Question:
I am 4 weeks post-op and I would like to know if I am allowed to

have decafinated coffee?    — angelswings711 (posted on July 29, 2006)

July 29, 2006
Yes you can have decaf coffee or decaf tea.
   — TERESA E.

July 29, 2006
Well, it's up to your doctor and yourself. My doc said I could have regular coffee after 4 weeks. And I did!!!
   — Dinka Doo

July 29, 2006
Hello, we totally switched to decaff. My partner switched because she had the surgery and I switched because I have an over-active bladder and caffeine increases my trips to the bathroom. You can have just about decaf, sugar-free anything. But, she eventually went back to full fledge Mountain Dew. I don't know if WLS is going to alleviate my over active bladder issue, however, we'll find out.
   — the7thdean

July 29, 2006
Just remember Coffee is a diareatic. So the more you drink the more you be draining too. So don't use it for taking your meds/vitamins as you want those to stay in your system as long as possible.
   — Michael Eak

July 29, 2006
I had coffee the day I was released from the hospital in the Dunkin Donuts located in the hospital . I found that I could not tolerate it though for several weeks. Your body will pretty much let you know what you can and can not eat. I just keep trying until I no longer felt sick from it. It took me 2 years for ice cream. Now I can even have that in moderation, like a tot size cone. That was the greatest thing for me because I LOVE ice cream. Glad I can only have a tiny bit.
   — rose2rose

July 30, 2006
We were allowed to have decaffinated drinks from the day of discharge.
   — oceanrayne