Does anyone else have pain when drinking plain water? I get a burn that runs down my chest, but if I mix it with just a little juice or gatorade its fine. Problem is I hate the sweet drinks, I like good ol plain water.

Everybody's different and I'm kinda on your side. I just got sleeved last Wednesday and I prefer straight water or lightly flavored water. Each day I seem to be able to handle a little more flavor, tho. When did you get sleeved?

I had that problem, plain water was like a lead brick. I just started adding some lemon juice or lime juice. I am also able to handle cold liquids. It was just in the last 3 days that I could handle plain water

The plain Water doesn't hurt, but it taste horrible to me now, and I had always been a big water drinker. So I am still trying to find something I can drink.

Ive heard of this quite a lot. From what I have seen, it will subside

Some people have problems with plain water even a few months after surgery, and that's normal, but it does go away. I'm just getting to where it's enjoyable to drink water again, and I'm at....almost 7 weeks.

I'm 3 days post-op. I can do plain and flavored Water without any problems, any temperature, as long as I take very small sips and wait between swallows. I've not had anything that feels like a burning. If I take too big of a sip, or don't wait long enough between swallows, I get a pain/pressure that lasts just a few seconds, then subsides - often with some gurgling or a burp. While I was still in the hospital I got this pain on occasion whether I'd eaten or not, but now it's just with drinks. It feels similar to a painful gas bubble, but is definitely in the stomach area.

Cold water in the a.m. seems to make it a little worse, but I'm not far enough out from surgery to have definitely picked out any clear patterns.