I'm 6 days postop, I had lap band with plication. So I'm basically still on a full liquid diet. I know I have not been drinking enough water postop and therefore am very tired. So I'm sitting here sipping water and I'm feeling so full. Is there such a thing as drinking too much water at one sitting? And can water stretch anything? I don't want to hurt anything. I'm trying to be careful not to drink until 45 minutes after I have eaten. Any advice would be great.

No, Water isn't going to stretch anything. If you're still taking pain meds, they can cause your lower stomach sphincter(Pyloric) to close. I know it did for me. Then fluids and food stay in your stomach causing a bloated feeling. If you aren't taking meds any longer, you could have a lot of swelling that is delaying water to flow through.

I might add that pain meds seem to shut down the digestive system for some patients not necessarily just the sphincter.

tmf

Edited May 16, 201313 yr by 2muchfun

i also have the plication and asked my dr that very question and he told me that liquid goes right through (think of a funnel he told me) because of the insides being swollen, little amounts make you feel (full) the plication helps me feel that way right now when i eat..