Is anyone having trouble drinking water? All of a sudden I want to puke every time I drink it. I add sugar free Hawaiin punch to it and I can drink it that way.

A lot of people have a hard time with plain water post op. I've had maybe 2 plain bottles of water since surgery. I have to add crystal light, Mio, etc in order to get it down. I really didn't like flavored water prior to surgery. I don't know if there is a medical reason why.

I am only 2 days out but plain water makes me feel yucky. Juice or even ice chips go down better for me.

I am 5 days out and it seems to get harder each day. I have been trying different flavorings and it helps a ton.

I am 3wks out & I still hv a hard time with fluids period. Hot tea seems to be the best for me to drink. I ws a water drinker before surgery & now I just cant drink it hardly.

I love ice water, but found it very difficult to drink during the first week. I hate flavored water, but I found the only way I could drink water was by adding crystal lite. Also, remember that your broth, your protein shake, sugar free popsicles and all other full liquids during this stage count toward your fluid goals. The good news is I am back to loving my water. If I recall correctly, it had become much more palatable by week two.

Is anyone having trouble drinking Water? All of a sudden I want to puke every time I drink it. I add sugar free Hawaiin punch to it and I can drink it that way.

Its the ph balance of plain water.

For some reason, our new tummies don't like that ph balance. You can try different brands of bottled water, and see if that helps.

My surgeon said that water likes to attract to things so it will bubble up in the top of the whole of your stomach and cause discomfort. He said if you out any kind of substance in the water it will keep it from doing that. That is why you can drink the flavored stuff. My surgeonade it clear that we should not just try water for the first 3 months. It surprises me so many people don't know that.

Wow this seem crazy that our new tummys dont like plain Water.... :-)

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Happened to me too and someone on here told me to try smart water and surprisingly I can keep that one down