I know I should know the whys and why nots about not drinking 30 min before during and after eating but what is the real reason? I have such a hard time with this!! It's a tough habit to break!

I just read something today about the "why not" to drink during eating! I'll paraphrase because I can't get my hands on the article, but it went something like this:

If you eat during mealtime, you increase the chance of forcefully enlarging the opening between the stomach and the intestines, allowing food to pass quickly, thereby lowing the rate of satiation.

Boy, that was a better reason than "it might wash the food out of your little stomach."

My doc gave me 3 reasons... the first one was stated above. The second one was at first your stomach is so small you have to get the nutrition in and liquid takes up some of the room you need. The third one is it just plain does't feel good.

Khy

I drink up until I take my first bite of food. I do not drink with meals and I do wait at least 30 minutes after, but mostly 60 minutes.

I have taken a drink in the past, like to take a pill and it really doesn't feel very good. It is like there isn't room for both. I also drank milk one time shortly after eating. Man, I was hurtin' for about 10 minutes. So, there really is a reason for waiting.

Kelly