March 18th I had my gastric sleeve done but question ?! Can I have decaf coffee with premier protein and some sugar free syrup as one of my 4 FL Oz a day ? It taste so amazing I miss it ?

Absolutely, I don't see why not.

If it is okay with your surgeon, some won't even allow decaf. They fear if they give an inch, you might take a mile, and you are supposed to learn doing all things in moderation, but one little " yuppie", as far as I am concerned, couldn't hurt!

Decaf just isn’t the same ?

My surgeon says we can start back up with coffee, but to be aware it might cause stomach upset. I've stuck with tea since my surgery 10 days ago. Might try coffee again after 3 weeks. Enjoy!!

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Had mine March 19. Had decaf coffee and caramel pr pro shake yesterday. No issues, had to split into 2 servings. You’re right, decaf is not the same though!

I’m back to drinking regular coffee 2+ months out. It’s not caffeinated or decaf that’s the issue it’s that’s it acidic. There are low acid coffees you could try . I haven’t so I couldn’t say what they’re like

On 4/7/2019 at 10:33 AM, MylaVSG said:

Had mine March 19. Had Decaf coffee and caramel pr pro shake yesterday. No issues, had to split into 2 servings. You’re right, decaf is not the same though!

I miss it so much lol but I’m actually scared to try regular coffee

On 4/6/2019 at 3:34 PM, Briswife15 said:

My surgeon says we can start back up with coffee, but to be aware it might cause stomach upset. I've stuck with tea since my surgery 10 days ago. Might try coffee again after 3 weeks. Enjoy!!

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I’m at my purée stage now but I’m actually a little afraid of how my stomach might get . I miss gulping my water too lol these little tiny sips kill me !

Coffee with non-dairy creamer is on my clear liquid list. I've had it starting 4 days post op and confirmed that it did not need to be decaf. I've done well compensating for the diuretic effect of caffeine.

....but every surgeon is different...

There are three reasons why they say decaf. One - caffeine hits your system quicker now so you may experience rapid heart rates. Two - caffeine is a stimulant, including a bowel stimulant. You may have to go more urgently. Three - caffeine strips calcium out of your system and can lead to brittle bones, so make sure you are getting lots of calcium if you go caffeinated. You should be able to go to caffeine eventually, just be gentle.

As for acidic, coffee is about a pH of 5, stomach acid is pH 3-4, so it’s not more acidic, but during healing when you are taking proton pump inhibitors to reduce acid production, it may aggravate the stomach.

I’m 7 weeks out and doing half caffeinated. It doesn’t hurt my stomach, but I can’t drink as much as I use to.