I had my first fill the day after Valentines (2-15-06),

On my fill instruction sheet it says:

DO NOT DRINK WHILE EATING; Do not drink 30 minutes before eating, while you are eating and for 3O minutes after eating.

Is this just after fills or am I suppose to follow this rule from here on out and why? SOS (sorry so slow)

Surgeon: Dr Benavides at Richardson Surgery Center

surgery on 1-11-06

15 lbs lost since surgery:D

Because drinking DURING eating will flush your food on through, which allows for eating MORE at a sitting and defeats the purpose of the band. Also, IF you have eaten good hard Proteins (as recommended) you could dump the liquids on top and wind up having it come back up due to restriction. It's a tough habit to break for most all of us, but it makes sense that you want the food to stay above the band as long as possible to create that sense of not needing to eat more. :welldone2:

And yes, it's here on out..

[sigh] Ok... that makes sense. Thanks

theres one other reason not. it is believed that you could stretch your pouch.

inamed recomends waiting 1-2 hours after eating. theres no way id make it 2 hours.

I had my first fill the day after Valentines (2-15-06),

On my fill instruction sheet it says:

DO NOT DRINK WHILE EATING; Do not drink 30 minutes before eating, while you are eating and for 3O minutes after eating.

Is this just after fills or am I suppose to follow this rule from here on out and why? SOS (sorry so slow)

Surgeon: Dr Benavides at Richardson Surgery Center

surgery on 1-11-06

15 lbs lost since surgery:D

Not drinking while eating is one of the absolute major bandster rules. I'm really sorry you're this far out and hadn't been told that by your doctor yet. Letha's right, of course (when isn't she =) ), drinking while you eat just flushes everything through the band and makes it like you didn't even have it. And drinking after you eat does the same thing. You want the food on top of the band for as long as possible so you feel "full".

By the way, I was in the fill center at SCOR on 2/15 too. =) I love those guys.

Best wishes,

Jonathan

Try it after your pouch is full and you will find out very quickly ....OUCH:omg:

You will not do it again :welldone2:

Jonathan ....You were in the fill center at SCOR on 2/15 ? I was there at 12:30 when the electricity went out. They gave me my fill but were having to send other appointments away until later.

Jonathan ....You were in the fill center at SCOR on 2/15 ? I was there at 12:30 when the electricity went out. They gave me my fill but were having to send other appointments away until later.

Oops, wrong week =) I was there the week before. 2/8. (And today.) I guess we didn't cross paths. =)

And I am sure I was told many times..I had so many things to process at one time it didnt sink in...I think I was probably trying to deny it.

Jen -

Most docs allow drinking up until eating. If you're very tight and the liquid doesn't drain through it would be better to wait until the pouch is empty before eating, but if the liquids are running through that shouldn't impact eating directly after.

Drinking sooner than 1 hour after eating can help wash food out of the pouch faster, which means you're hungry again sooner.

Of course you should always follow your doc's advice, but you will find that there are a lot of differing professional opinions out there.

This is another topic, like pre-op/post-op diet, that seems to vary from Dr. to Dr. My Dr. & nutritionists guidelines are "no drinking for 15 minutes before or one hour after".

When you have good restriction... YOU CANNOT DRINK when you eat... it will come right back at ya!! Not a good feeling at all. After a while you will get used to not drinking with your meals.

Even before I had my band, my nutrionist always told me never to eat and drink at the same time, and this is valid for everybody I guess, whether they are obese or not, as drinking will make your digestion process much faster and evidently as soon as you stop feeling full (your stomach empties so much faster if you put liquid along with chewed food in it), you will start thinking about food again.

I know, it's a nasty habit we get since we're children, and allover the world, having a glass in front of your dish on the table. We should avoid that, and it is easy to do it at home: no drinking during meals; either you drink before (1 hour, 30 minutes at least) or after (same period of time).

niki

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Try it after your pouch is full and you will find out very quickly ....OUCH:omg:

You will not do it again :confused:

me)

DITTO!!!!