I miss my Coffee.......

I never understand why the no caffeine rule unless you have a condition that it makes it a no ....

For a perfectly healthy adult, 2 cups per day probably has a more therapeutic effect than harm!

My instructions said no coffee for 6 mos-1 year after surgery. At about 21 months since surgery, I now drink one big cup with caffeine in the morning, and otherwise drink decaf. No ill effects so far!

I went cold turkey before my surgery, and had no caffeine until about 9 months out from surgery.  Now, I drink an obnoxious amount of coffee daily.  According to my surgeon, I'm not supposed to have any, but the way I figure, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't overeat (anymore), I don't eat bad foods, I don't do drugs.  If this is my big vice, I can accept that.

I drink coffee everyday. There isn't really any research to support the no caffeine rule, or even that caffeine is bad at all. Current research suggests that limited amounts of caffeine are actually beneficial. Some doctors just continue to give outdated advice and fail to keep on top of current research.

For most of us there's no reason to stop drinking regular coffee/caffeine.  Besides, it's one of life's simple pleasures that has no calories 

My surgeon told me that caffeine increases the risk of ulcers and it also causes dehydration.  That is the only reason why he advises his patients to stay away. The nutritionist told me I can have one regular coffee a day, but I would have to increase my fluid intake to make up for what the caffeine does.  I so miss regular coffee, but for the time being, I am just putting it off.  I miss the buzz I would feel in the morning while at work with that first cup.  

I am 3 weeks post and have been drinking coffee since I came home from hospital.  One a day, my surgeon says the withdrawal is worse than having the coffee.  I love my surgeon.  :)

From post-op instructional meetings, I was instructed to avoid coffee not only for the caffeine/dehydration factors but also because the acidity of coffee can be hard on the pouch.  At about six months post-op, I googled low acid coffee, came up with Starbucks Sumatra, bought it, liked it, and drink way too much of it.  The keywords "way too much" usually ends up meaning  not. a. good. thing.

Darker roasts are naturally less acidic, and you can avoid the acidity all together by drinking cold brew.

I waited the 6mths as suggested by my clinic for caffeine.  I will have cappuccinos now and again, but I have gotten used to the decaf on a daily basis.