I'm only a week out so haven't had to deal with this yet. Still, it worries me since I really think I will have a hard time sticking to it.

I have searched on here and the only reason I have come up with is that is washes food through faster and so you get hungry again sooner. Is that the only reason?

Was wondering the same thing

It feels uncomfortable for me if I drink too soon after eating, like an over full feeling.

It was explained to me like this: Water pretty much pushes the food out of your stomach faster. Since we aren't eating that much to begin with, they want the food to stay in your stomach long enough to get the nutrition from it AND they don't want you getting hungry again too soon.

I thought I'd have a really hard time with it since I love downing diet coke with my food. So I had to give up the coke and the drinking. It hasn't really been that bad. It just requires planning. I have to time cooking my meals and stopping the drinking in time so I can eat. Then after eating, the half hour goes pretty quickly and I can drink again.

Water takes up space in your stomach so if you drink a lot before you eat you will have a hard time getting in your protein and food. Also if you drink while eating or soon after the food becomes watered down and will go through your sleeve faster and not give you the full feeling. It is very hard getting used to as I think I used to drink just as much as I ate before I had my band and then the sleeve.

Since ur pouch is so small you don't wanna get full from just drinking water and not intake the nutrients required.

I know when I ate & drank...it made me feel totally stuffed , just wanting to burp so I can breathe... So I take my time & eat , wait 30 min & then I drink..I will admit that I didn't understand why we had to do this until it happened to me....Basically it makes for a happy sleeve

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some people I think can do it but most people can't I know that if I forget and take a sip after I eat I eather feel horrible or get sick.

I have been drinking my Water with my meals since I had my surgery in May 2011. I've had no problems. My dr said it was fine as long as I still got in my daily Protein.

It worked for me!

It is because ur fluids will go through and empty the food out of your stomach quicker, and you will not get the nuthrients and protein will not be absorbed.

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