coffee

 I try very hard to follow my Dr.'s instructions and do what is right. But I am wondering what others think about drinking coffee after surgery? I know they say the caffeine can lead to ulcer's and dehydration. But the more I read the more I am seeing that they are not possitive about the dehydration part any ways. I started drinking a cup of coffee each morning about a month ago because I knew it would "help get things moving" so to speak. My plan was just one travel mug each morning and that would be it. I still drink my 64oz. of water a day in addition to the coffee so I do not count it towards my fluid intake. But now I am finding that I am craving it more and more. Maybe just a cup of afternoon pick me up? Just wondering what others thought?

we had a speaker at our wls support group at the center I go to that did reaserch about coffee and cafine.

the out come was that ifyou drink caninated coffee you should drink added water in the amount of coffee to your usual 64ozs

but you my notice a few of us have protein coffee each day

recipe; make a slury of one scoop of protein to dilute it then add your coffee to it.
w e make a slurry of the protein first cause if you just add it to hot coffee it will clump.
Then I add splenda and some nondair creamer to it.

So that is how I feel about coffee.

Of course I never did coffee before surgery now it is a must have.

I started drinking decaf coffee 5 months before I had surgery and I still have it every day.  I don't miss the caffiene I just really enjoy coffee.  I've just ordered Click's Decaf Mocha protein powder.  They also have the full caffiene version.  I've heard nothing but good stuff about it and since I like coffee both warm and frappucino's I can't wait for it to be delivered.

Decaf also counts towards your daily liquids :)

Coffee does dehydrate.  That is a proven fact. One thing you can do to combat any dehydration is for every 8oz of coffee that you drink you should replace those fluids with 24oz of water. so if you are drinking 32oz of coffee a day you shoudl replace it with  72oz of water not including the 64oz you should normally be drinking. that would be a grand total of 136oz of water a day you should be drinking to retain the hydration that your body needs.

 I know they USE to say that coffee dehydrated, but believe they now have changed their position on this. I will have to look this up more to see what I can find out because there is NO WAY I can or have been getting in 136oz. of water a day to replace the coffee I have been drinking for the past year ! Do you know where you seen that it is a proven fact or how long ago it was written? Just curious.

I learned it in my health and nutrition class in college. I am working on my masters in public health. Also as far as replacing the water after the coffee it is word for word what my surgion told me 4 weeks ago.

 Thanks for the information! Guess I need to work on breaking my coffee habit now . lol