The Carbonation Delimma

[jillw8 22]

I am 8 months out and have had an occasional diet soda. What does everyone think about it. My surgeon said there is no real proof that it effects us negatively. I rarely drink one but am wondering what everyone else has done and thoughts.

[Mab 44]

I used to drink up to 8 diet cokes a day. I was told I had to stop before surgery, so I did. Enter Hell Week. Migraines every. damn. day. But it passed. I'm not touching that stuff again. (No matter how much I want to.) According to a youtube video by Dr. Alvarez the soda will not stretch your sleeve.

[bigkim 109]

I am dying for a diet dr. Pepper but I dont want it t jack up my sleeve. I was a 8 soda a day minimum person before surg. Now I can't quench my thirst.

[Doreykn 113]

I had always despised SF anything! Now all I drink is Ocean Spray SF Cran- Pomegranate, Cran- Peach & Cran- Lemonade. Just pour the powder in a bottle of Water several times a day. I think it has better flavor than Crystal Light. Easier way to get my Fluid intake!

[Cobrargc 25]

I used to enjoy sodas before my surgery. To be honest I really don't get that much satisfaction out of them today. I still have 2-3 diet soda's a week, but mostly to have something different to drink besides Water, coffee or drink mixes. It's very important to stay hydrated. If this requires someone to drink a little soda or coffee (things most NUTS tell us to say away from) to hit our daily intake of Fluid, so be it. If your sleeve is comfortable with a little soda that's wonderful.

None of us could possibly down an entire can of soda like we did pre-op. Our sleeve is too small. The most we can/should drink is a few swallows at a time. Then give your sleeve a few seconds to let out a little burp before the next series of swallows. It important that we don't overfill out sleeves with ANYTHING! That includes food, liquids or even CO2 gasses from the soda.

I wouldn't recommend carbonated beverages for those just coming out of surgery.

[Rootman 1,101]

I drink diet Doctor Pepper, maybe 2 or 3 cans a week and also a diet Ginger Ail and feel no eeffects at all that it hurts my diet. I've lost 170 pounds and have kept it off.

[Lissa 2,631]

I still drink diet caffeine free coke. I always pour it over a glass of ice, which disperses some of the carbonation. However, it's not my only drink...I still get 64 oz of Water a day. For me, it's an evening treat while I'm at the computer or reading a book. When I was less than 3 months post-op, I refused to drink any soda and I obsessed over it like crazy. When I added a diet soda here and there into my routine, the obsession went away.

Pre-op I drank 8-10 cans of diet coke a day (my poor kidneys) and now I might drink 5 cans in a week. I date my cases of drinks when I buy them and only keep a few in the fridge at a time. I finished my last case Thursday and it had been here since mid March. I used to go through a case of soda in under a week.

I've lost over 90 pounds, so I must be doing something right.