Ok, I am one of the few people on here that is allowed to have carbonation. My doctor said I could have it 4 weeks after surgery. I have tried 3 times to have a bit of soda and after 1-2 sips my stomach immediatley hurts. I did fine without it for 4 weeks and I decided I would have it only if I really wanted it, but now I never want it b/c I know it will cause a tummy ache. I just thinks it's ironic that I'm allowed to have it and I physically cannot drink it, while others are not supposed to have it and can't stop drinking it.

Now if I could only have this problem with candy,,,,,,,

Yup, that is pretty funny.

Gosh I wish my tummy ached from having it maybe then I would stop. I think the way my Dr. looks at it, is "If it dont hurt you, then its ok to have" Hmmm maybe I should ask him again about what he thinks of me drinking Carbonation. I dont drink it all the time, I dont even buy sodas for the house... I drink it mostly when we go out.. or I have a beer every so offten. Yeah I wish I had the same probablem with candy too hehehe

I have done ok with sodas but I just stay away because of the sodium in them. But I have the same problem with candy but found out yesterday that if you have a Twizzler, watch out! Those can get ya! I had one from the Halloween candy bowl at home and I had a piece out of the fun size pack and I think because it is sticky and chewy that it was hard to get down....so no more of those! So I think I will stick to dark chocolate and melt-in-your mouth candies! Just not a whole bag of them!! Moderation is key!!

I mean I wish the candy would make my stomach hurt - unfortunatley I have no problems eating many of the fun size candies left from Halloween - and then when they were finally gone my husband bought more b/c they were 1/2 price (does he not understand by now that I CANNOT control myself - he even told me he "noticed I've been eating more sweets lately" - what am I supposed to do when he brings home the Reeses mix?!?!?! If I could control myself I wouldn't have had to get a band in the 1st place.)

anyways, off my tangent.

Is there a reason carbonation hurts when I drink it?

It hurts because you now have a small pouch that fills up first. There's a lot less room to be "filled up", so that's why it hurts quicker.

On rare occassions I'll have a sip or 2, but I gave up drinking whole cans at a time, simply because I'm freaked about slipping my band. I wonder if too much pressure builds up in there from the gas if it could cause a slip? I don't want to find out, so I've set and abide by my own rules/limits.

I have my surgery on the 28th, and I am trying to wean myself off diet coke. Right now I am substituting one for one without caffeine. I hope by the time of my surgery I will be off it completely!

I have no problems with sodas, I just take "lady sips" and make sure I give it time to drain before the next sips, so no gulps. My doctor does NOT allow carbonation, but it doesn't hurt me and what he doesn't know doesnt' hurt him.

"lady sips" I love it. Mine is weird, when I drink cokes my port will hurt 2 hours later for the rest of the night. I swear our bodies are weird. If anyone asks though I haven't touched a coke in a year.