Hey everyone ! I am 8 days post op and i wanted to know what kind of sweeteners you have used post op ? Im cleared to drink decaf and im excited to drink coffee but i can’t drink it just plain black ? can i use sweetener substitutes ?

You should always clear things that you are unsure about with your team. No team has the same pre op or post op diet regime.

Nothing was off my food list even real coffee, lucky me. Some people find that they react badly to some sweeteners, its a bit of a trial and error process. My husband is diabetic so I just use what he has

I prefer Stevia when I can, but Splenda (sucralose) when I can't get stevia

Make sure you read ingredients at the grocery store. I'm using a liquid stevia at home right now. Just pure stevia

I use raw sugar, just make sure you include the calories in your daily count

I can tolerate any artificial sweetener, but some people have trouble with some of them. Sugar alcohols (those whose names end in "-itol", like xylitol) are especially known for giving some people problems.

4 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

I can tolerate any artificial sweetener, but some people have trouble with some of them. Sugar alcohols (those whose names end in "-itol", like xylitol) are especially known for giving some people problems.

6 hours ago, Jonathan Carlson said:

I prefer Stevia when I can, but Splenda (sucralose) when I can't get stevia

Make sure you read ingredients at the grocery store. I'm using a liquid stevia at home right now. Just pure stevia

When did you start adding sweeteners to your coffee/tea ? Im 8 days post op today

6 hours ago, SleeverSk said:

I use raw sugar, just make sure you include the calories in your daily count

Im actually scared of getting dumping syndrome. Im 8 days post op and i have no idea if i can have sweetener with my decaf coffee

44 minutes ago, Cheesekitty7 said:

When did you start adding sweeteners to your coffee/tea ? Im 8 days post op today

I didn't drink coffee for a month after surgery, but then I used artificial sweeteners.

I've read that some people's bodies can't differentiate between sugar and artificial but that has never been the case for me. I use Stevia or Torani SF syrups in cold coffees but in hot, just creamer. I couldn't have caffeine until 5 weeks out.

I also use Stevia or Crystal light to flavor and sweeten my protein drinks in the blender. CL uses aspartame. I wish more SF products used Stevia instead. But it is what it is...

SF products are OK according to my nutritionist's plan since day 2. If you don't have one to ask, I think you should be fine. Most everything we eat or drink in the beginning is trial and error anyway in how our bodies will react.

Yep check with your team & watch the sugar alcohol sweeteners. Also you may find things become so super sweet & you can’t eat them when your taste buds temporarily change.

I loved that phase as I never went back to sweet foods or drinks & broke my desire for it - I loved a sweet treat after dinner & on weekends. I keep my sugar intake low (less than 10g a day) and avoid artificial sweeteners or sugar alternatives wherever possible. They only feed your craving for sweet & research is showing that artificial sweeteners actually lead to weight gain, mess up your immune system & cause inflammation so I choose to avoid them. Now if I want something sweet I have some fruit.

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I use sugar free Coffee Mate. I've been using it since day 1. My preferred sweetener is stevia, but it took a while for me to acquire the taste for it. Now, I love it. At first, I thought it was awful.

I love Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener. Its pricier but it tastes very close to real sugar and doesn't have that chemical flavor most of the others have. I was allowed to use sugar free sweeteners right from the beginning.

I use monk fruit sweetener. Tastes sweeter than sugar but is recommended for those who are diabetic, on keto and low carb diets, and have had bariatric surgery. I love it, and I use it very sparingly, so it lasts a loooong time.

3 hours ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

I use Monk Fruit sweetener. Tastes sweeter than sugar but is recommended for those who are diabetic, on Keto and low carb diets, and have had bariatric surgery. I love it, and I use it very sparingly, so it lasts a loooong time.

that's a cute photo of you, SleeveDiva!

On 6/11/2023 at 3:45 PM, catwoman7 said:

that's a cute photo of you, SleeveDiva!

Thank you!!! I just took it a few days ago and thought it was time I updated my profile pic lol

No artificial sweeteners here for me in my coffee either. A few tasty alternatives that I use are dark cocoa, a little ghee, maple syrup or honey, alone or in different combinations with oatmeal milk or cashew milk.