When will drinking Water get easier? If I even take a small sip I still get these, what feels like, hunger pains a few minutes later and my surgery was Sept. 11th of this year.

I used to love drinking water, but now I dread it. So unhealthy.

When will drinking Water get easier? If I even take a small sip I still get these' date=' what feels like, hunger pains a few minutes later and my surgery was Sept. 11th of this year.

I used to love drinking water, but now I dread it. So unhealthy.[/quote']

Im pre op so im not sure, but have u tried it at different temps?

When will drinking Water get easier? If I even take a small sip I still get these' date=' what feels like, hunger pains a few minutes later and my surgery was Sept. 11th of this year.

I used to love drinking water, but now I dread it. So unhealthy.[/quote']

I used to love water too. Now I can only really tolerate unsweetened tea and it has to be cold with ice. Once it's getting toward room temp I really can't get it down anymore (my surgery was 8/6) but yeah- I would try different temps.

I would try different temp, or flavors. The old sugar free Water flavoring packs that I used to use are way too sweet for me. I can do maybe 1/2 of one with 20+ oz. of water. What I'm doing right now is mixing in just a little N2 (it's like the G2 Gatorade, but the Aldi brand lol) with my water. It changes it just enough for me to get it down. It does get easier...you had surgery 3 days before me!

Also, when I drink the water, I still swallow air, so I get gas bubbles (I take gas-x for that) and reflux (generic Zantac or Prilosec). The acid reducers help me so much. I didn't even know I had reflux before the surgery, but I realized that a lot of the "hunger" I always felt was probably my reflux, and when I would eat, it would go away.

I have the same problem (almost 9 weeks) cold sugar free tea is the easiest. Very very cold water sometimes but not often.

Im pre op so im not sure' date=' but have u tried it at different temps?[/quote']

I forgot about doing this, but I would have thought that by now room temperature would be fine.

I used to love Water too. Now I can only really tolerate unsweetened tea and it has to be cold with ice. Once it's getting toward room temp I really can't get it down anymore (my surgery was 8/6) but yeah- I would try different temps.

Wow... this is saddening.

I have the same problem (almost 9 weeks) cold sugar free tea is the easiest. Very very cold Water sometimes but not often.

I'll try cold water the next time

I was sleeved on Sept.28 and I can't handle plain Water. I've tried different temps and doesn't seem to make a difference, it feels like my stomach is clinching/cramping when I try it. Thank goodness for warm/hot tea--cause it's about the only thing I can drink--and being from the south (super sweet-tea), this was a big change for me..lol I do use sweetner in my tea though, plain is just fowl to me.

I'm hoping it gets better, because for years, water is all I drank, now my fluids are strictly tea and Protein shakes. The upside--I'm brushing my teeth more often (trying to avoid tea-stained teeth).

I used to love Water too. Now I can only really tolerate unsweetened tea and it has to be cold with ice. Once it's getting toward room temp I really can't get it down anymore (my surgery was 8/6) but yeah- I would try different temps.

Unsweetened tea was the only Fluid I could tolerate except for a Protein shakes..water got better at about 2 months post op..now I drink it all the time. It just took time for everything to heal. I am about to be 7 months out and I drink it all day long..give it some time.

I was sleeved on Sept.28 and I can't handle plain Water. I've tried different temps and doesn't seem to make a difference' date=' it feels like my stomach is clinching/cramping when I try it. Thank goodness for warm/hot tea--cause it's about the only thing I can drink--and being from the south (super sweet-tea), this was a big change for me..lol I do use sweetner in my tea though, plain is just fowl to me.

I'm hoping it gets better, because for years, water is all I drank, now my fluids are strictly tea and Protein shakes. The upside--I'm brushing my teeth more often (trying to avoid tea-stained teeth). [/quote']

Yes, I've been downing tea and crystal lite like crazy. This part sucks! Lol

One of my main concerns is that my feet feel achy every day, like I don't get enough water into my system. I think that will be my focus today and I'll see how it goes. :-(

Unsweetened tea was the only Fluid I could tolerate except for a Protein shakes..water got better at about 2 months post op..now I drink it all the time. It just took time for everything to heal. I am about to be 7 months out and I drink it all day long..give it some time.

Thank you for posting this. I was hoping someone who has been post op for some months would respond so that I know it gets better. :-)

No problem! I actually refluxed water horribly ..once I was able to start back my acid reducer and slowly intro back water..I got better. What helped me the most is sipping it through a straw. Most doctors tell you not to do that, but I can sip without gulping air better from a straw, so once I was about 2-3 months out water was back in the table..before then..forget it.

No problem! I actually refluxed Water horribly ..once I was able to start back my acid reducer and slowly intro back water..I got better. What helped me the most is sipping it through a straw. Most doctors tell you not to do that' date=' but I can sip without gulping air better from a straw, so once I was about 2-3 months out water was back in the table..before then..forget it.[/quote']

Hmmm interesting. I'll have to try that. Regular size straws or the smaller ones?

Hmmm interesting. I'll have to try that. Regular size straws or the smaller ones?

Plain old regular straws..

Plain old regular straws..

Ok, I'll give it a try. Thank you for the advice!