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Drink From A Straw ???

I was just wondering if drinking from a straw was bad? Dr office rec. drinking from a straw to help me get use to not gulping, so whats your input??

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    • Thats All Folks
      Thats All Folks

      Yes this is just another example how every doctor seems to have their own ideas of what works. My doc has no problem with straw use and I use them regularly.

    • PattyGirl66
      PattyGirl66

      LOL, I don't mean to laugh but the other day I for the first time drank through a straw. I was super busy, out all day and in a car when I realized I had drank through a straw until my drink was alrea

    • FLORIDAYS
      FLORIDAYS

      No straw for first several months... Once healed my dr allowed it. His theory is that air gets in a straw and gets into the stomach when you are drinking. And when you are healing he doesn't want t

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    Drs need to get together and have a straw convention.

    baaaaaaaaaaaaa, omg sooo funny!

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    Ok I found the paper that states I CAN use a straw if it helps me to not Gulp. Pheeewwww I thought I was crazy for a minute Lol

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    Ok I found the paper that states I CAN use a straw if it helps me to not Gulp. Pheeewwww I thought I was crazy for a minute Lol

    Glad you're not crazy!!

    I was crazy once!

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    Here's crazy for you. I went to Florida on vacation 5 weeks after my surgery. I had to have sweet tea. I drank from a straw and didn't realize it until I was home 2 weeks and was trying to figure out how I was going to drink ice tea from dunkin donuts.

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    Here's crazy for you. I went to Florida on vacation 5 weeks after my surgery. I had to have sweet tea. I drank from a straw and didn't realize it until I was home 2 weeks and was trying to figure out how I was going to drink ice tea from dunkin donuts.

    LOL, yep, I think you were crazy once too,lol.

    Where in FL did you go? I live on the SW coast.

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    Straws allows creates more air ang amount of fluid.

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    I went to Pensacola

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