Hey all you sleeve veterans, I have a question. Is there any problem with drinking cold liquids after the sleeve?

I really like my beverages ice cold, for the most part, and I was wondering if there is any temperature sensitivity after the op.

I think everyone is a little different. I found warm beverages (like decaf tea) were the best right after surgrey. 3 months out, I can do cold or warm.

Sometimes my tummy still doesn't like really cold water. I can always drink it, but some days it takes a lot longer because I have to drink more slowly. For some reason, cold crystal light never bothered me, just plain cold water. In the beginning, it was a lot easier for me (and others have said this too) to drink warm liquids like chicken broth. But that mostly went away for me and sometimes I'll have a cup of caffeine-free tea, but not because I can't drink it cold. Sorry, I tend to ramble! :sad0: My sleeve is a snob, go figure! :001_smile:

Thanks for the responses! So it sounds like there is a bit of cold sensitivity, especially at first.

That might make things a bit more challenging for me; I can drink lots of Water -- if it's cold. I really like the Protein shakes -- if they're cold.

Oh well, I'm sure I'll survive!

I am 7 days out but I have been drinking both since the 24 hour mark when i was finally allowed something. Cold bottled water, warm broth, cold tea, warm tea, and cold apple juice is about what I have lived off of. I have drinking like a mad woman, I was mostly afraid of dehydration so anything I could get my hands on I drank..

Immediately post-op ice cold stuff didn't work at all. Room temp was fine, and warm liquids were fabulous.

Around 2-3 months out, I could tolerate ice cold stuff. But, I still prefer room temperature liquids even now. I think a lot of that has to do with my sensitive teeth, and years of not drinking cold beverages.

See I had some weird flukey opposite experience. On my second day home (so 5th day out from surgery) I was getting angry because I really couldn't stomach my protein shakes and broth was horrible too. So, my dear friends ran and got me a bag of sonic ice and I chew chew chewed that and it really helped me!

Oh and another weird thing, at different times of day I can do more fluid. In the mornings I can't drink very much, but in the evenings I drink almost like I did preop.

Oh and another weird thing, at different times of day I can do more Fluid. In the mornings I can't drink very much, but in the evenings I drink almost like I did preop.

Oh yeah, that was true for me as well. I always started my mornings off with something super warm. It helped relax the stomach.

My doctor told me to start the day with something warm too. He said your sleeve will be much happier all day if it has something warm first.... something about the mucus lining. I am loving the warmth but havent ventured into cold yet.

From the get go (in the hospital) I sipped on near freezing juice-apple juice over ice chips. When I got home I did the same. I also enjoyed sipping on warm broth, chicken, beef, vegetable... I only have trouble with plain water, tap, bottled, filtered no-matter if it's water I have trouble, (and I'm 7 months out!) I drink Vitamin Water and mix it 50/50 with water then stick it in the freezer so it gets slushy the way I like it.

I LOVE SONIC ICE!!! I will have to make sure I have some when I get home from surgery. Really sucks that my plane gets in after midnight... I will be SO tired!

They make home nugget ice machines. Sadly, the cheapest one I could find was around 3 grand...

Some day, when I'm rich...

I guess I'm an odd ball with this, but at 4 weeks out I can basically drink like I did pre-op. Cold, warm, and room temperature liquids are all fine, and I can take a pretty good pre-op sized swig. Haven't tried really hot liquids yet, but I have had decaf coffee that's been really warm with no problem. And to answer your actual question, I've had ice water with no problem either. I've been lucky that I haven't found a food or drink intolerance yet.

I'm 11 days out and all my drinks are cold, no problems at all with cold from day 1

I guess I'm an odd ball with this, but at 4 weeks out I can basically drink like I did pre-op. Cold, warm, and room temperature liquids are all fine, and I can take a pretty good pre-op sized swig. Haven't tried really hot liquids yet, but I have had decaf coffee that's been really warm with no problem. And to answer your actual question, I've had ice Water with no problem either. I've been lucky that I haven't found a food or drink intolerance yet.

I hope I'm that lucky 4 weeks out. I went for a hike today for the first time and it was hard to quench my thirst with little tiny sips. I love to quench that post exercise thirst.