Drinks pre op?

I have been reading several post, and noticed that the one thing that keeps showing up is the soda/caffeine/coffee topic.  

right now, I am a coffee in the morning,(1 or 2 large cups) then soda at lunch and for afternoon break and sweet tea for supper. 

Should I start cutting down or at least changing to non caffeine?   The only thing I think will be hard is the coffee in the morning.  I can do without the soda's and tea.  I exchange it for water and I always have the flavored add in's for that.  (Lemonade or fruit flavor's)

I've never been a milk drinker, but I do love a vanilla shake once in a while.  Especially after supper time. 

Any suggestion on how I should begin this?

 

Different doctors say different things.  I, personally, would cease to exist without my morning coffee (sweetened with Splenda).  If I were you I would try to get off the sugar sweetened beverages and the carbonated drinks.  I used to live off Diet Pepsi, but it only took one swallow postop to make me never want it again.  OUCH! 

Good luck to you!

Jason

Hi Hope,

I have to tell you that I was absolutely addicted to CocaCola before my surgery. I cut back a great deal, but didn't completely cut them out pre-op. Now that I'm post op, I rarely even have a sip of Coke. It's not that I can't tolerate it, but the carbonation that I used to covet, actually is the biggest reason I don't drink it anymore. I can only drink a little bit before I begin to feel bloated and a little 'uncomfortable.' I regularly drink decaf coffee and tea and have done so since fairly early in my journey. I will have a caffinated coffee or tea occasionally if decaf is unavailable, but that's rare. If you can 'wean' yourself off of the caffiene now, that would probably make things easier for you.

Wishing you all the best,

Weaning yourself now may help so give it a try.

My tastes totally changed right after surgery and it was about a year before they started changing back to where they used to be.

I am 3 years out and now:
chocolate does not taste as good as it used to so I can take it or leave it (I mostly leave it)
I hate the smell and taste of milk (before surgery used to drink a gallon within days )
cannot tolerate the sugar in milk or ice cream (NUT says I absorb the sugars too fast)
did not drink coffee regularly before surgery - absolutely love it now; have 2-3 cups a day (with splenda)
was never a big soda drinker before surgery - may have a sip once in a while now - carbonated drinks fill my pouch very quickly

Make healthy change snow but you will have to 'play' with it after surgery to see what works for you. What works for someone else may not work for you. You will learn to listen to your pouch and do what makes you feel comfortable.

All the best to you!
 

My tastes changed a lot after surgery too, I do have reg coffee in the morning but if I drink coffee at night its decaf. I don't miss coffee when I dont have it and I knew it would kill me. Lots of things arent as important(food related) which is good.

I have to say having the surgery is the best decision I have ever made. It helped with things I never dreamed of .

I am addicted to diet Pepsi/ diet coke.  I used to drink nearly a two liter a day.  I cut down before I had my boys to two cans a day.  And since I scheduled my surgery I've been trying to cut back.  We don't have it home anymore and I now have 1 every few days.  I really hope I can give it up completely before surgery.  I think the coffee is fine (no sugar), just not carbonation.

Kelly

I am a big diet Coke/diet Mountain Dew drinker so I have been trying to get out of that habit. I have stopped buying them and am drinking more water and diet green tea with citrus. I still am drinking tea with Splenda occ. but am trying to get in the habit of asking for and drinking more water. Trying to start new, healthier habits. Jackie

Thanks everyone.  I try to reply to all my post, but with my schedule, and kids, my only time on the 'putter' is after 8pm.  I love the weekends, because I get to use it more.

OH and all you lovely folks are a God Send.  I am just in the valley of my journey.  NOT even close to the bottom of the hill, so all of these post are very much needed.

Thank you all and keep in touch.

God Bless. 

Hope.
Mebane

Oh, yeah.  Thanks for the drink info.

I have switched to all diet soda's, and I only drank one cup of coffee today, and drank only one soda at lunch.  I had a dr's appointment, so I didn't spend the afternoon at my desk.

Tomorrow will be the test.  I'm going for one coffee, (I'm going to try only 1 teaspoon sugar, instead of 3)  and water at lunch. 

Wish me luck