Why can’t I have caffeine after bariatric bypass? And if I can drink it again, when can I start drinking it?

check with your clinic. Surgeons are literally all across the board with this. There seems to be no consensus at all. Some people are drinking it even before they leave the hospital. Other patients are told they can't ever have it again, for the rest of their lives. Most seem to be somewhere in the middle - as in it's OK after a certain amount of time (one month, or three months, or six months..) and/or in limited quantities (1-2 cups a day, for example).

Hello Melissa4444,

I am now 11 weeks postop gastric bypass. My surgeon just cleared me to have caffeine last week. I would recommend starting back on caffeine slowly though. On the first day last week that I tried regular coffee around lunchtime, I really felt the effects and had difficulty falling asleep that night. Now, I just limit my caffeine intake to the morning hours. Of course, everyone is different. Maybe your team will have a different position on caffeine and when/if you restart, it will be a different experience for you.

When I was going through all the pre op stuff I was told I could never have caffeine again EVER. Now that I am 7 weeks post op I was told no more than 8oz per day and thats only at 6 months Post Op. They've also uped the protein from 60g what it was initially to 80g or more per day so Im guessing per provider things seem to fluctuate.

As catwoman7 says:

4 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

check with your clinic. Surgeons are literally all across the board with this. There seems to be no consensus at all. Some people are drinking it even before they leave the hospital. Other patients are told they can't ever have it again, for the rest of their lives. Most seem to be somewhere in the middle - as in it's OK after a certain amount of time (one month, or three months, or six months..) and/or in limited quantities (1-2 cups a day, for example).

I was never told to cut out or even cut down caffeine and I didn't. It's one of the areas where there is a massive variation between programmes.

i had the sleeve and i have about 2 cups of coffee every night without a single issue. I dont use real sugar i use one called Truvia (Steva sweetner) and i use sugar free creamer.

Always best to follow your surgeon’s plan especially in things where there are many different positions. Some say to avoid caffeine to begin because it can be too harsh on your healing digestive system. Some say to drop it because it is just another addiction. Some people are given coffee right after surgery. Mine was no caffeine just herbal or green tea. Can’t recall for how long as I gave up coffee years ago (the caffeine affected my sleep badly & it used to aggravate my reflux) & only drank green tea anyway.

My surgeon said I can drink coffee/caffeine...but his nutritionist says no. lol. I choose to follow my surgeon's advice because I WANT my coffee!