I've been having a very difficult time getting in my water in lately. It seems like I'm getting water logged, is anyone else having this issue. I'm 5 weeks out. Thanks!

Yea, I had it too. But try and FORCE yourself to drink enough. I go by the color of my urine. Kidney stones can form when dehydrated and taking Calcium supplements and they are VERY painful and scary.

NO urine - EMERGENCY drink something now!

Dark urine - drink more

Light yellow to clear - enough

Run to the restroom every 30 minutes - too much, back off.

I have the same issue. I get sort of sick and dizzy when I'm drinking the water. Just keep sipping or try flavors...that can help. I have to take a blood pressure pill that dehydrates me, so I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle. Hoping the dr. will prescribe me a different one when I go in Nov. I'm a little over 5 weeks out, too.

I am three weeks post op and am having similiar problem...now I finally can have food instead of just liquids, so that helps because I was having a really hard time of it after 4 weeks of liquids and yogurt... I can't find any flavor that helps me drink more either... for some reason everything I drink tastes funny... and we have purified water, so I know it's me... I'm still looking for the right combo to help me with my intake, but, like you, I have to PUSH myself to drink ... good luck... if anyone has some suggestions, I am open to them as well!

I vary the temperature and flavor of my drinks. Some room temperature Water, some hot tea or decaf, some ice water. Early out, I drank on a schedule to get the water in.

1.25 cups before Breakfast (generally a decaf coffee and water to drink my morning vitamins)

.25 cup in my yogurt smoothie at breakfast

2.25 cups before lunch (usually 2 cups ice water and water to take my lunchtime calcium)

2 cups before 4 p.m. (hot tea or a sugar free flavored water and another cup of water)

1 cup after dinner in my evening Protein shake

1.25 before bed (1 cup of hot tea or ice water and water for evening vitamins)

Lynda

Same here! I loved plain water pre-op, now i can barely tolerate it. I feel so waterlogged unless I add flavor. It is actually getting worse the further along I get! Crystal lite tastes too fake and gives me a headache, plain lemon is slightly better, but i love ocean spray cran-grape sugarfree pkts. Too bad they are so expensive, $3.50 for a box.

I am really hoping this is a temporary problem!