Can you guzzle liquids? Do u have full restriction? why do they say not to drink water too fast? just curious

when you have good restrictio it is hard to guzzle water because it will cause shoulder pain and made you burp alot. If you drink too much you might simply throw it back up. I have to be careful not to drink too fast while at the gym or I will have to stop and wait for the water to pass. It is like eating too fast. Not a good idea.

Atleast that is from my experience

I had an example of this a couple days ago! Not Good! I drank too fast and boy did I pay for it.

What happens is, that if you have quite a bit of restriction, the band has narrowed down the opening into the rest of the stomach. If you drink too much, too fast, it can't run through this narrow area fast enough. Therefore, it pools up in your esophagus and that is what causes the pain, pressure, excess saliva, and throwing up.

AlienBandit is right "not a good idea":crying:

I guess I'm not at full restriction. Am I doing any harm by drinking too fast to the pouch? or is it just sliding thru?

I guess I'm not at full restriction. Am I doing any harm by drinking too fast to the pouch? or is it just sliding thru?

If it isn't painful, you should be OK. I think of the band opening as a funnel. Add liquid to it and if it going in too fast, then it pools at the top and filters down through. It won't hurt the funnel, it just takes a while to drain. But sometimes you'll see bubbles come up through the liquid. That would be the burps and gurgles we get.

When we drink slower, like adding liquid slowly through a funnel, it drains down in an even stream.

Guzzling water is almost more painful for me than eating too fast. My doctor told me that it is almost like a funnel now and when you gulp water it has to slowing make it's way through the funnel.

I am so sure I do not have restriction because I can gulp water and eat ANYTHING!

I have good restriction and it is painful for me to guzzle water. Just hurts.

I have 'comfortable' restriction.. basically I can eat smaller amounts, am losing weight, but I'm not strictly on 1/2 cup of food at a time. I can still guzzle!!

Thanks for all the input. It helps me to understand all the aspects of the band... Thanks again Barb:tt2: