I was originally going with the band so I gave up pop... can u drink diet pop with the sleeve?

Now you shouldn't, it's carbonated and will definitely give you gas. It will also give you pains in your stomach. Not a good feeling ... Trust me

I was told if you going to drink a soda you should let it go flat, which kind of defeats the purpose of drinking a soda.

CoolBreeze

No, not that I know of. Your stomach is so small that the air bubbles in pop can really cause some serious pain. Sorry I didn't give good news.

Not sleeved myself but from my research (lol) I've heard it really depends on what you can handle. Some ppl/doctors say no, never. Some say later on and wait 6months, year, whatever..Then i've heard some people lose their desire for it...so....I would get your docs advice and maybe a after some time give one a try..to see if you still like it. thats what i was gonna do lol I love muh soda! lol

I Miss my dear dear friend....ohhhhh wellllll

The carbonation can be uncomfortable. I have poured it into a glass and let it go flat some and that seems ok, but that wasn't until recently. I am over 8 months out.

Pop is not a dear friend hun...trust me....it wreaks havoc on your system...whether sugar free or not.....it is just artificial color and sugar.....It takes several glasses of Water to reverse the affects 1 glass of pop has on your system..Not a true friend...not at all.....

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/drmao/what-soft-drinks-are-doing-your-body

I drank about 1/2 of a Dr. Pepper about 6 weeks post op. Didn't have any problems, but i drank it slow & found really didn't care for it anymore.

I've had some on two occasions (I’m not quite four months out) and I didn't really have any issues with it, but I had to drink it very slowly and frankly it just wasn't the same. It's kind of lost its appeal to me now.