Why can't we??

Can someone please tell me why we can't have caffeine? Thanks Katie B

my dr never said that i can't have caffeine. i guess each dr is different. dave

i have caffeine, too--i hadn't heard no caffeine-- i can give up wine, chocolate, soda, chips, ice cream, etc, etc... but if someone takes away my coffee i'll sit right down on the floor and cry--- Cathy

Caffeine makes people retain fluid. I try not to drink much w/ caffeine in it. Some people do drink it. Karla

I has told the exact opposite as Karla...I was told that the caffeine seves as I diuretic and dehydrates you. matter of fact, if you look a a box of water pills (like what some women take when they are PMSing) you'll see that the effective ingredient to reduce bloating and water weight gain is caffeine. That is also why drinking a cup of coffee will make you have to pee. You can have caffeine as long as the number of uncaffeinated beverages you consume out number the ones with it. Dawn

Katie, Caffeine is also an appetite stimulant. Always with everything consume with moderation. I do drink my coffee in the morning but switch to water mid-morning and I don't count the coffee as my liquid intake because of the diuretic effects. Hope this helps. Cathy in NE

I was told the same as Dawn. Caffeine acts as a diuretic and we can become dehydrated. I was a caffeine addict and I quit it a year before my surgery. It was the hardest thing I ever did.

My surgeon says to limit caffeine as caffeine is known to cause hunger. I drink a bit of coffee in the morning but it doesn't seem to bother me, really.

It also acts as a appetite depressent. It is in over the counter diet pills.

I'm able to drink caffeine, no problems from my doctor.