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tiffanykj    48

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My doctor told me not to drink coca-cola. I am unsure if he meant all carbonated drinks or if I could drink diet beverages? Anyone else have this conversation with their doctors?

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JennyBeth    127

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I was told NO carbonation of any kind.

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No game    14,437

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Usually they mean all carbonation...

Some people do drink a bit of carbonation when they are further out, but for some it remains a no no, either for personal preference or painful consequences.

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annette0117    4

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I was told no carbonated drinks at all. The carbonation can expand your stomach or bust through the stitch. That's just why my dr told me!

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SpaceDust    585

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The general consensus is that carbonated beverages are a no-no for at least the first several months, and many doctors and NUTs don't recommend coming back to them at all. This also includes beer. My surgeon and dietician are fine with me coming back to my club soda with a twist of lime after the first several months, with caution, as there's not a lot of room in that tiny little sleeve to deal with the bubbles, and it could cause some real discomfort, but recommend not going back to soda in general.

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mrdr    247

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I agree with everyone no carbonated drinks. I made the mistake of ordering a lemonade while out to eat one day thinking it was regular lemonade. Well it wasnt. I had a couple of sips seeing that it was my first carbonated drink in nearly 4 months i didnt recognize the taste right away. Oh boy my stomach did and didnt like it. So that was my first and last trip up with carbonated drinks! I do believe everyone is different. I have a friend who had the sleeve and chugs dr. peppers.

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halfofheather    8

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Every Doctor is different, mine said no carbonation for the first two weeks then I could have diet or club soda if I could tolerate it.

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tiffanykj    48

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Well I haven't had one and its been 3 months since surgery. I just had a craving for it but I will stay strong and not get one. I will continue to drink my tea and Water. It's not like I can drink/eat much anyways but I just wanted other opinions. After reading other post I've learned that every doctor is definitely different.

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SpaceDust    585

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If it's the taste you crave, you could pour a little out and let it get flat. Ultimately, though, it's just empty calories, so I wouldn't bother.

I'm pre-op, but mostly gave up my Coke Zero last November. I say mostly, because I still have a little maybe once a month. My usual beverages are Water, coffee, unsweetened iced tea and club or sparkling water with a twist these days. Thankfully, my dietician does not expect me to give up caffeine, just keep it under control :P

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Lessofme529    11

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Well I haven't had one and its been 3 months since surgery. I just had a craving for it but I will stay strong and not get one. I will continue to drink my tea and Water. It's not like I can drink/eat much anyways but I just wanted other opinions. After reading other post I've learned that every doctor is definitely different.

Orange Crush Crystal Light is great for that craving!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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