so say first I was going to get the band but I think in leaning towards the sleeve.

my question is with the band you can't drink anything while eating is that something can't do with the sleeve

It's the same.

That applies to all wls.

Big No NO! Adding liquids "drinking" while eating is the easiest way to stretch your pouch or sleeve! No liquids 30 mins before meal or 30 mins after !

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Big No NO! Adding liquids "drinking" while eating is the easiest way to stretch your pouch or sleeve! No liquids 30 mins before meal or 30 mins after !

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Ummm, stretching your sleeve really is not a concern, in fact it's nearly impossible. But here is a video that illustrates why we don't drink while eating or soon after.

Ummm, stretching your sleeve really is not a concern, in fact it's nearly impossible. But here is a video that illustrates why we don't drink while eating or soon after.

Great video explanation! Thanks for sharing!

Interesting, although I wonder why it doesn't work like that pre-surgery? I can drink a ton of Water with my meal and I don't think it makes me hungry any sooner or later. Actually they say to have a glass of water before you eat to help curb your appetite. It doesn't just flow through.

I thought the reason for no drinking and eating was because you need to get Protein in and if you fill up with liquid, you won't be able to get enough in?

Interesting' date=' although I wonder why it doesn't work like that pre-surgery? I can drink a ton of Water with my meal and I don't think it makes me hungry any sooner or later. Actually they say to have a glass of water before you eat to help curb your appetite. It doesn't just flow through.

I thought the reason for no drinking and eating was because you need to get Protein in and if you fill up with liquid, you won't be able to get enough in?

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For the most part we don't chew our food as thoroughly as we should pre-op

Interesting' date=' although I wonder why it doesn't work like that pre-surgery? I can drink a ton of Water with my meal and I don't think it makes me hungry any sooner or later. Actually they say to have a glass of water before you eat to help curb your appetite. It doesn't just flow through.

I thought the reason for no drinking and eating was because you need to get Protein in and if you fill up with liquid, you won't be able to get enough in?

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What OTR said. Plus, preop your stomach is a lot more stretchy. Post op your sleeve will not be near as flexible. It will not tolerate the addition of a bunch of Fluid right after you eat.

Even now, on an empty stomach I can pretty much guzzle water. But even 30 minutes after I eat I can still only take a couple of sips.

What if I eat cottage cheese? I never followed that no drinking after I eat 60 min rule because cottage cheese was listed on my full liquids list, so I figured liquid is liquid.

What if I eat cottage cheese? I never followed that no drinking after I eat 60 min rule because cottage cheese was listed on my full liquids list' date=' so I figured liquid is liquid.[/quote']

Cottage cheese is already pretty thin. So drinking with it will only thin it out even more, thus completely bypassing any restriction you might have had.

The reason you should not drink til 30 minutes after is that you need to fill up on protein and wit 30 minutes because you will not let your body get the proper nutrients. My doctor said it will not stretch your sleeve, but if you do it all the time, it may put our body into starvation mode.

The reason you should not drink til 30 minutes after is that you need to fill up on Protein and wit 30 minutes because you will not let your body get the proper nutrients. My doctor said it will not stretch your sleeve, but if you do it all the time, it may put our body into starvation mode.

So what if I fill up on protein and then drink 5 minutes after....will I go into starvation mode?

Answer....No.

Sometimes I have to take a few sips when I eat because if food is too dry it gets stuck!! I'm assuming this is bad?!! Yes or no?

^{Yes. If it's getting stuck you're not chewing enough. Learning to chew until the food was basically dust has been my biggest challenge.}

Chewing enough and eating slowly have been my biggest issues!! I'm a nurse so I got into the habit of eating on the run so it has been really difficult for me to break out of that routine!! I've tried several different things to slow down my eating...can you give me some suggestions?