Newly banded. 2 weeks out and trying to get all the "to do's" and " no no's" down. Is it terribly bad to take a few sips of something while eating? I know my Dr told me it helps push your solids down and you will get hungry faster. But will a sip here and there mess things up?? Also, how long before and after eating do you drink??

I wait 30 nmins before and 30 mins after! I do not know the effects of eating and drinking. I have not done that yet!

I physically CAN'T drink anything for about an hour after eatng or I'll throw it up. I can feel when the food is low enuf for me to drink. Makes it hard eating spicy foods. I've heard to the reason not to drink while eating is that it pushes the food past your pouch faster, making you hungrier longer.

Marci

I wait 30 nmins before and 30 mins after! I do not know the effects of eating and drinking. I have not done that yet!

Newly banded. 2 weeks out and trying to get all the "to do's" and " no no's" down. Is it terribly bad to take a few sips of something while eating? I know my Dr told me it helps push your solids down and you will get hungry faster. But will a sip here and there mess things up?? Also, how long before and after eating do you drink??

My Dr. said if you drink right away you flush the food out and lose the nutrients nescessary to keep you healthy. Plus I just don't want to risk that nor the chance for hair loss. My challenge is eating a bite every 2 minutes and then being done in 45. I can't do it yet but will keep trying.

You won't lose any nutrients by drinking, your stomach doesn't absorb nutrients - your intestines do.

The issue with drinking during meals is that it will help float some food in your pouch and will help slide other food down through the stoma (hole) faster.

It's like having a funnel full of grains of rice - they'll go at a certain pace and may slow down here and there, pour Water at the same time and the rice will never slow or get stuck and it will flow freely.

The best thing to do is to stop drinking before you eat (whenever) then don't drink or only drink super tiny sips during the meal (once you hit your green zone you likely won't be able to drink), then avoid drinking any fluids for at least 20-30 minutes after.

Once you're at the right spot you likely won't have any desire or even the ability to drink during or immediately after a meal.