Acid free coffee
i came across a US site called Bariatric Pal which has forums full of people who are quite negative, but that's not the point I want to make. They sell a lot of bariatric vitamins and protein powders for post-of peeps. They are now marketing avid-free coffee as well, both brand and ground, regular and decaf. I know we're not supposed to have caffeinated coffee after surgery, but these folks seem to think the acid free is ok. Any thoughts?
pauline
Interesting. I have a small coffee most days, and seem fine. TWH didn't have an issue with it.
I limit it to one, and a small one. :)
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me too....starting to drink real coffee again...small amounts..not every day...no problem.
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I'm 3 years post-op and drink decaf because that is what Guelph recommends. I drink A LOT of decaf. If I have anything with caffeine in it, I get acid reflux. Guelph says that caffeine is an irritant to the pouch lining and that it inhibits the uptake of iron. I had my appointments in Guelph a few weeks ago and they emphasized this again.
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I did decaf coffee since day one. Regular for the last ten years.
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on 11/12/17 7:22 am - Bumfuknowhere, Canada
Never heard of it. 12 years ago when I had surgery, we were allowed regular coffee from day 1 and have never stopped. I do drink decaf in the evenings but not because of anything other than I want to sleep. I drinks many cups of coffee per day and it's all dark roast fully caffeinated. I don't think I'd buy into the acid free thing, sounds like a gimmick almost. If you choose to stick to decaf then I would just buy a good quality decaf and enjoy it.
I drink decaf if i have a coffee because i have an ulcer and because im pregnant. When i wasnt pregnant (only for three months after surgery) if i was consitpated i would get a small coffee from tims and it would work like a charm for me.. ive had maybe teo caffinated coffees since before starting opti in dec 2016
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I have stuck with decaf at almost 10 months out. I had a difficult time cutting out the caffeine and had bad headaches. I didn't want to develop that addiction again now that I'm off it.
As far as the acid in coffee, I found an interesting article on how you can reduce it yourself https://www.livestrong.com/article/511107-how-to-neutralize- the-acid-in-coffee/
It also says that the main acid in coffee can help with type 2 diabetes and weight loss.
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In kingston they tell you you can never have caffeine again after surgery as it will cause an ulcer. Funny how you can get such different instructions from different centres. I think I'd hold off till I'm sure everything is healed. But this acid free coffee might be a bit of a scam. The site also sells vitamin patches, which the local dietician says has pretty poor absorption.
