Why No Drinking While Eating After Gastric Sleeve Surgery?

[CJinMichigan 14]

Why aren't we supposed to drink something while we are eating? I forgot to ask my nutritionst last week when they put me on soft foods. Sometimes I take small sips of milk with my food and have found it very satisfying; before surgery I always drink a big glass of milk with meals. Is this drinking this little bit of milk harmful?

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,281]

Well it's said that drinking with our meals will help break down and flush out the food in our bellies much faster had we not drank with our meal. Really though, I notice for me, even taking a tiny sip seems to hurt a little for me. It makes me feel gorged when I know that I really haven't.

HTH

[Shae 44]

I'm not a medical person in any way but I can give you my opinion.

You have a small pouch for your food. If you drink while you eat, you will eat less than you should simply because there is no room for both.

It has been my experience that if I have something to drink with my food, I am more likely to get the slimies. Or if I drink too soon after I eat, I get hungry again sooner and don't feel as good. My guess is that the food needs to stay in your sleeve for a while to absorb some of the nutrients. But this is just my experience.

I have started having a few ice chips if I need something to cool off the spiciness of something.

I am curious as to why as well, I mean the medical reason for it.

Shae

[Becca 108]

My doctor said it is because it can flush the food out of your sleeve and then you will be hungry quickly after eating. I have also found that it hurts to drink and eat. I may take a sip or two while eating, but usually I am fine not drinking anything at all with my food. I am not sure if there is a danger to it, but it does seem that all of the doctors stick to this rule to increase our restriction.

[wishes 125]

I can't eat as much if I drink while eating, and if I am only eating 1 -2 oz of food that is a really big problem. Plus, I third this, it hurts for me.

[FishingNurse 1,210]

to be perfectly honest, I drink a small amount with meals. I am kind of a rebel. I also drink 2 or 3 sparkling waters per day. I don't reccomend this but I am just being honest. I have had zero troubles and I am having amazing weight loss.

[Doreykn 113]

I was told that if you drink while eating, it will stretch the sleeve... Same goes for carbonated drinks.< /p>

[cutie pie 71]

found this video very informative... just thought i would share... i would forward it to about the 2:25 mark for the demonstration..

great explanation Hope this helps

[shellnsons 7]

This is my problem

[FishingNurse 1,210]

Carbonation is controversial but my surgeon says it absolutely does not stretch the sleeve.

[Paola 62]

The video is a great visual aid for what happens when you eat and drink at the same time. Yesterday I read this paper about the guidelines to follow after the surgery and it was really great, it refreshed my memory on things I had read before. The paper tells you to think of your new stomach as a sink, like the video showed solids will take a long time to drain, therefore you will feel full for longer, and you won't want to eat; you will consume less calories. When you add Water the food in your stomach will drain faster and you won't be full for long, you'll get hungry and eat more calories.

Another thing the paper emphasized was that after the liquid/mushy phase, eat solid foods rather than caloric drinks. liquids will always drain faster down the sink (your stomach) than solids. The idea of the small stomach is to eat less, and if we are full we will eat less.

http://www.laplose.com/Media/Forms/SleeveDietGuide.pdf

Here's the link to the paper

Hopes this helps!

[cutie pie 71]

HAPPY TO HELP I FOUND THIS VIDEO BEFORE I HAD WLS AND IT HAS HELPED ME RESIST THE TEMPTATION TO SIP WHILE EATING.... FLUSHING OUT YOUR POUCH WITH liquids CAN BE VERY COUNTER PRODUCTIVE AND SLOW DOWN WEIGHT LOSS AS YOU WILL BE HUNGRY SOONER AND CONSUME TO MANY CALORIES

:smile1:

The video is a great visual aid for what happens when you eat and drink at the same time. Yesterday I read this paper about the guidelines to follow after the surgery and it was really great, it refreshed my memory on things I had read before. The paper tells you to think of your new stomach as a sink, like the video showed solids will take a long time to drain, therefore you will feel full for longer, and you won't want to eat; you will consume less calories. When you add Water the food in your stomach will drain faster and you won't be full for long, you'll get hungry and eat more calories.

Another thing the paper emphasized was that after the liquid/mushy phase, eat solid foods rather than caloric drinks. Liquids will always drain faster down the sink (your stomach) than solids. The idea of the small stomach is to eat less, and if we are full we will eat less.

http://www.laplose.c...veDietGuide.pdf

Here's the link to the paper

Hopes this helps!

[Need-a-Sleeve 211]

found this video very informative... just thought i would share... i would forward it to about the 2:25 mark for the demonstration..

great explanation Hope this helps

Does anyone still have the link to this video? I would like to email this to someone at work, thanks!

[miminyekye 2]

I'm not a medical person in any way but I can give you my opinion.

You have a small pouch for your food. If you drink while you eat' date=' you will eat less than you should simply because there is no room for both.

It has been my experience that if I have something to drink with my food, I am more likely to get the slimies. Or if I drink too soon after I eat, I get hungry again sooner and don't feel as good. My guess is that the food needs to stay in your sleeve for a while to absorb some of the nutrients. But this is just my experience.

I have started having a few ice chips if I need something to cool off the spiciness of something.

I am curious as to why as well, I mean the medical reason for it.

Shae[/quote']

U are right that is exceatly what my surgeon said!

[Kitydon 2]

Body imagery - I look better in my clothes after shedding 70 lbs.., but I hate the way my skin sags where the fat used to be! So now after losing the weight, I STILL don't like my body! Anyone have any suggestons?

Thanks!