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Quickly    45

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I know you can not drink 30 minutes before and after a meal. How do you pace this say... at a resturaunt and you want to join in on a glass of wine?? Just wondering??

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kyllfalcon    768

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I'm probably gonna get beaten up for saying this, but I don't follow those rules. I had to at first because there simply wasn't room for liquids AND food, but now that I'm almost 10 months out and at goal, I don't even think about it anymore. I never did drink with meals, maybe just a sip of Water here and there at most. I still don't. But I pay no attention at all to when I drink fluids in relation to when I eat.

Having said that, newly sleeved folks really should abide by the rules.

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I am 17 weeks, not a long timer but I don't drink after and during a meal. This means no wine with dinner. I do drink before I eat and have no problems with that(I find that all fluids run right through my stomach).

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traceyc    89

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I have my wine or drink before my meal. Early out I would stick to nothing 30 minutes before, but now have no problems drinking right up to eating. I would suggest not drinking more than a sip or two while eating or right after. This still hurts my stomach and could flush out the food faster.

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Thanks... I often, in the past, liked to go out dinner and afterwards chat with friends over a good glass of wine. I have my surgery tomorrow and I was thinking about that. Super duper excited and ready. Been on 2 week clear liquid 3x a day Protein Drink. Today is my last day before surgery and I know that I will be on liquids for another 5 weeks. So, I am looking forward to a nice dinner and a cup of wine... Lol :) Thanks for your input

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Heatherr    149

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I don't order a beverage unless I'm really thirsty, and tehn i try to drink it before my meal comes. If I want wine, I order it, but I really only can sip it if there is food in my stomach because I get full too fast or I won't be able to eat as much.

Last time we went out, I wanted a glass of wine, so I got an appetizer for my food. It's usually a shrimp cocktail, mussels/clams or a crab cake.

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