I am trying to drink 8 ounces in an hour. Does that sound like too much? Im 2 days post op.

Of course if your doctor has any guidelines on this they would be the best resource.

I have been able to get fluids in very quickly since day 1--for the most part fluids just run through the sleeve into the intestines. I would say if you don't have a directed amount by your doc, then sip slowly as needed and 8oz/hour is not an excessive amount when it comes to liquids only.

I could drink a 16 oz bottle of Water in about 15-20 mins while walking very early on--Of course if you are having any feelings of restriction or if fluids are not moving right through your sleeve due to sweelling etc then you would need to take this much slower--but you sort of get a "feel" for it...hard to explain.

Edited May 26, 201016 yr by Swiftflow

Pain is always a good indicator. Of course you will have some discomfort but if it hurts don't do it. I was not able to drink much at all till about day 3... but by day 4 or 5 I could do quite a bit. You may just have a bit less swelling than some. I have plenty of restriction when it comes to food so don't worry to much about that. Water is great for the healing process.... keep up the good work

Stacey

I was getting severely dehydrated after returning home from surgery. It is easy to get full on liquids and very fast- and at only 3 ounces at a time, your body just can't get in enough liquid to stay hydrated. I was to the point where i was very dizzy and had low blood pressure, and almost admitted myself to the ER 2 days ago to get an IV. Well, my good friend is an ER doctor, and i told him that i was really dehydrated. He asked "are you vomiting? If not, then keep drinking". Obviously if your stomach has too much liquid, you will know. So i started drinking more and more, and now I'm able to drink about 2 cups an hour. I get uncomfortable and very full sometimes, and experience a little stomach pain, but it goes away fairly fast because it moves through so quickly. I think liquid is different from food because although the sleeve is very small, liquid still runs through the stomach at a pretty fast rate. I also noticed that if i stand up when i drink, i can drink more. Gravity i suppose? LOL.

I'd say if you are able to drink more, DO IT. The more liquid the better, you don't want to get dehydrated. If it's not coming back up, it's probably safe in my opinion. :thumbup:

I was getting severely dehydrated after returning home from surgery. It is easy to get full on liquids and very fast- and at only 3 ounces at a time, your body just can't get in enough liquid to stay hydrated. I was to the point where i was very dizzy and had low blood pressure, and almost admitted myself to the ER 2 days ago to get an IV. Well, my good friend is an ER doctor, and i told him that i was really dehydrated. He asked "are you vomiting? If not, then keep drinking". Obviously if your stomach has too much liquid, you will know. So i started drinking more and more, and now I'm able to drink about 2 cups an hour. I get uncomfortable and very full sometimes, and experience a little stomach pain, but it goes away fairly fast because it moves through so quickly. I think liquid is different from food because although the sleeve is very small, liquid still runs through the stomach at a pretty fast rate. I also noticed that if i stand up when i drink, i can drink more. Gravity i suppose? LOL.

I'd say if you are able to drink more, DO IT. The more liquid the better, you don't want to get dehydrated. If it's not coming back up, it's probably safe in my opinion. :thumbup:

thank you! that is good advice!

I'm 2 days post-op and my doc has me on 4oz per hour.

2oz every 15 minutes was my guideline. It wasn't always easy, but my goal was 8oz per hour. If we're awake for 8 hours, in theory, we should be able to hit our 64oz of liquids per day.

I was getting severely dehydrated after returning home from surgery. It is easy to get full on liquids and very fast- and at only 3 ounces at a time, your body just can't get in enough liquid to stay hydrated. I was to the point where i was very dizzy and had low blood pressure, and almost admitted myself to the ER 2 days ago to get an IV. Well, my good friend is an ER doctor, and i told him that i was really dehydrated. He asked "are you vomiting? If not, then keep drinking". Obviously if your stomach has too much liquid, you will know. So i started drinking more and more, and now I'm able to drink about 2 cups an hour. I get uncomfortable and very full sometimes, and experience a little stomach pain, but it goes away fairly fast because it moves through so quickly. I think liquid is different from food because although the sleeve is very small, liquid still runs through the stomach at a pretty fast rate. I also noticed that if i stand up when i drink, i can drink more. Gravity i suppose? LOL.

I'd say if you are able to drink more, DO IT. The more liquid the better, you don't want to get dehydrated. If it's not coming back up, it's probably safe in my opinion. :thumbup:

Very good Advice, I'll try it in the morning. Thanks :001_tongue:

My nutritionist said no more than 8 oz/45 mins, so it sounds like we're all getting the same advice.

Just a bit of advice: drinking too fast can cause your acid reflux to go into overdrive. I was getting 100-120 oz of Water per day, but it was making my reflux just brutal. Now that I've toned down to about 80 oz, I feel generally better.

I just drank 10 oz of protein shake in probably thirty minutes!!! That sounds crazy!

I just drank 10 oz of Protein shake in probably thirty minutes!!! That sounds crazy!

It's certainly possible to drink more. Especially with liquids, our sleeves aren't as restrictive as you might think (as long as you don't gulp). Early on in recovery, I was drinking >100 oz of Water per day with no problem.

The issue is that too much (of anything, including liquids and water) causes acid to back up into your esophagus, causing reflux. The sleeve just doesn't expand enough to let it all in quickly, so acid comes back. This is Not Fun, so it's best to try to stick to the doctor's guidelines as precisely as you can manage.

I'm not meaning to say this just to be contrary, but you can't just go on your comfort level. I think that its important to do all you can to follow the guidelines given by your NUT or surgeon about what you consume. Especially early out the signals feel really unrecognizable. Being full and being hungry feel different then they do preop and I was someone who really liked to get super full, and have had to learn to stop not when I am full but the bite or two before that. You'll get it, I promise, but listen carefully to your body. I used to sit a timer next to me and every fifteen minutes I would take a drink it really helped me. Best of luck!