Drinking Water

[kgremmy 36]

Before I got my sleeve, it was nothing for me to drink 3 liters of Water a day. Since having my sleeve I think that I can count on one hand how many times I have had water, plain water. I will drink it with K2O or the SF FF peach tea mixes that they have but I just can not bring myself to drink plain water. Has anyone else experienced this?

[CarrieJenn 1]

I'm only a little over 2 weeks out but I also cannot drink Water. Iced mint tea has been the only thing I can consume fairly regularly. Anyone else??

[TexasTeacher 7]

It's the opposite for me. Pre-sleeve I would barely get in 8 ounces a day---but gallons of diet coke! Since surgery I'm drinking between 40-50 ounces a day. I'm only 10 days out, so hoping to stretch it to the 64 ounces soon.

[Rootman 1,101]

Plain Water tastes hideous to me. I have to change my glass with cold fresh water quite often and I just force myself. I am going to try a zero calories drink mix to see if that helps, I usually don't (at least didn't) like flavored water and used to chug 5 or 6 liters a day of tap water on top of coffee and the occasional soda. Water just tastes plain nasty now.

[fullhandsfullheart 1]

Yep..I am the same. I'm having to flavor my Water with crystal lite

[myrori 55]

My nut told me it is common after the sleeve to have issues with plain Water.< /p>

[curtsj01 1]

I've been mixing everything 50/50 with Water. Gatoraid, crystal light... ect.

[PamelaAM 16]

Yep, me too. I used to drink a TON of Water every day - loved it. Now I can barely do plain water. I drink at least 3 of my bottled every day mixed with the Kelloggs K20 in the lemonade flavor. That way I am getting the 5 grams of Protein per packet every day too. Between the (3) K20 packets and a Kelloggs Protein Bar or two (they go down easy and aren't dense like other protein bars) I can get an extra 25 -35 grams of protein in every day plus it helps me get the extra calories I need to get to 1200 calories a day.

[janinemaire 7]

I'm the same way, I've been meaning to post the same question. I used to drink so much Water now I barely get 16 oz. I drink black tea and i hate sugar free stuff. Any ideas how to get more fluids in without it being sugarfree?

Thanks Janine

[LESLIEH 68]

I think we've all have this issue. I used to drink about a gallon of Water a day before surgery and now plain water doesn't agree with me. I just went and bought some of the K20 and I'm gonna see how that goes. I asked my Dr why can't I drink water anymore and he said it is common but to try it at different temps. Like room temp, almost frozen, lightly chilled and so on.

[NJMOMof2 17]

I bought SoBe Water. It's awesome! No splenda or nutrasweet. I am 7 days post of and can not drink water. It hurts my stomach.

[mp8btpc 32]

Just adding a slice of lemon makes it much easier for me to stomach.

[Gipsprettyface 1]

I haven't had the surgery yet, but does it help to buy bottled Water? I hate certain tap water and Dasani, but love Evian.

[Rootman 1,101]

@Gip, not sure about bottled Water but I think at least in my case the answer would be NO. Just the taste - or lack of taste - is what's killing me. I finally found a weak Crystal Light Grape (of all flavors!) is pretty easy to get down.

It's a complete mystery.

[juliarh 35]

That's interesting -- before I was a diet coke fiend. Couldn't drink enough of it. Now I can't get enough of Water. I think that the ghrelin removed just changes how our tastebuds taste. I LOOOOVE water now. To me, it's amazing -- if you had said to me pre-op, "drink water instead of x." I would have looked at you like you were nutty. Now, give me WATER!!