what happens if you do drink it with the band?? I am just wondering?

My dr. told me No carbonated drinks because it can erode the band..

oH ok i was just wondering I was told not to drink it also but didnt ask y.. thanks

I was told it can also stretch the pouch..

trust me, you want even care once the weight starts to fall off

I was told and have experienced that you can get air (burp) traped in the bottom part of your bigger stomach and it can be hard to get it out. I have drank sips of a soda and found this to be true. It was pretty uncomfortable. I have also tried to drink beer and its not as bad but I do burp a lot. That is the only reason my dr. told me and I have found that the sodas are just not worth it. A beer somtimes is worth pretty much anything lol.

haha, I was asking cause of beer too I love beer and kinda upset i cant drink it.. the sodas i can live without.. lol.

The last time I ever even attempted to drink something carbonated was last summer, took three sips of my husbands Diet Coke. Less than five or ten minutes later I had pain for about a half hour in my upper chest and neck area, I knew it was from the air bubbles it created. NEVER again. That was the first carbonation I had since my surgery and was my last.

Just remember beer has calories. I try to only have them when they are planned because they can add up. This weekend we are going to be at the lake camping and it is Mothers day so I am sure I will have a few but I will try not to have any for a couple of weeks after.

I rarely drink soda or beer, but I have had both. I makes me feel full or kind of gassy. I have heard and read so many different opinions and thoughts on this subject I really don't know what to think. I miss beer too!!!!! Especially when we are camping on the weekends.

I was told by my Dr. no carbonated beverages. Now she seems to think once in a while is ok. I think it is a unhealthy habit and wasted calories, so they really push that it is not allowed.

Like I say, I'm not sure what to think about it.

I must admit I had my fair share of Guinness the week before surgery...it was a very sad breakup but we both went our separate ways.

yeah i probably wont have any or at least try not to anyways.. but I will miss it specially on a hot day on the beach

The carbination is the cause of possible pouch dilation and gas pain. The soda itself, can be a source of extra calories and sugar that are counter productive for weigh loss. My MD said that with Beer and other adult beverages, that because we don't have as much food in our stomachs to absorb the alcohol, that it can result in becoming intoxicated much more quickly and also the calorie factor again. My MD said just to be careful with any alcohol and listen to my body signs and that carbinated beverages are ok in small amounts once in a while, but the flatter the better.

Yep, my Doc said that I should let drinks like that go flat before I drink them if I am really craving them but I really don't anymore. Just once in awhile I really miss a big old glass of fizzy ginger ale, that was my favorite drink before I was banded. But I am happy with lots of water, lemonade, iced tea,

and other non carbonated things. I was curious last summer if I would still like the Coke. I did still like it taste wise, but totally not worth the pain after.

each time I have tried a carbonated beverage, I get a mad case of the burps.

I am a little different I guess. I do drink diet sodas and have not had any problems. I am in the green zone as well.