Can I drink Coffee?

Jackie, I had my colectomy in September of 08 and had a temp ileo until December 08. I don't drink coffee but I did drink soda and I also drank it out of a straw. I didn't have any problems, but have you talked to your doctor about it? I know some doctors have different philosophies on different things and might have a preference for you based on your actual situation but I just wanted to give you my experience.

Good luck to you!

so output will slow down even if I am eating regularly? My appetite has definitely come back ( well almost back to normal). This of course causes more output.

Yeah- I think I will wait to try coffee. It has been 6 months since I had any; i guess I can wait some more time.

Why deprive yourself any longer?  Go ahead and drink coffee or soda!

Sue

I started drinking coffee again about 4 weeks after my ileostomy surgery. I drink about 2-3 cups when I get up (I have a 1 year old who refuses to SLEEP, lol) and just make sure to drink lots of water the rest of the day so I don't get dehydrated. Enjoy some coffee jblue, you deserve it! :)

I drink decaf latte with sugar every morning --- with lots of milk. I usually eat a banana and bagel .... the banana cancels out the decaf and my output isn't so watery. LOVE my morning coffe. But I gave up caffeine and sodas 1 1/2 years ago. I get enough caffeine from chocolate!!!!! (And that even speeds up my output.) I think elimininating caffeine and soda had helped me to gain back some weight by not filling me up with "empty calories" and not speeding up my metabolism any more than it already is! Yep, every single one of our bodies are a little different and respond a little differently to food and beverage, that's fer sure!

Well I took your advice and had some coffee and it was good!!!!!

I didnt sleep well last night - still in pain and I really needed the boost this morning.
Best part- didn't poop in my pants. I had french toast and some bacon too.

YEAH!!!

Starbuck's Caramel Macchiatos are my favorite, too! I've been trying to cut down my calories lately, so I've been making my morning lattes at home. I heat up fat free organic milk with sugar free hazelnut creamer and then add some regular coffee with a packet of Stevia. It's sweet and tasty, but fat free and sugar free! Yum!

We make our own lattes here at home every morning. Before I switched to decaf a few years ago, we drank hazelnut flavored coffee (8 o'clock brand) every morning. By the time I added lots of hot milk and a little 1/2 plus my sugar --- well, I guess it was like a carmel macchiato! But certainly not fat free! I switched to decaf (columbian coffee),, but DH is still drinking the hazelnut coffee. I can't hardly tolerate caffeinated beverages any more. It just feels like my heart is gonna beat outta my chest and I don't have any heart issues. Weird, huh? Love my cheapie, at home cappucine/latte machine!