I am looking for suggestions on staying hydrated I am sipping water but it doesn't seem to be enough. Any tips or tricks?

how are you feeling & how was your surgery?

how are you feeling & how was your surgery?

My surgery went well I feel great except I'm concerned I'm not getting enough fluids.

I am scheduled for surgery on thursday & I am very nervous!! So your not in a lot of pain? Are you hungry at all? Where did u have surgery?? Are you sipping water every couple of hours?? Good luck on your recovery !!

sugar free popcicles and protein shakes also count as fluid intake. good luck.

My doctor told me to take one or two sips every 15 minutes. Right after surgery it will be impossible to get all the fluids you need...just do your best. It gets easier over time.

I found Fruit20 at Sam's Club. Great tasting. No calories. No carbonation. No sugar. Gives a break from plain 'ol water. Try some Crystal Light powders in your bottled water. I especially like the Peach flavoring. Hope you continue to get better, and you will. Stay focused.

Before surgery, I used to drink 3-4 liters of water/day and I hated crystal light and that drink garbage.

Now, 2.5 weeks post op, I find it hard to drink plain Water. I can only sip it. When something has flavor, I can gulp it. I'm changing my tune about crystal light!

you need to constantly be sipping water not just every 15 minutes. I am 5 days post op and each day it gets easier to sip. breakfast this morning is diluted, unsweetened apple juice yum! I am on clears until tuesday so will be haiving chicken broth, jello and the like. Keep sipping!!!

My doc has me pouring my drinks in those medicine cups an those cups should take me a out 10 minutes each to finish.

I am scheduled for surgery on thursday & I am very nervous!! So your not in a lot of pain? Are you hungry at all? Where did u have surgery?? Are you sipping Water every couple of hours?? Good luck on your recovery !!

I had mine done at Lehigh Valley Hospital. I am not in a lot of pain to be honest when I was discharged I went to the mall to walk best thing I ever did for the gas pain. One piece of advice I found useful once out of surgery don't go for narcotic pain killers they increase nausea I opted for Toradol and it worked miracles.

Ok I'm going out for some crystal light see if that works. Thank you for all your suggestions I'm gonna try them one at a time till I find one that works best for me.

I am scheduled for surgery on thursday & I am very nervous!! So your not in a lot of pain? Are you hungry at all? Where did u have surgery?? Are you sipping Water every couple of hours?? Good luck on your recovery !!

I am scheduled for surgery on Tuseday & I am very nervous tooooo ????????????????????

I am scheduled for surgery on Tuseday & I am very nervous tooooo

I'm right there on tuesday with ya ! And I'm nervous, scared, apprehensive, excited, overjoyed, and hopeful all at the same time

You now what!!! I gonna told you before but you why im scared((((( leakage)))))

Soory for my tirble spling

How about trying crushed ice chips? That's what I've been doing...I was worried about staying hydrated as well. My surgery was this past Monday 9/10/12. I am doing fine so far. I like the crushed ice you can get from any Sonic drive in...they will sell you a bag. I like Crystal Lite Peach tea flavor as well...I have also learned to water down any chicken broth I can't seem to stand the smell of it...go figure. I had a one week pre-diet before my surgery and today I was down 17 pounds! Can't wait to get this first few weeks behind me!