2 Weeks Post-Op: I Really Want Coffee

[CamarilloCA 41]

I started having coffee again a few weeks after surgery, and it is no problem. I drank it every day for four years while I had the lap band and didn't get ulcers. It is acidic, but so is tea, orange juice, and many other things. coffee and caffeine are actually good for you in moderation and have been shown in studies to prevent all sorts of cancers. The darker coffee Beans have more antioxidents. Dr. Oz even recommends it on his show.

I personally have espresso, and I mix it with a lot of 1% or 2% milk, which is a good source of Protein. If you look at video blogs of successful sleevers on You Tube, many of them have coffee in the morning with milk or Protein shakes.

Do what feels right to you. Your body will tell you whether it works for you or not. My opinion is that we are giving up a lot of the fat and sugar in our diet that we used to love to eat, and so giving up an almost zero calorie beverage is a little ridiculous. Just make sure that you use Splenda or Stevia and watch the fat grams or sugar content of any Creamer that you use.

This is must my opinion, but I never was too keen on letting others dictate what I do in my life.

Edited May 28, 2012 by CamarilloCA

[alliegb3 112]

It can irritate the sleeve a bit, so like anything else new- take it slow n easy

[HealthyMrsG 25]

You can still have coffee. Decaf. Enjoy!!!

[kwindham 57]

My dr cleared me for A cup of coffee @ 3 weeks. Regular caffeinated coffee! Yay! I have one cup in the morning to get woken up (so not a morning person!). I have had zero problems, but ask your dr!

[rizabonita 41]

My doc and nut told me to never have caffeine because of the ulcers caffeine may cause in my newly resized stomach. Why ruin ur new stomach? U don't have much of it, so take extra care of ur tummy

keepin it real