Curious why does apple juice go down better than water??? I can drink apple juice all day long not have any issues but soon as I drink water it seems like it gets stuck or hard for it to go down and I'm only sipping??

I didn't experience this, but I read about it on the boards before... most say that this sensation does pass eventually. To get you through to that point, I'd suggest doing half water-half apple juice to save yourself the sugar. Apple juice isn't very good in large quantities... you could try Mio or Crystal Light as well, those are no-carb options. Sometimes you just need the flavor to help it go down.

Ok this is from member maharet111 I always like her answer so I copy and paste it to these questions.

Okay a little science here as told to me by my surgeon. Water has a high surface tension, meaning that its barrier to allow it to be broken down is hard. Think of a steel paper clip that floats on the surface. Now your stomach is like the size of a coffee stirrer at this point due to swelling etc. because of the high surface tension it is hard sometimes for the water to be absorbed and gets kind of backed up if that makes sense. So when you dilute water or mix it with something if breaks that high tension and thus can be absorbed faster. Not everyone experiences it but it is one of those side effects that can happen.

I drink motts for tots, less sugar and still go half and half with water. It just flavors the water a little. I hate to see you drinking all of those calories.

Ohhh nooooo I always mix mine half with water... That would be way to many calories