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DARCI New Poster Offline Posts: 33 salina ks Gender:	stupid question Jul 8^th, 2010 at 8:41am Just have a question for anybody, I know that we are suppose to stay hydrated and have little caffeine can anybody tell me why and what does it do to the brain I know this is a stupied question so sorry in advance thanks in advance for any responses!!!!
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Re: stupid question
Reply #1 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 9:48am

Hi Darci,

Not a stupid question at all, in fact, it's a very important one. Hydration is important to help keep your blood volume up and consequently keep adequate flow through the bypass grafts. The recommendation for moyamoya patients is to drink about 2 liters of fluids each day. Caffee is o.k., in moderation. Drinking it in excess makes a person urinate alot and actually lose fluids, which affects blood volume.

Hope that helps, and hope you're doing well!

Jill

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gotchlorine Old-Time Poster Offline Our daughter, Tara, lives with MM Posts: 776 San Jose, USA, usa, 24, 158, CA, California Gender:	Re: stupid question Reply #2 - Jul 8^th, 2010 at 8:56pm "Caffee"? Who's the moron who wrote that? Oops, it was me . . . sorry, about that! For anyone wondering, I meant to write "caffeine". What a dork I am! Jill
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Little Luca Senior Poster Offline Whatever it takes Posts: 346 Somerset West, South Africa Gender:	Re: stupid question Reply #3 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 2:05am Hey All It's my understanding that caffeine is a vascular constrictor; and the last thing moyamoyaers want to do is make it more challenging for the blood to flow. Take care Mark (Luca's Dad)
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dmm New Poster Offline I Love MM.com! Posts: 36	Re: stupid question Reply #4 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 6:01am Does that mean you also have to be careful drinking energy(?) drinks high in caffeine too? Also was looking for the posts about drugs to avoid, can anyone please help. Thanks.
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STrantas MM.com Benefactor Offline MoyaMoya Survivor Since 2003 Posts: 1154 Philadelphia, USA, usa, 490, 122, PA, Pennsylvania Gender:	Re: stupid question Reply #5 - Jul 9^th, 2010 at 7:12am I would avoid energy/high caffeine drinks. I do drink caffeine - but I try to limit my intake. My motto is - Moderation is Key! -Shari
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