I'm told carbonation is a no no after surgery, not just right after, but for the rest of forever!!! Has anyone found a way to cope or replace the fizzy? It's not that I crave "pop" or anything bad, just crave the bubbles!!!

I can't drink it AT ALL! The taste has changed. It tastes aweful. Aweful.

I will start by saying everyone is different when it comes to what their new stomachs can tolerate. I have never had any issues to date with any types of food. With that said the times I have indulged and had a coke I had zero issues drinking it and it taste the same to me.

I am 4 months out and had my first carbonated drink at 3 months... would not have tried one shortly after surgery.

If drinking a carbonated beverage will lead to you continuing the habit I would advise not drinking them. I can have one once and awhile and it really doesn't effect my diet and It really is once in a blue moon... probably have had 3 cokes since surgery.

I personally don't believe it when members states that you can never drink a carbonated beverage again... thats BS IMO.

I guess I'm mainly going by what my doc and the packet he gave me says. It says foods to avoid: carbonated beverages. I guess the gasses can stretch the sleeve (this is what my packet says), but I just don't see how it's that big of an issue. I don't have any form of vice with soda or sugary drinks but I enjoy a fizzy drink more than a flat one.

An example is, today I found a new glaceau drink (makers of vitamin water) and its called fruit water. Sparkling zero calorie water. It's delicious and has no added sugar, no calories, and says it has a few different vitamins in it. This to me SOUNDS like a healthy alternative to pop, but does the carbonation make it unsafe?

My doc's packet says the same thing, but explains that if you repeatedly stretch your sleeve with fizzy carbonated drinks--you will lose the effectiveness of your sleeve. And why go thru the pain of surgery if you aren't going to use your sleeve to lose weight? I personally wouldn't bother with the surgery if I planned to look for ways to cheat because I'm only cheating myself out of a thinner me!

My doc's packet says the same thing' date=' but explains that if you repeatedly stretch your sleeve with fizzy carbonated drinks--you will lose the effectiveness of your sleeve. And why go thru the pain of surgery if you aren't going to use your sleeve to lose weight? I personally wouldn't bother with the surgery if I planned to look for ways to cheat because I'm only cheating myself out of a thinner me![/quote']

This is the one thing I won't do is go back to carbonated drinks. They were making me sick to my stomach even before my surgery. When you realize all the horrible stuff they put in them it's enough reason to stop them. The acid in coke can supposedly dissolve metal so you know it's not good for our new small stomachs.

Not looking to go back to coke or sugary drinks like I said. Here, club soda, plain club soda, I love the bubbles. It's more satisfying to me I can drink a few sips of that and feel more satisfied then if I drink a bottle of Gatorade or vitamin water. Not looking to "cheat" at all. Only trying to find truth behind some risks I'm reading on, without being judged.

I have friends that drink carbonated stuff with no problems. I don't because diet soda was a real problem for me.... I had a hard time giving it up. But that is just me... Remember this is your journey and you need to find what works for you.

I'm 2 years out and drink 2-3 bottles of sparkling water per day. It did not and will not stretch my stomach. Excess bubbles are burped right out. Everyone is different but I enjoy it everyday!

Im five months out and have had a half dozen if that. No issues and tastes the same. Just keeping them in moderation. Used to drink three coke zeros a day before surgery.