so i know you are not supposed to eat while eating and wait 2 hours after your meal but should u also avoid liquids after a snack?? in the morning i have been having half a banana and maybe a yogurt or something before a work out and i usally dont wait 2hrs to drink water (since im working out and "dying" of thirst

Here's another example of how doctors' advice all seem to vary. My doctor said not to drink 15 minutes before or 30 minutes afterwards. Not sure why before; I keep forgetting to ask why that is. I would think you would need to drink water sooner, especially after your workout. It's hard enough to get in all the water they want you to do in a day, but with those restrictions, seems like it would be very difficult. Have you asked your doctor or nutritionist about it?

Mine said the 15:30 thing too. It would seem impossible to get enough fluids waiting 2 hours.

For me, drinking with a meal can cause me to get stuck. Otherwise, a few minutes after I've eaten I can drink and be fine. I've experimented with how long I wait, and for me, there's no difference in how long it takes for me to get hungry.

The reason they say not to drink before or after is that the food can be washed away into your big stomach. The idea is to feel full longer of course. My nutritionest said 15 min. before and 15 min. after no drinking. 2 hours seems like a long time.

My dr said that I can drink now with meals. As long as it is a little sip and you wait between another bite as you would with food, you are fine. I always have water with dinner, I don't consume that much though. Also, I don't remember being given any restrictions on drinking beforehand.

sorry i meant one hour. my dr suggest to wait one hour after a meal . i was just wondering if the waiting rule applied to snacks as well

Dr.'s have to tell you something, so the time frames are different.

It is NOT about washing food down. Also, it will not mean anything you you unless you have a certain degree of restriction. But like other things, it is a good habit to get into.

It works like this....if you have any restriction, food will pass through the band slowly, accumulating in you pouch. I like the "Slow Drain" of a sink analogy. As you eat, food will accumulate in your puch, while passing hrough your band slowly. The pouch can hold just so much. That is why you cannot eat too fast also. That is also why you will finish eating faster than normal with smaller portions.

Now with food sitting in your pouch, and your pouch can only hold so much, suddenly adding water on top of that can de disasteous!

Like a sink with a slow drain, adding more that it can hold will make it overflow!

Not to mention the PAIN, and the possibility of stretching your pouch.

As far as drinking before you eat, I don't see the problem and I always do right up to the time I eat. As far as drinking after eating, as you learn to listen and feel your band, you will know when it is safe.

As far as snacks, it is not safe to add water when ANYTHING is already sitting in your pouch.

My dr said that I can drink now with meals. As long as it is a little sip and you wait between another bite as you would with food, you are fine. I always have water with dinner, I don't consume that much though. Also, I don't remember being given any restrictions on drinking beforehand.

DITTO ! You have one smart DOC....

I have been doing that for years..

Just figure out your protein, and calories per meal, and your good to go !

Eating Dry is to hard for me to do, it's not natural. So a sip here, and there never hurt.

My surgeon says to stop drinking 15 minutes before eating and wait an hour after. I rarely follow the 15 minute rule but I always wait at least 45 minutes to an hour after eating to drink fluids again. My fiance's surgeon says 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. The nutritionist in the hospital explained to him that no one has really figured out the "magic number" so every surgeon has a different estimate. Mine works for me so I stick with it.

Now to answer your question, any time you have eating anything solid, whether a meal or snack, I would still wait the 1 hour. I know it's torture waiting when you're so thirsty! I usually wait about 45 minutes after I eat before working out so I can drink and also I seem to feel short of breath if I have a lot of food in my pouch during a workout.