow the healing process.

On 7/20/2018 at 9:23 PM, Laura7 said:

I have surgery in 5 days. I just stopped caffeine so I can go through withdraw if it happens. I will avoid it for awhile and add it in when I'm ready. I've heard it is not good during the healing process.

Good for you! I am now 79 days caffeine and soft drink free. It was a very difficult process for me.

I was able to have coffee the morning of my surgery (was not scheduled until 4:00) and the morning after my surgery. I have cut back to 2 cups a day and have had no problems. Strange how diet restrictions can be so different.

On 7/21/2018 at 11:31 AM, Lisa K. said:

My surgeon and NUT said to wait until my stomach has healed and then I can add in small amounts of coffee. I never thought I could stand life without coffee but I didn't miss it like I thought I would. I was spending a fortune at Starbucks preop and it is nice breaking that habit!

Same! I thought I would be miserable but one i busted past the withdrawl, I feel oddly okay without it! Plus my pocketbook loves me for letting go of my starbucks habit lol

Lots of advice on why so I won’t add, but what I did was transition to half caff for several months then bit the bullet to full decaf the week before surgery. Really wasn’t that bad and I NEED coffee, so you can make it through.

14 weeks post and I’m able to drink coffee again.

I made it to nearly 4 months post op before I broke down and had my first coffee. I’m not supposed to have caffeine, but it’s so ritualistic for me and so comforting.

I was *fine* until I started drinking the approved decaf coffee and once I started doing that it was a slippery slope until I was back on full-test.

I mix it with chocolate nutmilk or protein drinks. It gives me so much LIFE.