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Is there any danger early after surgery of drinking too much Clear Liquids at a time? I'm 4 days post op and can drink quite a bit of clear liquids in one sitting without any trouble or pain. Mind you I sip it all but I'm wondering if I can problems with my sleeve by drinking too much at this point

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As long as you are sipping and not gulping it won't be much of a problem. The liquid doesn't stay in your stomach at this stage it more or less moves on through. As you heal, you'll start feeling the restriction more.

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Im also 4 days post op... and I'm getting real worried.. for one thing I don't feel to much restriction , which I'm with that I know that will change, but I'm consistently feeling hunger pains allllll day long!! Is this normal?

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Im also 4 days post op... and I'm getting real worried.. for one thing I don't feel to much restriction ' date=' which I'm with that I know that will change, but I'm consistently feeling hunger pains allllll day long!! Is this normal?[/quote']

I don't feel much restriction with the clear liquids but I'm not concerned as they go through you fairly quick. When I start to feel hunger if chicken broth or a Popsicle doesn't settle it I take the antacid my dr gave and that works

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I don't feel much restriction with the clear liquids but I'm not concerned as they go through you fairly quick. When I start to feel hunger if chicken broth or a Popsicle doesn't settle it I take the antacid my dr gave and that works

Ya but my hunger feelings are just about all day!

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I am 9 days out, and had my first follow-up with my surgeon at six days out where I asked the same question. I was able to drink a lot at one time, especially on an empty stomach. He advised me that we really cannot rely on our new stomachs at this stage to tell us when we are full, and some people do not get the same "full" feeling as others, so it is best to stick with a timed regiment of drinking. He recommended an ounce of Water every five minutes. I found a free timer app on my phone, so I just use that and take a drink every 5 minutes. Seems to be working so far, though it is still hard to get all the fluids in!

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