Can you drink diet soda preop and the first week post op?

Christy

I was told no carbination ever post op

I was told no- I gave it up when I started my preop diet. Really haven't missed it as much as I thought I would.

I was allowed it pre-op, but was told post-op is a big no no. One day not thinking I turned up the hubs Dt. Dew and drank 2 swallows- big mistake. It hurt like hell. I rather not ever have soda again.

Can you drink diet soda preop and the first week post op?

Christy

You probably can but generally shouldn't.

Reasons not to drink diet soda after the band

*the caffeine and acid (that creates the carbonation) may slow healing.

*the carbonation may cause expansion of the pouch created by the band. The more often this expansion occurs the less effective the pouch will be.

*the carbonation may cause expansion below the band pushing the band above the stomach and onto the esophagus making it useless for weightloss and possibly causing additional damage.

*dt soda reinforces your brain's desire to consume "sweet" things making it harder for you to eliminate other sweet things from your diet and generally resulting in more instances of head hunger.

You might be lucky and experience none of the above. You need to ask yourself though is it worth the risk of experiencing 1,2, or even all of them.

No, especially not right after surgery when your stomach is still healing.

I drank it preop. I'm a year out and very occasionally drink it. When I drink it, I get the smallest serving available and sip it. If I chugged that would hurt. I'm a believer in moderation. I don't think one soda a month will hurt ya, but once a day? Negative.

My doctors office has never told me differently. They're pretty big believers in moderation too.

Lots of different OPINIONS about this...I drink beer occasionally. I'll post links from doctors and let you decide if you trust them....

Ask your doctor. Some allow it, "As much as you want", per Dr. O'Brien. He's considered a lapband "pioneer" surgeon...

FROM Dr. SIMPSONS website....You see his name on here touted a LOT.

http://drsimpson.net...olden-rules.htm

From His website:

"Any calorie containing liquids will tend to flow past the restriction of the band and not give you any feeling of satiety. You are then more likely to take too much. You are only allowed to drink: Water mineral water tea or coffee (with low fat milk if you wish but no sugar) low calorie soft drinks (but be careful with the gas) An exception to the “no liquid calorie” rule is a glass of wine with meals which we have shown is good for your health and good for your weight loss when taken in a modest amount."