Is anyone drinking caffeine yet?!

[Mommy1995]

I'm almost 3 months out and just recently started drinking a cup of half-calf in the morning. My stomach is bothering me tonight.. Wondering if the caffeine could be the cause. Anyone else drinking coffee or tea? If so, what's your experience?

[jackiebthe1]

I've been drinking coffee since 7 days after surgery. The nurse said fine in small quantity (1 cup). It did not upset my stomach, the caffeine just effected me more. All I needed was 1 cup.

[Mellzy88]

I have been drinking tea and had no trouble and they offered me coffee in hospital so i guess it should be fine but im not a cofiee drinker so i havet had coffee in particular maybe give it another go and see if you feel the same =)

[Dana]

Tea doesn't bother me but I don't like it without a lot a sugar so I don't drink it much. Now, coffee is weird for me. I can drink just a few ounces and I feel very full. I also feel like an aquarium and the song tiny bubbles comes to mind. It doesn't upset my stomach but sure does feel odd in it. I still partake occasionally. Only when I haven't slept much bc I still used to drink a little coffee in my sugar and now its just not the same. I always said it wasn't food that made me fat but liquids!

[gettinskinny1988]

Btw, how long are we not aloud to have carbonation?

[Mellzy88]

good question how long can we not have carbonated drinks for?????

[badta00]

I had tea within a couple of days of surgery and had instant coffee mixed my chocolate Muscle Milk Lite by a week out.

As far as carbonated beverages, I was told never by my Dr.


On ********************** someone asked a Dr. about carbonated drinks after gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy. He gave the following answer :


" Great question! The conventional
wisdom is that carbonated
beverages should be avoided after
gastric bypass and vertical sleeve
gastrectomy. Reasons stated
include potential stretching of the
pouch or sleeve and
uncomfortable bloating caused by
the expanding gas. These reasons
make common sense, but to the
best of my knowledge have never
been tested in an objective
manner. I suppose one would
have to have half of a randomized
group drink sodas for five or ten
years and the other not. So you
can see that that's just not going
to happen. The question "do
sodas stretch the pouch" will
remain unanswered.
Another reason that surgeons
advise against sodas is the
possibility that drinking calorie
free sodas will pave the way to
drinking sugary sodas. Again, I
don't know if that's likely or not,
but drinking sugar sodas is the
kiss of death to successful weight
loss maintenance after bariatric
surgery.
Really drinking any calorie
containing beverages including
juice bar drinks, vegetable juice,
sodas, sports drinks, kids sugar
drinks, ice tea containing sugar,
coffee with milk, and beer will
lead to intake than more calories
than needed and weight gain.
Now does that mean No Milk, No
Juice.. ...? Well not really. It just
means that if you drink liquid
calories, you have to figure it into
your daily calorie allotment and
eat less of other foods. Since
many calorie containing liquids
have little nourishment other than
sugar, that means eating less
healthy stuff. A bad trade off. To
summarize, if you do drink calorie
containing liquids, make sure they
are nutritious and include the
calories in your daily calorie
allotment. If they are of little
nutritious value, make them small,
occasional, a real treat. So have
that glass of orange juice or glass
of milk or glass of wine, but
remember that they contain about
100 - 120 calories so skip
something else and keep your
calorie budget intact. Drink your
calories responsibly."

[frankcahall]

I have been drinking tea since 7 days. Its one of the only liquids right now I like

[mdwilson43]

3 weeks post op I'm back on coffee in the morning, however it's only 1 cup not the 4 or 5 I used to drink

[cindeloo]

I've been drinking coffee since shortly after my surgery, too. I've noticed that I can take a big swallow of hot/warm coffee. I can't do that with cold water. I get a mental satisfaction from that big gulp!

Cindy

[dutchgal]

oy vey! I was hoping that this surgery would make my Starbucks habit go away!! You have heard people say, 'so what do you take in your coffee?' Well, in my case the saying goes. 'so what do you take in your cream and sugar? Oh, a little coffee? Here ya go!" Along with weight loss, I am so hoping that this has a serious impact on my budget, which includes my Starbucks and 'going out to lunch' habit. As the saying goes....'everything in moderation'

[Dee Leshuz]

Hey, Frank! You're out of your hospital gown! How are you feeling?

[blb]

I'm 4 wks post-op. I've been drinking artificially sweetened ice tea for a week now. No problems. In fact, it is now much easier for me to get my liquids down. I am drinking about 32 oz. of tea per day with no negative effects.

[molitorr]

I drink coffee on the days I go into work, which is once a week. Working at home I've never drank coffee. I haven't had any soda and have read both sides of if it could stretch your stomach or not. I only drank diet post-op, and haven't done bad considering I use to drink 3 to 4 cans a day.

I found the discussion here interesting. Not all was applicable since it was refering to specific issues with bypass surgery, but some good points.

Does carbonation really stretch our pouches? - Thinner Times® Forum

Overall, my impression is that drinking during the normal times before and after meals and in small quantities slowly doesn't sound like it would be an issue once all healed.

[Obxrtist]

I had been wondering about coffee too - I usually drink a 20 oz. thermos of coffee at work each morning. It's good to know I should be able to at least have a little bit of coffee after surgery.