Question:
IS IT BETTER TO DRINK CAFFEINATED TEA OR NOT GET ALL YOUR LIQUIDS?
I love tea & it seems there is never any decaffeinated tea at my house. If I love it & drink it,is it better to drink caffeinated tea than almost no liquid at all? — BLSLIM77 (posted on August 14, 2003)
August 14, 2003
Hi there - I also love tea (caff.). I am 8 mos. out and am 10 lbs from
goal. I even bought my first size 6 last week. I'm not sure why you can't
have caff., but it hasn't bothered me.
— kandi S.
August 14, 2003
I was never a big fan of tea before, but now I love decalf iced tea. The
reason you need decalf is the caffine dehydrates you. I was told that for
every 8 ozs. of caffinated beverage you drink you need 12 ozs of water to
counter it. Decalf tea is good (and good for you), give it a try.
— Karen G.
August 14, 2003
My surgeon told me that caffeine is a appetite stimulant, not to mention it
could wreak havoc on your stomach (I am sure we all have gotten that coffee
tummy ache!), and it's a diaretic (sp?, as in diarrhea), which means it
makes you have bowel movements more often, can cause some malabsorption
problems and dehydrate you. I think I could deal with the other stuff, but
just hearing it was an appetite stimulant made me drop it faster than a hot
potato.
— Erinn D.
August 14, 2003
When you decided to have WLS you made a committment to do what your body
needs. If you don;t have decaffinated tea buy lots so you can;t run out
and if you run out drink water. Most of your fluid should be going in as
water anyway. The fluid intake is not a choice it's mandatory to keep your
body healthy.
— zoedogcbr
August 14, 2003
Is there any reason why you can't go buy some decaffeinated for yourself?
Caffeine will not hurt you, unless thats all your drinking, but just keep
in mind that you can't count caffeinated drinks towards your 64 oz of water
a day. Its difficult enough to get all your fluids in. With that said, I
have to have my 1 cup of caffeinated coffee to start the day!
— Cindy R.
August 14, 2003
The nutritionist at HUP says that the only time you really need to cut down
on your caffeine intake is during the first couple of months post-op when
it is hard to get in your 64 oz a day. After that point, she has no
problem with caffeinated beverages. I usually have decaf instant ice tea,
but when I am out at a restaurant, I will get regular ice tea or diet cola
(with caffeine). I'm also on diuretics (Lasix) and I have had no problems
with dehydration during my 13 months post-op. As far as stimulating
appetite, I haven't noticed that and it hasn't slowed my weight loss (13
pounds pre-op and 187 pounds post-op for 200 pounds total loss).
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To Erinn - it's diuretic and it has nothing to do with diarrhea. Uresis
is another word for urination (peeing). A diuretic makes you pee more
(than what you are taking in). When you are struggling to get in your
liquids in the couple of months immediately post-op, you don't want to be
putting out more than the little you can take in. That's how people end
up getting dehydrated...JR
— John Rushton
August 14, 2003
Depending on how much of it you are drinking you could actually be
dehydrating yourself. For every one cup of caffinated bev. you must drink
one and 1/2 cups just to replace what the caffeine takes away from you. I
agree with the other people go and buy yourself some caffeine free
tea.........it is YUMMY!!!!
— Saxbyd
August 14, 2003
Please ask your doctor this question. There is an awful lot of new
research debunking many of the <i>myths</i> surrounding
caffeine.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 14, 2003
just one more thing to add to all of the "talk" about caffeine,
it has been stated a few times on this site that it actually robs your
bones of calcium. Just thought you might want to add that into your
decision to drink it or not. Good luck, happy drinking whatever your
choice!;)
— Tammy O.
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