Question About Drinking And Eating

[Ang 3]

I am sure this is being discussed elsewhere, but I could not find it easily, so forgive me. My doc says stop drinking 30 min prior to eating, while you are eating and 30 min after. A friend of mine, who went to a different doc, says his said drink up until you start eating, then 30 minutes after. An hour of not drinking anything sounds a lot better than an hour and a half. What have you been told? What do you do?

[ForMyfamily 84]

We were told a half hour after eating. What it does is when you drink Fluid during eating your pouch will release into your intestines before your stomach has a chance to process the nutrients of the meal. Also, you would be training your new pouch to want more food because it would now be emptied quicker than having a meal digest.

[Ang 3]

Right, I knew the whys, I just wasn't sure about the drinking before the meal, if that was something that was common or not.

[ForMyfamily 84]

First I heard about not drinking before. They actually said to get fluids before so no thirst during meal. I would ask the Doc again to just verify.

[JenniJune 79]

15 before and 30 after for me. I do have to stress though, always follow your nut/surg's orders. Every doctor is different and their advice is what works for them and how they perform surgery.

[kenni 39]

I was told don't drink anything 30 minutes before a meal and 30 minutes after a meal

[karenb4729 309]

I was also told no drinking 30 mins before and 30 mins after.

[skym34 12]

This will probably sound stupid but I found it impossible to keep up with the 30 minutes before and after. I was stressing myself out with it! So I just drink when I feel like it. I stop a few minutes before I know for sure that I'm going to eat. I do try to wait longer after I eat.

[Ang 3]

I do (mostly) follow everything he says; there are tiny things here and there I step out of line with, but I keep up with my weight every day and know that if something isn't working, I need to back off. I just wondered about that, the drinking, because I know there are different doctors who say different things, and one thing I have learned from reading through this forum, and talking to my friend, is that my doc seems very conservative. Which isn't a bad thing but the food gets old.

Though I guess I can't complain; six and a half weeks out and I've lost 50 lbs (well, 20 the two weeks prior and 30 the six weeks after).

[phillygirl8133 74]

I am sure this is being discussed elsewhere' date=' but I could not find it easily, so forgive me. My doc says stop drinking 30 min prior to eating, while you are eating and 30 min after. A friend of mine, who went to a different doc, says his said drink up until you start eating, then 30 minutes after. An hour of not drinking anything sounds a lot better than an hour and a half. What have you been told? What do you do?[/quote']

I wa to stop 30 mins before and 30 mins after I wanted to see what would happen if I didn't do this and yeah I threw up twice so follow what's ur doc says they know best

[Believer 2]

me too...30 before and 30 after. I have been told my doc is conservative too.

[Ang 3]

me too...30 before and 30 after. I have been told my doc is conservative too.

And really, I don't think there's anything wrong with being conservative. And I will still do that, 30 min prior, 30 min after. It would just be nice some days if I didn't have to stop 30 min prior to eating. Sometimes I don't realize time has gotten away from me and it makes my day all wonky.

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

my doctor says we can drink up until we eat but not during or 30 minutes after. I know some doctors say 30 before... I have done both and it seems if I wait the 30 minutes before I fill more comfortable when eating. honestly I sometimes do wait and sometimes I don't but I never drink with my meal and always wait 30 minutes after.

[LauraTarry 25]

Wow, mine says 30mins before and 1 hour after!

[Livinglifeout 217]

Mine said 30 before and 30 after:)