My love affair with caffiene...

[baylorjai 0]

Can anyone drink tea or coffee? Thanks!

[gamyj 0]

YES!!! thank goodness!!! Im a coffee junkie... even more so since banding!!!

[Holabbie 0]

If I were not able to have my caffeine...Oh boy, that is just too scary to contemplate. If I could, I would start the day with an I.V. in my arm just to get my fanny out of bed! :crying: I have a full pot in me by the time I get to my desk and I brew another pot right away. Then I switch to cold caffeine for lunch. My surgeon has no problems with it at all. He just says "Make sure it's diet when you drink soda". I use sugar free Creamer and a sweetener in my coffee so it's a treat. Yes, my coffee and I are inseperable!!

[RestlessMonkey 7]

My doc had it on a "do not" list but when I asked why i was told "Because it CAN be an appetite stimulant". Well, duh. It CAN also be an appetite suppresant and doesn't do either for me, so I have my 1 cup coffee each day (w/sugar free creamer) and then my sugar free iced tea by the buckets. I did, however, avoid it for the pre and few months post op, just to let myself heal etc.

[jms462001 9]

Can anyone drink tea or coffee? Thanks!

I have one or two skinny vanilla lattes every day! Soda is a no no though.

[Scottinnh 0]

My doctor told me that coffeee contains tannic acid which can lead to ulcers on the band. So this pot a day coffee addict is hurting.

Anyone else told this, in particular as it relates to the band?

:thumbup:

[AlaskaGirl77 0]

My surgeon said that he has no issues with his patients consuming caffine...i was suprized...but I'll take it!

[cj74 0]

The nutritionist I met with said no caffeine and to try to ween myself off of it prior to my surgery. I was soooo unpleasant to be around for a few days! The next time I met with my doctor I told him I understood the no carbonated drinks but I was struggling with the no caffeine. I asked him to explain that to me so that I would be able to buy into it more and accept it. He said that I can have caffeine since I was having the band. He said it's not good for bypass patients because it can be hard on the digestive system and their systems are already messed with so much! I wanted to hug him, I was so happy. I told him he was my new best friend! The weird thing is, I got my band almost a week ago and have yet to have a cup of coffee, it just doesn't sound good yet! Go figure!!!

[Donnainva 0]

My caffeine was diet soda, I'm one of the six Americans that don't drink coffee.< /p>

I don't really get any caffeine anymore. My surgeons office had no problem with you drinking it after surgery.

[wstorms 2]

I drink tea daily, and coffee about 4 mornings a week. No problems at all!

[Laptastic 0]

I drink a pot of coffee in the morning, half a pot at night and iced tea in between. I take my coffee black and my tea unsweetened. I think if I was told I couldn't have my coffee, I would have second-guessed getting the band. Everything else I've given up is fine with me, but coffee?? No way.

[TopTier 0]

My doctor told me that coffeee contains tannic acid which can lead to ulcers on the band. So this pot a day coffee addict is hurting.

Anyone else told this, in particular as it relates to the band?

:cursing:

?? your band is inside your stomach lining? Kooky.