When surgery means no coffee for the caffeine addict

Diet restrictions before and after surgery might precipitate unpleasant caffeine withdrawal in heavy coffee drinkers. — Filepic

Given that 90% of adults are caffeine users, you’d think that hospitals might consider what those orders not to eat or drink before and after surgical procedures might mean for people who have to miss their daily doses of coffee, tea or caffeinated soft drinks.

This is as caffeine withdrawal equals fatigue, nausea, muscle pain and wicked headaches.