So why exactly is diet coke not allowed? I haven't done this but a lady at my church drinks one a day! Lost 100

Lbs a yr ago this month!

My doctor said no carbonation for the first 3 months while the staple line healed. I'm 18 months post op and I drink diet coke or dr.pepper 10 every day and haven't had any problems with it. A lot of people on here don't drink carbonation at all though. My doctor said the sleeve can't be stretched but some on here disagree.

I just drank too many and I don't want to go back to drinking them- I have a friend that had RNY and she can have one a day now, I think after a certain point you can have them in moderation but if I am going to have something that is not good for me I would rather have a glass of wine or chocolate- Just a choice of what we want I guess.

My nutrionist said that since the stomach is smaller now there is no where for the bubbles to go but up and out and can be very uncomfortable. But I imagine it effects everyone differently. I've not had the nerve to drink my ole favorite A&W Root Beer yet lol

I made the decision that if I was going to crawl up on a table and let a surgeon cut out my perfectly good stomach, then I would do what it takes to make my self as healthy as possible. So no soda for me. That was my choice and I am committed to it. But it is just my choice and I am not advocating that for anyone else. There are a couple of schools of thought, some being about the bubbles, some being about the chemicals in the soda, some being about studies saying that diet soda leads to other bad eating habits. Soda is no big deal to me anymore and I was a big Diet Coke with Lime and Diet Dr. Pepper drinker. I feel so much better without that in my world now. Like the OP said, a fine glass of wine or a great piece of chocolate now has more appeal.

I'm with you on the great piece of chocolate. If I have to pick my poisons let it be a good one lol.

I'm really not sure of the reason, I know my doctor says no, never. I wasn't ever a big coke drinker, maybe five or six a YEAR, and it had to be fountain over ice......but I know some doctor's say carbonation is ok after a certain length of time. I agree with what the previous posters said....the bubbles may be uncomfortable and it wasn't a habit and Lord knows I don't need to risk starting a habit I didn't previously have. Also, I know that since there is so little tummy left, you don't want to risk irritating it. Aren't soft drinks hard on our stomachs, diet or otherwise? I was at a support group meeting this week and we had a speaker from Whole Foods, she had worked there 14 years and spoke to us for an hour and a half. Labels, what to look for, how we should not believe anything on the front of a box, can or carton.....it's marketing!!! LoL She specifically mentioned how hard sodas are on our bodies and even with diet sodas, our bodies are not benefitted at all with them and in fact, the sodium amount is alarming. If the doctor says no, I'm fine with it, it's not like he said I could never have coffee again, or a medium rare steak!!!

My NUT said let it go flat, then I could drink a diet coke! Sounds so in appealing, I think I can do without!

Previous to my surgery I drank many diet cokes a day and no water. I was totally addicted and had been for years. Have not had one post surgery and so glad to be done with carbonation. Now I drink flavored water. My surgery was feb 4th and have lost 54 lbs.

My doctor's instructions were no sodas for six weeks, then I was free to try adding diet soda if I wished and if it was comfortable for me to drink them. I'm three months out and I've had a few diet sodas since my surgery and it felt absolutely no different on my sleeved tummy than it did prior to surgery. Personally, I don't believe that sodas are something that is good for ANYONE, sleeved or not, to drink on a daily basis, but I do enjoy it on occasion.

Other reasons why people avoid diet soda:

Their doctor/nut told them to.

It is uncomfortable on their sleeves.

They've turned over a healthy new leaf and soda no longer fits into their new lifestyle.

They avoid artificial sweeteners.

They believe that the carbonation WILL stretch their sleeves.

They see soda as a "slippery slope" and a gateway to other foods.

They see themselves as "soda addicts" and do not feel they can ever consume it in moderation so they feel it's best to avoid it all together.

One of my friends stretched his sleeve from Coke. That's enough to keep me away.

So why exactly is diet coke not allowed? I haven't done this but a lady at my church drinks one a day! Lost 100

Lbs a yr ago this month!

Remember those scenes from the Alien movies where the parasite rips itself from the host through the chest? That's what Diet Coke does to your new sleeve

True story.

Remember those scenes from the Alien movies where the parasite rips itself from the host through the chest? That's what Diet Coke does to your new sleeve

True story.

Thank you Don. I need to believe this so I can quit these damn diet Pepsis!!

Remember those scenes from the Alien movies where the parasite rips itself from the host through the chest? That's what Diet Coke does to your new sleeve

True story.

Very true

I have sips of cold drinks here and there and I'm 5 months out. No problems here but then again, I'm not drinking much of it when I do have it

One of my friends stretched his sleeve from Coke. That's enough to keep me away.

I think you'd have to work pretty hard to stretch your sleeve with Coke, honestly. Not that I'm saying you couldn't do it, but my first thought is that there was probably more excess going on than having an occasional Coke, or even a Coke every day.