My patient handbook says stop drinkin with my meal during the solid stage.u I jus wanna know if thats right. Im on the mushy stage and i still drink. Im i doin things wrong

My doctor says not to drink with meals at all right from the beginning. Once I recieved restriction it has become a non-issue because I physically can not drink while I eat. Everyone's doctor is different but from what I have read you should not drink while you eat at all.

mine syas no drinking for 1 hour after eating.

mine said no drinking 15 minutes before or 30 minutes after at any stage except for liquids of course

My doctor says I can drink right up until the time I eat and a half hour after I eat.

If you have restriction, the food will sit in your pouch, passing slowly to the stomach.

If you drink, while food is there, you will feel like your gonna bust,(pain) and it will come right back up, unless it stretches your pouch way out making room for both food and liquids.

If you don't have any restriction, you can get away with it and wonder what all the fuss is about.

I see no reason not to drink before you eat, since it will pass right on through. But while, or immediately after, well go ahead, find out the hard way like I did. It is not because it will wash the food down, as many have said.

Also, as far as how long to wait, any rule given is like anything else. They have to tell you something. In actuality, you will learn to know when it is safe.

I have noticed that they will have you do all sort of things that may not apply to you immediately, but they want you to get used to it because you will need to apply it sooner or later.

No drinking 30min before an30min after

If you have restriction, the food will sit in your pouch, passing slowly to the stomach.

If you drink, while food is there, you will feel like your gonna bust,(pain) and it will come right back up, unless it stretches your pouch way out making room for both food and liquids.

If you don't have any restriction, you can get away with it and wonder what all the fuss is about.

I see no reason not to drink before you eat, since it will pass right on through. But while, or immediately after, well go ahead, find out the hard way like I did. It is not because it will wash the food down, as many have said.

Also, as far as how long to wait, any rule given is like anything else. They have to tell you something. In actuality, you will learn to know when it is safe.

I have noticed that they will have you do all sort of things that may not apply to you immediately, but they want you to get used to it because you will need to apply it sooner or later.

What he said. Until my second to last fill I could comfortably drink while eating. It didn't matter to my satiety level either way. Then I could sip with my meal. After my last fill a couple months ago, if I sip with a meal, it upsets the delicate balance and BAM, stuck and hurl. It just isn't worth it. I usually have some Water sitting nearby, but it goes untouched as soon as I start eating. It happens naturally after you've been stuck a few times.

What he said. Until my second to last fill I could comfortably drink while eating. It didn't matter to my satiety level either way. Then I could sip with my meal. After my last fill a couple months ago, if I sip with a meal, it upsets the delicate balance and BAM, stuck and hurl. It just isn't worth it. I usually have some Water sitting nearby, but it goes untouched as soon as I start eating. It happens naturally after you've been stuck a few times.

"Delicate Balance" EXACTLY! I like that, bets describes a lot of things that interact with the band.

I still sip with my meals. Maybe afer my next fill, things might change. Who Knows !

If I don't sip, I can only eat a couple of spoons, of food, and that's it, I must stop eating.

I puke everything up if I drink with my meal. Liquids go down fine when just liquids but when on top of food, it is all bad. I stop 5 mins before I eat. I can feel when my pouch has emptied out and I can drink then.