Why no Caffeine?

Amanda M.
on 10/14/12 2:49 am

RNY on 07/26/12

My NUT said that it can irritate the pouch and increase the possibility of dehydration. I'm almost 3 months out now and I drink 8-16oz a day of half caff (with the okay from my NUT) or decaff. I did have full caffeine once without thinking and it make me feel like my skin was crawling... too much may do that to you post-op. You know how alcohol will hit you harder because of all your intestinal alterations? Same goes for caffeine for me :) i would ask your NUT. As long as you're getting your water in and it doesn't irritate your pouch I don't see any reason it would be a problem.

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Knowknews
on 10/14/12 3:04 am, edited 10/14/12 3:05 am - OH

My guide to surgery book says, "Caffeine acts as a diuretic, which means loss of fluids." Also to avoid caffeine after surgery.

For every 8oz of caffeine you drink, you would have to add and additional 8 oz of a non-caffeinated beverage making it hard to meet your fluid goals. BUT you should only get (YOUR individual information from) your NUT.

RNY 10/29/12 HW: 295 SW: 273 DGW: 170 MGW: 145

Citizen Kim
on 10/14/12 4:10 am, edited 10/14/12 4:10 am - Castle Rock, CO

RNY on 07/27/04

Sorry, but that is not true!!! There are many studies to show that "normal" coffee consumption is not dehydrating:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html?_r=2&

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/559762

http://www.jacn.org/content/19/5/591.full

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 10/14/12 4:53 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Just because someone's surgery guide says something, or just because someone's nutritionist (or surgeon) says something, does not make it true, of course. A lot of people have nutritionists who are clueless and some give patients downright dangerously bad information.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Bellaluna468
on 10/14/12 7:48 am, edited 10/14/12 2:48 pm

RNY on 10/26/12

It's because it can dehydrate and early on it's a concern. Additionally, it can be an appetite stimulant.

After a few months, you can reintroduce it.

65rosesmom
on 10/14/12 8:21 am

Hmmmm, so many different reasons. Interestingly, my NUT told me it was because it would be a waste of space and calories when I should be focusing on hydration or protein. I've determined that this is total crap. I now drink decaf (though it has a little caffeine in it) with protein powder and skim milk in it. I figure this way I'm not only getting in my protein in a way that feeds my old habit, but it also helps me get fluids in through the morning when I'm bad about drinking cold things.

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Surgery August 9, 2012
HW = 225, SW= 205, CW 135

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 10/14/12 10:23 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

Yeah, I think you are getting bad info. How could a liquid be a waste of pouch space?? Also, plain coffee (no cream, etc.) and most caffeinated teas (and diet soda, of course) have almost no calories (or none at all), so that is no reason to avoid the basic caffeinated drinks either. (Obviously, special coffee drinks and those kinds of things MIGHT have a significant number of calories.)

I hate to say it, but based on the above, I would keep a healthy skepticism about what your nutritionist says.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Paul C.
on 10/14/12 8:25 am - Cumming, GA

RNY on 07/16/10

If we can't have coffee I am so screwed!

I would have a coffee IV if allowed.

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 10/14/12 10:28 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

You mean that, with all that coffee, you're not so dehydrated that you can barely stand up without getting dizzy, let alone run, swim, bike...?!?

It's a little thing in the realm of weight loss, but it seems like more and more people are getting incorrect info from their nutritionists. Maybe because the number of bariatric surgeons has skyrocketed and they all need nutritionists even if these nutritionists know nothing about current nutritional research or post-WLS nutritional and digestive processes...? If I were a surgeon, I would be damn sure that anyone working with my patients was giving correct information and guidance!

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.