Coffee

[jlong007 6]

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone here drinks coffee after being sleeved. I'm 6 weeks out and haven't had any, but would like to lol

[ad1203 85]

Thanks for asking. I was wondering the same thing. Also, what is the best way to wean yourself off of coffee pre-surgery?

[SandeeD 363]

That's funny, my mom just asked me a few minutes ago if I've had any coffee (she spent the night and wants coffee this morning). I bought some Decaf before my surgery and haven't had one drop. I could drink it, but I don't have a craving for it. I'll make some this morning and see if I still like it.

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

We quit coffee and diet coke pre-surgery last year (4 months total) and about 1 month post op in January, we started on coffee again. I drink 1 cup and my husband drinks 4 cups. We don't drink it in the summer at all. We have had no problems at all.

[jlong007 6]

Are you guys drinking this coffee with cream and sugar?

[LindafromFlorida 1,542]

No sugar, just lite sugar-free Creamer. I promised my husband I would not be his keeper. I was a little nervous about his drinking 4 cups but he has less issues than I do.

[gomekast 559]

I am 5 months out and I drink Decaf. Pre surgery I didn't drink decaf too much. But for me, personally, when I drank the leaded post op, if I would skip just one day having any, I would have the dreaded caffeine withdrawal headache.

So I just switched to decaf and no headaches. That said..I use powder milk and sugar free Syrup in mine when I do have it. It really wasn't until I hit about month 4ish that I could tolerate coffee in the first place. It gave me a grumpy sleeve before that.

[CoreyCan 95]

I started at 3 weeks with regular coffee. Could really only drink about a 1/2 of cup for a long time. I never used sugar, just a little half and half. I'm 11 months out now and am fine

[SandeeD 363]

I'm having a cup of Decaf now and I tell you I feel like a coffee virgin! lol I have a new appreciation for that morning cup of Joe...yum:)

[*Glitter*In*The*Air* 35]

I had a cup of Decaf yesterday with some chocolate Protein Powder in it. Sooo yummy! It was almost like a mocha. (I was sleeved 2/17)

[capecoralgrandma 44]

I started mixing regular and decaffeinated coffee together two weeks before my surgery so that I could get used to Decaf without the headaches. Two days after surgery I started drinking decaf coffee and still do. My surgeon doesn't want me on any caffeine because he feels it's a appetite stimulant.

[Bufflehead 6,358]

I was offered Decaf in the hospital a few hours after surgery and drank it happily. I started adding a teaspoon of decaf instant to my Protein Shakes when I got home. At three months out I started drinking regular coffee (not decaf, not instant), but small amounts, like 1-2 cups in the morning. I will sometimes go up to 3 cups. And by cups I mean the lines on the coffee maker, 2 cups, 3 cups, etc. -- not 3 giant mugs of coffee or 3 talls from Starbucks or anything like that!

I drink my coffee black so I don't worry about added calories from creamer or sweetener. All the latest published science shows that coffee is not going to dehydrate you so I don't worry about that either -- it counts towards my daily Fluid intake.

[swmassey126 10]

I am almost 8 months out. I drink coffee ALL the time. My first two cups are caffeinated then I switch to Decaf for the rest of the day. I drink it black with nothing added.