My surgery was April 4th I am now on soft foods. One thing I am struggling with Is my fluid intake. I can't seem to get more than 24 to 30 ounces and that's in flavored drinks and broth. I feel dry, I am urinating once or twice a day. Is this dangerous? Anyone else had this problem? What should I do?

I would call your doc. Dehydration is very dangerous.

Please don't hesitate to call your doctor. Dehydration can do more than make you feel bad. It can impede your healing and put you back in the hospital. In the meantime, make it your priority to get more liquids in, even if that requires that you use a spoon to dribble the Water down your throat. Try a different temperature than you've been drinking, switch to hot, warm, cold and see which goes down best. Try drinking some broth, or decaf coffee, or decaf tea, whatever it takes to up those fluids.

Another benefit to drinking enough is that you will help kick start the weight loss. Dehydration can make your body act like it's in starvation mode and hang onto every ounce with an Iron fist.

Thanks all I will try harder with the water. I'm also going to see my doc today. He wants to run labs to see if I am dehydrated. I'll post updates soon.

Yea def try to get your fluids in before your foods at this point. Good luck !!!

try sugar free water ice they go down real good for me good luck

how about popsicles and no cal power waters and gaterade. Dehydration is freaky.. I havent been sleeved but i went through a bad spell of it when i got real sick last year. It makes no sense hat your dehydrated but cant drink.. human bodies are weird..

Dehydration sucks. I got dehydrated after coming home from the hospital. It not only messes with you physically, but mentally as well. I was weak, nauseous, and really depressed. As soon as I got fluids in me I felt better immediately. Keep your Water bottle, cup, whatever IN YOUR HAND. Let it be an extension of your hand.

I found a flavored drink mix that I absolutely LOVE and it has helped tremendously. Ocean Spray White Cran-Peach. So good. And popsicles. Remember all liquids count.

I was dehydrated and it was scarey as all He$$. I drink G2 Gatorade diluted with water and am able to drink alot more H2O. This really helps. your going to see your Doc today! Sending you healing energy.

To Mab it's so true that's exactly how I feel. I have to consciously DRINK something. I hope I snap out of this soon.

I drink G2 Gatorade diluted with Water and am able to drink alot more H2O.

hi dorrie

unfortunately at 4 months out, i still have trouble getting all my fluids in. I do eat popsicles, and push the H20 as much as i can. I keep trying to push more fluids, getting in about 40 oz give or take daily. I don't dislike water, but.....

Don't want to go the Gatorade route, or juices,

Never understood why you drink lots of water and that helps you lose weight. - go figure

any explanation about why your supposed to drink so much water would be appreciated.

thanx

kathy