Hi everyone

Now im not a big drinker at all infact i have only had one drink this year ( red wine) at my sisters wedding but im wondering after the sleeve whats the rules regarding alcohol?

i woud just like to know if, now and again when i go out i can have alcohol or is having the sleeve taking that ability away?

You'll get different answers depending on who you ask -- what does your surgeon or nutritionist say? It's allowed on my program, but recommended to keep it to a minimum until you reach your goal. I have had a few glasses of wine here and there so far.

My dietitian told me 3 months. I had the same question! You will see a lot of varied answers, probably best to ask your doc.

I wasn't given any restriction on alcohol from my surgeon after the first healing period was over. I can drink wine and beer just as before surgery, however - I don't get as effected by it now. My husband and I had a couple of moijitos when in Thailand and while he was clearly not sober from the experience I felt nothing! :-)

I was told not to drink anything with carbonation. However, I have had an occasional beer & haven't had any problems. I'm not a huge drinker, but I have gone to parties & had a few drinks. My experience is that the alcohol hits me a lot faster & wears off faster. If I have 2 beers in a row, I'm pretty tipsy... not sure if that is due to a lower body weight or the smaller stomach. I would say that you should be able to drink eventually, but start slowly since you don't know how the alcohol will affect your system.

I had my first glass of wine at 4 months out. Like everyone has said nothing with carbonation until later.

I'm not a doctor or nutritionist but I am an RN. I work at a detox/mental health IP facility. My sister had WLS 6 years ago. She was barely even a social drinker until about 1 year after the surgery. She now is a full blown alcoholic. I see it often at work too. No saying that you can't drink at all just be careful. A lot of us have a food addiction. It is far too easy to turn that occasional glass of wine into a problem attempting to fill a void. You just have to be really aware of what you are doing....

I have heard that you should wait 3 months to even try it and then a drink here and there is ok, but not smart to get drunk because alcohol can agitate your still fragile stomach. After about 6 months maybe you can go out and have a few drinks, but it will probably hit you like a brick wall so don't even think about tryin to drive

This question should really only be answered by your Surgeon / Dietician / Health Care Manager / Primary Care Physician.

I was not given any or much instruction to this. The only things that I will watch out for are carbonation in the drink, which being a year out now I do take a few sips here and there. Also, transfer addiction is another thing to watch out for. Also, during the weight loss phase, drinking acohol really should be avoided almost always.

All the best in your journey!