Caffine

Why can't I have caffine? I'm dead on my feet here with no sugar or caffine & so little food. Still on pureed foods, yum! Denise

Denise, from what I understand, you shouldn't have caffeine for 2 reasons, one, it dehydrates you--I have been told to drink 1 1/2 c. water for every cup of caffinated drink. And two, caffeine is an appetite stimulant. I am 10 weeks out tomorrow and gave up a 4-5 soda a day habit cold turkey when I had surgery. I have just started to have a cup of coffee a day in the last couple of weeks. Hope this helps, try doing a search for caffeine in the library, I bet there is lots there.