Do You Take Caffeine after Weight Loss Surgery?

[bostonmama 135]

I drank a ton of coffee pre op, probably 6-8 cups a day. I work evenings/overnights and am home with a baby during the day so I really needed it to stay awake.

When I started my pre op diet I bought a second coffee maker to make Decaf in the mornings, and everyday added more to my coffee until it was all decaf. I had a few headaches but I'm not sure if it was the caffeine or the liquid diet.

I tried a cup of decaf post op and it tasted like dirt to me. I don't really plan to go back to coffee ever, I'm glad to be free of that addiction!

[Sai 785]

I never liked soda, before or after. I do like coffee, and I have a 10 ounce mug a day pre and post op, sometimes 2. The only thing my surgeon recommended was to slow down my intake a week before if I'm a heavy coffee drinker, but other than that, I was allowed to have it pre and post op if I wanted it.

[higher 966]

The only thing is I drink lighter ground, nothing bold or it does hurt my tummy, though that was true before surgery, because I have Gerd.

It may or may not apply to you, but I found that the type of roast doesn't affect me. Some brands that are most ordinary (Maxwell, e.g., and another used in an office) gave me stomachaches.

@@higher - Uncle Google will provide whatever is available immediately.

I'm well aware of the existence of Google, although I'm not related, thank you. I thought maybe the OP or someone here could elaborate on their experience with caffeine related malabsorption specific to WLS.