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?

It amazes me how different doctors are! But I definitely do agree with the not during eating (and mine says to take 30 minutes to eat; sometimes I am full and stop at 20 and other times, if I am eating very slow, I eat all the way until the 30 minutes are finished), and I definitely do not drink 30 minutes after. And let's be honest, I usually do not drink 30 minutes before. Only once I have drank up until I was eating, but that was because I didn't expect to eat anything at all.

I'm with the 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after crowd.

My suggestion....do whatever your doctor instructed you to do. His opinion should be the one that matters to you.

I'm not allowed to eat 30 min prior during and 30 min after. Occasionally depending on what I eat of my mouth is dry I will take a tiny sip to coat it. Its very hard to get use to i'm 5 Weeks out and I still struggle. I recommend following docs orders cuz he knows your sleeve better than anyone..hang in there it gets easy and will eventually become habit for you..good luck

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30 before and 30 after. Often I have to sip some Water or I get the hiccups.

But a doctor friend also pointed out that in addition to pushing the food out too quickly it can also take up space that you need for food. There is no spare room in the stomach for liquid that is not providing nutrients. Food compresses when chewed - liquid does not, it takes up 100% of its volume.

30 before and 30 after. Often I have to sip some Water or I get the hiccups.

But a doctor friend also pointed out that in addition to pushing the food out too quickly it can also take up space that you need for food. There is no spare room in the stomach for liquid that is not providing nutrients. Food compresses when chewed - liquid does not, it takes up 100% of its volume.

You know, that was the reason why I thought we were not to drink 30 minutes prior, because you don't have that much stomach and liquid takes up room. That's why I was surprised when my friend said his doctor said you could drink prior to eating.

My Doc said 15-20 min's after, but it's usually longer before I even need a drink.