My doctor says soft drinks, beer and any other carbonated beverages will be a thing of the past for me after lap-band surgery. Anyone hear that from their doctor and do you know why that is?

My doctor says soft drinks, beer and any other carbonated beverages will be a thing of the past for me after lap-band surgery. Anyone hear that from their doctor and do you know why that is?

I know that is a problem with bypass surgery, but i have been banded since Sept 20th and after i was back on regular foods, i have had no problem with either beer or soda, except fore the calories in beer.

each doctor is different. my doc told me no soda or alcohol for 3 months post-op. i drink diet soda now... 1 or 2 cans a day... and my stomach gurgles like its hungry when it passes thru the band. i get a lot of funny looks lol

I was told the carbination can stretch your pouch! Wish all these Dr.'s were on the same page! Who knows???

My doctor says soft drinks, beer and any other carbonated beverages will be a thing of the past for me after lap-band surgery. Anyone hear that from their doctor and do you know why that is?

I was told by my Dr in New York that carbonated beverages are the worst thing and I need to give up beer ...

It will stretch your pouch and very much so if you are drinking carbonated beverages and then start eating more then you know your pouch is stretched. I wouldnt reccommend it. Plus if you drink beer it makes you full very full

My doctor said no carbonation EVER. I took a drink of pop one day because I thought I missed the taste, but it hurt like hell going down and tasted like crap. So I will gladly follow my doctor orders.

I quit my Diet Coke habit one week before surgery.... I thought I'd miss it but haven't. Funny how your mind works

stretching of the pouch is the reason I got from my doc. I'm going with it because I loved Coke or Pepsi or whatever, and beer and champagne. Honestly, the hardest to stay away from is the special occassion champagne. My doc went so far as to tell me that when I'm craving carbonated stuff, take a sip, swish it around and spit it out. It hasn't been hard yet but I'm only two months post op.

Good luck!

My doctor told me the same thing and he said it is because the carbonated gases fill up your stomach and stretch it out. It really isn't that bad, i haven't had one in 4 years. Believe me they are nasty to drink now.

Of all of the things I've given up with the surgery... soda is what I miss the most. I've heard many different opinions on various message boards about carbonated beverages. But I've just decided that if there is any chance that it could stretch the pouch and have potentially long-term negative effects, it just isn't worth it. So I haven't touched a soda since my surgery in September.