Coffee After Surgery...replacements?

Karil G.
on 10/9/09 10:57 pm - IL

Hello Everyone,

I have a date for surgery, 1 Month!!, and as i sit here drinking my morning coffee, i realize i am really going to miss it. Any ideas on good replacements? i don't really think i need the caffeine so much as the hot yummy drink in the am :)

thanks!
Karil

Chilipepper
on 10/9/09 11:02 pm

my nut said i can go back to full caffine 4 days after surgery...she said just coffee is a little acid...so take my time...and you can always add some freeze dried to some chocolate protein..that is what I learned on the boards.

mittenfarm
on 10/9/09 11:05 pm - County Line, MI

DS on 10/19/07

I had to go off caffeine before surgery. We were allowed to have it back after a few weeks, but it was not recommended. We were told that if we did drink any caffeinated beverages we had to drink that same amount more in water intake as caffeine is a diuretic. I chose not to go back on caffeine as it is a little hard on the stomach and I plan to take very good care of what little stomach I have left! I drink decaf green tea with lemon every morning and love it.
-Wanda

Highest -380 Surgery- 345 Goal- 150 Current-150 5 ft. 8 in.

M M
on 10/9/09 11:06 pm

RNY on 04/05/04

Caffeine ingestion and fluid balance: a review⁽¹⁾School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, ROYAUME-UNI

Background
Caffeine and related methylxanthine compounds are recognized as having a diuretic action, and consumers are often advised to avoid beverages containing these compounds in situations where fluid balance may be compromised. The aim of this review is to evaluate the available literature concerning the effect of caffeine ingestion on fluid balance and to formulate targeted and evidence-based advice on caffeinated beverages in the context of optimum hydration.

Method
A literature search was performed using the Medline database of articles published in the medical and scientific literature for the period of January 1966-March 2002. Subject headings and key words used in this search were: tea, coffee, caffeine, diuresis, fluid balance and water-electrolyte balance. A secondary search was performed using the bibliographies of publications identified in the initial search.

Results
The available literature suggests that acute ingestion of caffeine in large doses (at least 250-300 mg, equivalent to the amount found in 2-3 cups of coffee or 5-8 cups of tea) results in a short-term stimulation of urine output in individuals who have been deprived of caffeine for a period of days or weeks. A profound tolerance to the diuretic and other effects of caffeine develops, however, and the actions are much diminished in individuals *****gularly consume tea or coffee. Doses of caffeine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action.

Conclusion
The most ecologically valid of the published studies offers no support for the suggestion that consumption of caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle leads to fluid loss in excess of the volume ingested or is associated with poor hydration status. Therefore, there would appear to be no clear basis for refraining from caffeine containing drinks in situations where fluid balance might be compromised.

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics

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MsBatt
on 10/11/09 2:29 am

DS on 12/11/03

On October 10, 2009 at 6:06 AM Pacific Time, melting mama.net wrote:

Caffeine ingestion and fluid balance: a review⁽¹⁾School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, ROYAUME-UNI

Background
Caffeine and related methylxanthine compounds are recognized as having a diuretic action, and consumers are often advised to avoid beverages containing these compounds in situations where fluid balance may be compromised. The aim of this review is to evaluate the available literature concerning the effect of caffeine ingestion on fluid balance and to formulate targeted and evidence-based advice on caffeinated beverages in the context of optimum hydration.

Method
A literature search was performed using the Medline database of articles published in the medical and scientific literature for the period of January 1966-March 2002. Subject headings and key words used in this search were: tea, coffee, caffeine, diuresis, fluid balance and water-electrolyte balance. A secondary search was performed using the bibliographies of publications identified in the initial search.

Results
The available literature suggests that acute ingestion of caffeine in large doses (at least 250-300 mg, equivalent to the amount found in 2-3 cups of coffee or 5-8 cups of tea) results in a short-term stimulation of urine output in individuals who have been deprived of caffeine for a period of days or weeks. A profound tolerance to the diuretic and other effects of caffeine develops, however, and the actions are much diminished in individuals *****gularly consume tea or coffee. Doses of caffeine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action.

Conclusion
The most ecologically valid of the published studies offers no support for the suggestion that consumption of caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle leads to fluid loss in excess of the volume ingested or is associated with poor hydration status. Therefore, there would appear to be no clear basis for refraining from caffeine containing drinks in situations where fluid balance might be compromised.

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics

Thank you SOOOO much for posting this! I've been telling people this for years, and nobody listens...

Chilipepper
on 10/9/09 11:47 pm

I wuv you mamma!

MissMaryMac
on 10/10/09 12:08 am - Maple Grove, MN

RNY on 04/10/09

Replacement? no way!! I begged them for the coffee in theh ospital after surgery and they gave it to me in a shot glass :) I get most of my fluids to this day by mixing my shakes with cold decaf and soy milk.... I choose decaf because I like the flavor and I drank decaf even before surgery -- but I've had non-decaf and it didn't bother me either. Coffee is my favorite indulgence!

NashuaNutrition sells some AWESOME hot protein drinks too... I love the amaretto cappuccino and the rasberry hot chocolate... they don't clump or anything and they make great hot protein drinks. http://www.nashuanutrition.com I think yu can click on the hot drinks tab or HealthSmart.

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**3 years Post-op, 110 lbs lost, at goal, maintaining & loving life!** Diabetes gone!

** I am a Susan G Komen 3-Day Walker --- WLS allowed me to make it all 60 miles in 2010 and 2011 and I'm doing it again in 2012!!

nodakgal
on 10/10/09 12:38 am - Jamestown, ND

RNY on 08/21/09

I was lucky. I had no restrictions on coffee. I wasn't really interested in it early post-op but when I felt like it I could have it. I was glad because I love my coffee in the AM. I only have about 1/2 cup but love it.