regular versus decaf coffee question

Hi everyone I hope everyone is having a nice day today. I am 14 weeks out from surgery doing well. I have a question ,do you know what if any there is anyreason not to drink regular coffee.I havent had caffeine since surgery,but I have been tempted to have a cup every once in a while.Can this hurt our pouch.I had gastric bypass surgery. thanks alot Kim e

Hi Kim I stayed away from caffeine for the first year out.  As I understand it, caffeine stimulates your appetite and depletes your water intake.  Now when I have caffeine I drink 2X as much  water to offset this depletion. This is just my opinion  Have a great weekend

Hi Kim    Ditto what the previous poster said.  Caffine is dehydrating and you do not want that.  Those protien coffee we have talked about can be made w/decaff which I use at night .  I do drink reg coffee but I am 2 years out and I waited about 9 months to start on the caffine bad habit.  Still for every 8oz of coffee i consume I drink an extra 16oz of water to make it up.   Coffee also has killer acids (not so good on the baby pouchie) so keep that in mind when you enjoy your protien coffee. 

I still have to see my surgeon for my 2 yr post op visit....I'll ask him to get his opinion on this but sure do loooooove coffee....In fact,  I'm drinking it right now! 

I only drink decaf.

Here is the 411 on Caffeine 1.  It is an appetite stimulant 2.  It is a diuretic 3.  THIS IS BIG.  IT CAN BE ULCEROGENIC TO YOUR POUCH ( you can have one maybe 2        caffeine containing products per day) 3.   You should never take your vitamins within an hour of having coffee (caf or decaf) it actually       does something to the absorbtion.  (this information I got from Dr Jacques with Bariatric       Advantage vitamins one night at dinner)   That is what I know of Caffeine.  I hope that this helps you and anyone else who has ???? Liz

I am off caffeine in anticipation of being approved for surgery.  One of the educators I have spoken with says that caffeine too soon is like taking IV caffeine as it dumps straight into your system and may make you more jittery or have  a rapid heart beat.  This educator is 3 yrs post and for the past year has been drinking half caf decaf.  Good luck and consider trying decaf if you are just looking for the soothing treat of coffee.

Hi Kim, As others mentioned, caffeine is a diuretic. Its tough enough getting all our fluids in post op, so I choose not to drink it. Like another poster said though, that can be remedied by drinking more water. I've read a couple of studies on decaf coffee. They showed that decaf has a negative effect on bone density due to its effect of metobalic acidity in our bodies.  For me, coffee was an easy one to give up, so I did. I know many others that drink it and have been fine. What does your surgeon suggest?

Hi Thanks so much for all of you that posted,I really appreciate it. Hugs Kim e

Hi, I was told that caffeine can effect your operative site (ulcerate the pouch at the staple line).  Since your stomach has been bypassed, if you ulcerate, they will have to go in through abdominal surgery (not laparoscopically).