Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 You Gals may not be old enough to care, but Caffeine makes my hot flashes worse, and caffeine is practically food for cancer cells according to my breast cancer survivor friend. On the other hand, another chum with chronic fatique can't get moving in the AM without caffinated soda to kick her in the butt. good luck deciding-- Nan --- beth ferro bethferro@...> wrote: > > > > JVaszil@... wrote: > > Does the caffeine from soda have any effect on vitamins > absorption post op? > > in MD > jvaszil@... > Pre-op > > Hi , I've read that caffine causes decreased > calcium absorption. Beth > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 You Gals may not be old enough to care, but Caffeine makes my hot flashes worse, and caffeine is practically food for cancer cells according to my breast cancer survivor friend. On the other hand, another chum with chronic fatique can't get moving in the AM without caffinated soda to kick her in the butt. good luck deciding-- Nan --- beth ferro bethferro@...> wrote: > > > > JVaszil@... wrote: > > Does the caffeine from soda have any effect on vitamins > absorption post op? > > in MD > jvaszil@... > Pre-op > > Hi , I've read that caffine causes decreased > calcium absorption. Beth > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 17, 2001 Report Share Posted April 17, 2001 You Gals may not be old enough to care, but Caffeine makes my hot flashes worse, and caffeine is practically food for cancer cells according to my breast cancer survivor friend. On the other hand, another chum with chronic fatique can't get moving in the AM without caffinated soda to kick her in the butt. good luck deciding-- Nan --- beth ferro bethferro@...> wrote: > > > > JVaszil@... wrote: > > Does the caffeine from soda have any effect on vitamins > absorption post op? > > in MD > jvaszil@... > Pre-op > > Hi , I've read that caffine causes decreased > calcium absorption. Beth > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2001 Report Share Posted December 12, 2001 Hi Dennis--there's a good bet that the flushing may be caused by the aspartame or whatever gunk they put in diet Coke these days. Artificial sweeteners are a serious trigger to many. I still don't know what to think about the caffeine connection. Several years ago when I was first diagnosed, the materials my physician gave me said that, for some reason, caffeine actually helped rosacea. I'm pretty sure caffeine is a vasodilator, though, but I haven't noticed moderate amounts of it impacting my rosacea. > I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who responded to my question about caffeine in Diet Coke causing my nose to flush. Most of you replied that there is a connection, so I need to decide if it's worth it to drink it. Maybe if I cut back to 1 can a day. I had laser surgery done to my nose to get rid of all the spider veins that I had. Well, it's been 4 weeks and their coming back already. So, I was wondering if I can do something to stop the flushing, maybe it will stop the veins from coming back. By the way, after the surgery, I asked my dermatologist the same question and she said she didn't see any reason to stop drinking the soda. Was she ever wrong! > thanks again. > > Dennis > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2001 Report Share Posted December 13, 2001 Caffeine helps clear up my rosacea, as funny as it sounds! Re: caffeine > Hi Dennis--there's a good bet that the flushing may be caused by the > aspartame or whatever gunk they put in diet Coke these days. > Artificial sweeteners are a serious trigger to many. > > I still don't know what to think about the caffeine connection. > Several years ago when I was first diagnosed, the materials my > physician gave me said that, for some reason, caffeine actually > helped rosacea. I'm pretty sure caffeine is a vasodilator, though, > but I haven't noticed moderate amounts of it impacting my rosacea. > > > > > > I just wanted to say thanks to all of you who responded to my > question about caffeine in Diet Coke causing my nose to flush. Most > of you replied that there is a connection, so I need to decide if > it's worth it to drink it. Maybe if I cut back to 1 can a day. I > had laser surgery done to my nose to get rid of all the spider veins > that I had. Well, it's been 4 weeks and their coming back already. > So, I was wondering if I can do something to stop the flushing, maybe > it will stop the veins from coming back. By the way, after the > surgery, I asked my dermatologist the same question and she said she > didn't see any reason to stop drinking the soda. Was she ever wrong! > > thanks again. > > > > Dennis > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 I did about a shake a day while losing, more now. I think the optimal amount for people in general is about 60 grams a day. So, if you're proximal and drink a 35 gram shake besides a heavy-on-the-protein diet, you ain't gonna' starve. Coffee doesn't really cause weight gain....I drink about a cup a day, but some people insist it messes around with your sugar levels as if it were actually sugar....creates the spikes and the lows which then tempt us to perk back up with more coffee or sugar. A while back I posted that I thought I was malabsorbing fat, but when I quit the Starbucks and French press coffee with LOTS of half and half, I lost 6 pounds really, really fast. Caffeine > Is anyone out there convinced that caffeine will slow down > weightloss? I have become a coffee junkie again. I started drinking > coffee again 1 year after post-op. Since then my weightloss slowed > down and I still had another 100lbs or so to lose. > > I have currently gone off sweets (cookies, cakes, candy bars etc) and > am working on lowering the carbs. But I don't see any affect on the > scale. I have picked up the exercise a little too but I am not > consistent. > > I am also a little vague on how many protein shakes you " successful " > people did when you were still losing. Can anyone remember what they > used to eat when they were still losing vs what they eat now > maintaining? > > Thanks, > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 I did about a shake a day while losing, more now. I think the optimal amount for people in general is about 60 grams a day. So, if you're proximal and drink a 35 gram shake besides a heavy-on-the-protein diet, you ain't gonna' starve. Coffee doesn't really cause weight gain....I drink about a cup a day, but some people insist it messes around with your sugar levels as if it were actually sugar....creates the spikes and the lows which then tempt us to perk back up with more coffee or sugar. A while back I posted that I thought I was malabsorbing fat, but when I quit the Starbucks and French press coffee with LOTS of half and half, I lost 6 pounds really, really fast. Caffeine > Is anyone out there convinced that caffeine will slow down > weightloss? I have become a coffee junkie again. I started drinking > coffee again 1 year after post-op. Since then my weightloss slowed > down and I still had another 100lbs or so to lose. > > I have currently gone off sweets (cookies, cakes, candy bars etc) and > am working on lowering the carbs. But I don't see any affect on the > scale. I have picked up the exercise a little too but I am not > consistent. > > I am also a little vague on how many protein shakes you " successful " > people did when you were still losing. Can anyone remember what they > used to eat when they were still losing vs what they eat now > maintaining? > > Thanks, > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 How much water are you doing? I do 150 g of protein a day, but I'm in the Maintaining mode. I was SUPPOSED to do 150 g a day in the losing mode also, but was a very bad girl! LOL B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2002 Report Share Posted August 12, 2002 How much water are you doing? I do 150 g of protein a day, but I'm in the Maintaining mode. I was SUPPOSED to do 150 g a day in the losing mode also, but was a very bad girl! LOL B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 RE: Caffeine When our Doctor requires us to be NPO for medical tests, etc., he always mentions that black coffee or plain tea, is okay. Now, what is up with that, if caffeine is a problem? He is not a wls Dr., " just " our PCP :-) Barb B. > All of this talk about caffeine really got me to thinking. I > finally went on the internet to look up some information. It seems > that the researchers do not necessarily agree. What I did find > interesting is that the research material that I looked at used words > like could, might, may, can. No where did I see that caffeine > definitely does do or does not do anything. The basic thing that I > found was that caffeine can act like a diuretic which may lead to > dehydration. However, another research stated that caffeine was no > more of a diuretic then water was. So, for me, it really comes down > to a personal choice. I personally drink tea which does not have > near the amount of caffeine per serving then coffee. Barb B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 In a message dated 11/13/2002 2:59:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, loriowen@... writes: > that the researchers do not necessarily agree That one statement is what causes so many arguments and misuse of what seem to be facts. No wonder us lay people sometimes don't know what works. Fay Bayuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2002 Report Share Posted November 13, 2002 Found the following at http://www.planetroasters.com/faqspics/Tea% 20and%20Caffeine.html and found it interesting (although perhaps biased, given the source). I had always heard that tea was equal to coffee in terms of caffeine. This site says that in dry form, that's true, but when infused with water (which is, of course, how we use it), the levels change. 5oz cup drip coffee 60 - 180mg 5oz cup perk coffee 40 - 170mg 5oz cup instant 30 - 120mg 5oz cup decaffeinated 2 - 5mg 5oz cup black tea 25 - 110mg 5oz cup oolong tea 12 - 55mg 5oz cup green tea 8 - 16mg 5oz cup cocoa 2 - 20mg > I personally drink tea which does not have > near the amount of caffeine per serving then coffee. >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. Thanks, Neil Lap RNY 1-10-03 296 - 20 = 275 Neil Olonoff Tel: Fax: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Well, I can drink caffeine w/o a problem but - I avoid it like the plague dt osteoporosis!! When I told my pcp I drank 1-2 cups of reg coffee a day for the " jump start " she had fits!! Wanted to know what I am not doing right causing me to need the jump start! Amber/FL Caffeine One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. Thanks, Neil Lap RNY 1-10-03 296 - 20 = 275 Neil Olonoff Tel: Fax: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Well, I can drink caffeine w/o a problem but - I avoid it like the plague dt osteoporosis!! When I told my pcp I drank 1-2 cups of reg coffee a day for the " jump start " she had fits!! Wanted to know what I am not doing right causing me to need the jump start! Amber/FL Caffeine One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. Thanks, Neil Lap RNY 1-10-03 296 - 20 = 275 Neil Olonoff Tel: Fax: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Well, I can drink caffeine w/o a problem but - I avoid it like the plague dt osteoporosis!! When I told my pcp I drank 1-2 cups of reg coffee a day for the " jump start " she had fits!! Wanted to know what I am not doing right causing me to need the jump start! Amber/FL Caffeine One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. Thanks, Neil Lap RNY 1-10-03 296 - 20 = 275 Neil Olonoff Tel: Fax: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a > little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third > regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has > anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's > going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a > little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third > regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has > anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's > going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need a > little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing one-third > regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the warpath. Has > anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My wife says it's > going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Yeah - been there, done that. The caffeine free is not bad though!! Re: Caffeine As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Yeah - been there, done that. The caffeine free is not bad though!! Re: Caffeine As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 Yeah - been there, done that. The caffeine free is not bad though!! Re: Caffeine As I'm trying to convince my endo I can do the IV calcium, he looks at my diet coke in hand and clears his throat...... Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > Thanks, > Neil > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > 296 - 20 = 275 > > Neil Olonoff > Tel: > Fax: > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 But it doesn't come in fountain drinks. Sigh Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > > > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > > > Thanks, > > Neil > > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > > 296 - 20 = 275 > > > > Neil Olonoff > > Tel: > > Fax: > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 But it doesn't come in fountain drinks. Sigh Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > > > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > > > Thanks, > > Neil > > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > > 296 - 20 = 275 > > > > Neil Olonoff > > Tel: > > Fax: > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2003 Report Share Posted January 28, 2003 But it doesn't come in fountain drinks. Sigh Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. ™ www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://secure.paypal.com/affil/pal=vitalady%40bigfoot.com Caffeine > > > > > > One more question. My doctor has said 'no caffeine,' but I really need > > > a little to get jump started, in more ways than one. I'm mixing > > one-third regular to two-thirds decaf and still my wife is on the > > warpath. Has anyone had problems with small amounts of caffeine? My > > wife says it's going to irritate my pouch. > > > > Thanks, > > Neil > > Lap RNY 1-10-03 > > 296 - 20 = 275 > > > > Neil Olonoff > > Tel: > > Fax: > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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