As of tomorrow ill be 3 weeks post op, my dietician has stated most things I eat should be sugar free, but she didnt say for how long? Now I have lost 50lbs before my surgery and never was on a sugar free diet so when my mother asked how long my sugar free diet should last, she gave a rather general statement of 'as long as you want to keep weight off' well I know from my experience I don't need to stay sugar free to be able to keep doing well.

So basically I'm wanting to know if medically is there a reason for sugar free and for how long? Also am I never allowed to use straws again? Or is that also a temporary thing?

I'm still hoping I don't regret doing this to myself since I was doing so well on my own pre- op but I'm determined I will see this as a positive thing for myself even though its so hard to get used to it all.

The straw thing is hard...I don't know about the SF thing...I think some have dumping?

One of the reasons I can think of for going sugar free is that we are suppose to get our nutrition from our food (as opposed to Vitamins and supplements).

To get in the required Protein and stay within the recommended daily caloric intake, will naturally force us to choose foods that don't have much processed sugars in them.

Most any foods with sugar or high fructose corn syrup are going to quickly push us over our recommended daily calories/usually have low amounts of protein/and be low in nutrition.

And on top of that, sugar can be a trigger food - causing hunger to increase/spike insulin levels/and leave you feeling lethargic when insulin levels crash.

I know that when I eat starches that I get hungrier the more I eat - until I'm busting full. Then a few hours later, my insulin levels come crashing down and I get hungry again.

I agree with what joatsaint said. I am 10 months post-op & I use a straw for my protein shakes as they come in a little carton & I can't drink out of the stupid little hole, lol. It doesn't seem to bother me any.