Why Are Tea/coffee Taboo Post Surgery ?

[layla33 11]

The clear answer to this question is documented by the wide variety of experiences of sleevers and the wide variety of advice from their docs.

Folks, be sensible with what you eat soon after surgery, because you have a much smaller stomach AND there's a suture line that can trap fibers, seeds, etc. After a couple of months, try new foods and beverages in small quantities, and wait to see what happens.

The idea of avoiding caffeine because it might dehydrate you is too preposterous to even consider. If the calorie free liquid that particularly appeals to you is coffee, then drink it, if it does not cause you any digestive problems. Same with tea and diet soda.

The overall problem, at the risk of repeating myself, is that docs and nuts get people scared and worked up into a frenzy about what they are going to eat and drink post surg. Don't fall for their histrionics. Be prudent. Proceed very slowly as you try new things. Make sure to get sufficient Protein, and your liquids. Take your Vitamins, and have your blood work done regularly. And RELAX, for Pete's sake. After this surgery, your relationship with everything you consume, which used to be the center of all of our existences, is changed radically and forever. Realize this up front. And stop worrying.

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Not taboo forever, only the first 5-6 weeks while you are healing. If you are a coffee person, you can look forward to having Cappuccino or grande drinks again.

[LizInTexas 125]

I was served coffee while I was still in the hospital. The only thing I was told never to touch was gummy vitamins as they can get stuck and cause huge problems. Also told to take a PPI (proton pump inhibitor ie. acid reducer) twice a day. I take plain old generic omeprazole and it works like a charm. I drink 2 or 3 cups of real coffee every day and haven't ever had a problem. Seems surgeons all have different rules and advice so common sense coupled with trial and error is the key to knowing what works for you. Their advice is merely that.... advice. Always a good idea to listen, but ultimately, you have to decide for yourself what works for you.

[mistysj 1,940]

They are not forbidden by every surgeon. But you should follow your surgeon's advice. You chose them for a reason. I could have coffee as soon as I passed my leak test and I have had it every morning since. I was told 2 cups a day max.

[kiwi63 22]

I've been drinking tea (proper English tea) since my leak test. I'd be climbing the walls without it. It constitutes most of my liquid intake although I do try to drink Water in between cups of tea.

[SeriouslyChange 319]

I end up awake for over 24 hrs with caffeine. I wasn't a coffee or tea drinker preop, so when I had iced tea 4 weeks out, it was pretty intense