Every day I take 32 ounces of Green Tea to work with me to drink during the day - well last week it spilled. I didn't have a lid for the glass I was using.

So, I bought a new container and it looked like a big sippy cup. There was a straw in there so you could drink easily.

I had forgotten that I shouldn't drink with a straw. For the last two days I have had terrible gas pains. It doesn't come up and it doesn't go down. I have been taken Gas-X strips but they really aren't helping.

I really wish I had remembered the no straw rule. I am now off of straws. Maybe later I will be able to try again, but not anytime in the near future.

I feel very bloated and gross.

Sorry to hear that, it sure does suck when you can not get the gas out I feel for you.

Why no straw? My Dr never told me to avoid straws.

I drink my water/crystal light every day in a plastic bottle with an attached straw but I dont' get gas pains. Is it something only new banders have ot avoid?

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Edited May 19, 201016 yr by adagray

Why no straw? My Dr never told me to avoid straws.

I drink my water/crystal light every day in a plastic bottle with an attached straw but I dont' get gas pains. Is it something only new banders have ot avoid?

Every doctor is different and every patient is different. I guess some people are more likely to get gas. I don't have a problem with straws. Just keep doin' what you're doin'. :w00t:

Yeah, I was told no straws and no gum....Forever :w00t: Guess my Dr. is strict.

Sydney

Sorry to hear about the straw thing. Spilling your tea is not cool! (I'm sipping my iced tea right now!) My doc didn't have any issues with straws, and it hasn't been a problem for me. However, my parents both had gastric bypass surgery 5 years ago and they were not allowed to use straws for the first year. I'm sure it's all about how much air you take in with the liquid. Best of luck!

Straws are like taking large gulps because of the amount of air and liquid that you take in while drinking may overfill your pouch.

I feel better today, but there was definitely a lot of work on my part to get rid of the gas pains.

I walked. I took Gas-X strips again. I took a hot bath. I pushed on my stomach and then put a heating pad on my stomach.

This morning when I woke up I was only a little bloated.

I really didn't think straws would bother me, but I think because I drank 64 ounces for two days straight it was just too much.

My doctor said no straws, but said if I had to I could try and see how I did. For me, it is too much. Oh well, that is a small sacrifice for the reward at the end.

Have a great day everyone. :w00t:

I wasn't told no gum but the first time I chewed it, I was miserable! I do "ok" now but am only 3 weeks post op. I LOVE straws but will ask him tomorrow at my post op appointment what he thinks about straws. Glad you are feeling better!