Hey everyone,

My last poll about water seemed to generate some interest, so I thought about it and I thought this would be interesting.....

What do your doctors say about drinking coke?

Mine told me if I HAD to have some, drink it flat at least. He preffers that I drink no coke of course but said flat its ok.

My doc told us that if we must drink Coke, drink it flat. Now, why would I do that???? He said that after 6 months, we could drink a coke.

MY doctor just says do not drink anything with calories he told me a diet coke every once in awhile is ok it won't hurt anything and I do hav a diet coke once a week and have never had a problem with it.

Cali girl-

banded 10/19/06

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I've never been a big fan of "cokes" (what we call everything carbonated in the south). They're "okay", but nothing I lay awake thinking about at night. My only experience with carbonation since the band has been with some of the energy drinks. I am an early morning person. I fade at the end of the day. I went through a period about a month ago where I was flat on my desk practically snoring at 2:00 pm....dragging myself through the afternoon. I broke down and got one of those "Rock Star" energey drinks. They are highly carbonated. I took tiny sips. It hurt at first and then it stopped. It did wake me up quickly though and I drank those in the afternoon for a couple of weeks until that stage was over. I didn't have any adverse reaction past the first sip, the first day....and that may have been because it was cold.

I haven't wanted to. I didn't drink it on my pre-op just because I didn't care. I've only ever drank diet and diet's not that great.

I think a big deterrent for me was that my post-op gas pain was so bad, and it lasted for a week and a half, that when presented with the concept of potential gas-pain again, I shudder.

I used to drink Sprite every day, maybe a few a day. I am proud of myself and can say I have not had Sprite (or any soda) since the day of my seminar which was well over a month ago. It was one of the best decisions I've made.

Now, my surgeon says NO CARBONATION! And as of now, I have no desire to have any. I know if I have one, I will want more and more. I'm good without it. Water and Crystal Light are my thing now.

I still drink it, I mostly try to sip it or wait til it goes flat. I can definately tell when I try to drink it 'normally'..the difference it has on me now since i've had the band.

I'm mostly drinking pepsi's now though just to get those codes underneath the cap...lol.

BTW, if any of you guys drink pepsi, mt.dew, slice...etc and get ones that say "call your play" with a picture of a football player on it, please email me your codes if you have no use for them.

Thanks!

I'm not sure what my surgeon says about Coke.....I haven't had any since the late 60s.....never cared for it anyway....

LOL wasn't hard to get that one Captin Jack - ya got me rolling again

My doctors reason for no soda/carbonation is it depletes your calicum.

I was craving a diet dr pepper the other day - i poured in a glass and let it sit for a bit and then sipped it..

I have never been a big soda drinker - every now and then I want one - so no biggie to me - i rather have ice tea = it's the no straw rule that gets me... I have order ice tea from starbucks and after a few sips realized "Im not suppose to drink from a straw) - didn't hurt so whats the big deal - air you swallow air when you drink out of a glass too,

Coke, pepsi, it's all the same...I was told it will make the band more flexible (eating away) letting it expand, thereby defeating our whole purpose. The air in the belly is a second negative effect for most people. True, sounds possible, (it eats the bug stuff off your windshield) Worth it? Not to me personally. I invested too much personally and financially to risk it all for a soda!

I haven't been banded yet, but I do have a soda machine. I can control the amount of carbonation. It's from Soda Club, you can order it online:)

Coke, pepsi, it's all the same...I was told it will make the band more flexible (eating away) letting it expand, thereby defeating our whole purpose. The air in the belly is a second negative effect for most people. True, sounds possible, (it eats the bug stuff off your windshield) Worth it? Not to me personally. I invested too much personally and financially to risk it all for a soda!

I was an avid Diet Coke drinker or seltzer with lemon for years... My doc said to get out of the habit before surgery because the carbonation expands in your stomach and stretches your stomach. If it's continually done, you're able to eat/drink more and more, therefore reversing the effects of the band.

Maybe it's not true, but I agree with allwright and I'm not going to test it.

I may try a flat one @ some point...

Brenda

Brenda, I've never heard it explained that way, but it does make sense, which is one of the reasons I haven't had a soda in almost three years, (tooting my own horn a little).

Plus I remember all the things Coke products do, like cleaning acid off batteries, tenderizing meat, cleaning the toilet, just to name a few.

Better off to stay away from the sodas.

My doctor told me that carbonated drinks can stretch out your pouch. At first it was difficult to give up my diet pepsi, but now I don't miss it.

My doctor said that one of the things that was absolutely forbidden was drinks with gas. Of course i am a curious person and sipped a bit but it feels really bad. My stomach actually feels bloated so i stopped drinking coke. I thought it would be hard because i was such a coke addict but i don't miss it at all.

I love iced tea now

I have also heard, not sure if it is true, that diet carbonated drinks also have a lot of salt in them, which makes you thirsty and makes you want to drink more. Anybody else heard that? I was told it at Weight Watchers.