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jktefft    15

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So I'm hearing lots of info that you are not going to want to drink carbonated beverages...I am not a big soda drinker and can live giving that up, but it will be a struggle not to have carbonated Water :( Anyone else have trouble with this?

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gowalking    10,790

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So I'm hearing lots of info that you are not going to want to drink carbonated beverages...I am not a big soda drinker and can live giving that up, but it will be a struggle not to have carbonated Water :( Anyone else have trouble with this?

I was a huge diet soda and all types of carbonation fan. Honestly the only time I miss not being able to drink it is if I have a hankering for an alcoholic drink that has Persecco in it or a carbonated mixer. All I drink now is water and coffee and never imagined I'd be OK with that, but I am.

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Halimah05    2

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I just got banded July 18 and the psychologist told me at the screening to go off coca cola a month before the surgery as he thought it would be hard for me as I LOVE coke and it used to be a stress reliever. I keep reminding myself that if I drink it then my band may dissolve and then all my Money and effort will be wasted.

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MandaMom23    684

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My doctor told me that I can have carbonated beverages if I can tolerate the carbonation. Some people get a lot of stomach discomfort when they drink it. I gave up soda altogether as I was totally addicted, and wanted to break that habit. I have had sparkling Water on occasion, and had no problems with it.

Many doctors have different opinions on things, so you'll obviously want to follow what your doctor tells you! i just wanted to share my experience!

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Sharpie    3,306

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My dr. said NO carbonation.. There are plenty of things to drink that are not carbonated.. fortunately I was never a big soda drinker. I love Wyler's peach tea.. there is also something about Water with lemon that I love... I usually exceed my liquid intake every day... which is a good thing except it requires many trips to the bathroom..

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Maddysgram    6,159

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My dr. said NO carbonation.. There are plenty of things to drink that are not carbonated.. fortunately I was never a big soda drinker. I love Wyler's peach tea.. there is also something about Water with lemon that I love... I usually exceed my liquid intake every day... which is a good thing except it requires many trips to the bathroom..

I heard that!!!

Where's a bathroom??? lol

I love Peach tea also.

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B-52    7,113

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I gave up all sodas years before even being banded...they're just not good - healthy for me, and when I stopped, I could tell the difference.

How come only fat people drink diet sodas???

After being banded I stopped all carbonation for about a year...I now will have a Pellegrino now and then, and now back to drinking a beer or 2, (or 3) now and then, but not everyday.

As a disclosure, I have to say I can do this because I understand my band very well, can listen to even the smallest of feedbacks, and can tell if I am drinking carbonated drinks properly...if I do it wrong my band will let me know.

Spoke with my Dr. about this...he tells all his patients NO carbonated drinks....but he also knows there are people, like myself, who have been at this long enough and "Get It"...so for me, he has no objection...

I'm not saying it is Ok, because I know the risks, and I know HOW it can happen.

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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I heard that!!!

Where's a bathroom??? lol

I love Peach tea also.

def peach tea for me 14+ months now

who'd thunk it......me giving up my beloved Coors light and diet pepsi

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