When does sipping get easier?? I am about 72 hours out from surgery and in still having a ton of trouble sipping! I'm trying to shove as many liquids down my throat as I can but then my tummy gets angry! Im not calculating how many ounces im getting per day yet but im going go guess about 25-40 oz is all im managing. I've heard that it does get better. How long did it take to get easier for you? As a former gulper this is a big issue for me!!

25-40 is great! Try different temperatures of Water, adding flavor drops, even diluting Gatorade. At three and a half months, I still struggle with plain water some days. It just feels too (for lack of a better description) hard. You can count Popsicles and your Protein drinks as your liquid for now, too.

I was a gulper, too. It's my biggest challenge because when I gulp from habit, it hurts. It is better each week and I can see the end of the tunnel. I can actually get 4-6 ounces down in one sitting now, so that's a huge plus for me!

By day 5 I was drinking like before I had it done. hope that helps:)

Sipping was so hard for me at first. I'm 4-1/2 months out and still can't take a lot of water in at one time. I really miss gulping water! I think I was about 3-4 weeks out when it got better.

I still can't gulp like I used to. But I'd say for ME, it was close to two weeks before I wasn't sipping. (But that could have just been my fear of drinking too much at once.)

A suggestion? I had surgery on 8/19. Journal what you're consuming. I set out 4 bottles of Water and then I have a visual of what my goal is. Once I return to work I'll have a goal of 24 oz between 8-noon and another 24 from 1:30-5:00 . And then whatever I get in during the evening is gravy!

Of course Popsicles, flavored zero calorie drinks count too.

You might be surprised after tracking that you're worried for no reason?

Very true. Thanks guys for all your tips!

I'm a gulper. I'm one month out today, and I use a "sippy cup" most of the time. Protein shakes I can drink in a regular cup because they're thicker. I can't handle more then about 1 1/2 teaspoons at a time without feeling it when I swallow.

Im 5months in and it still hurtd

I'm a gulper. I'm one month out today' date=' and I use a "sippy cup" most of the time. Protein shakes I can drink in a regular cup because they're thicker. I can't handle more then about 1 1/2 teaspoons at a time without feeling it when I swallow.[/quote']

They told me to do the same thing

I've been thinking about getting a sippy cup so that I can't accidentally gulp. That's happened a few times and that is one of the worst feelings in the world! Has anyone else used a sippy cup?

I've been thinking about getting a sippy cup so that I can't accidentally gulp. That's happened a few times and that is one of the worst feelings in the world! Has anyone else used a sippy cup?

my docs told me to do one when i gulp i feel like im about to die i got to beat my self like a baby so it will goo down

i use a straw i take in less air ...

i use a straw i take in less air ...

That hurts me sometimes

Everyday is better for me. I am pretty much golden with water. I don't push it but I can easily take 1-2 oz without much thought. Shakes etc... is more like 1/4 of an ounce. I aim for 8 oz of water an hour. Leave myself 20 minutes out of the hour for whatever protein. So 10 min before and 10 min after and the other 40 I focus on my water. Yesterday at 6 days post op I hit 64oz, today I struggled and hit 44.... It was all in timing.

I haven't had surgery yet. About how long do you typically wait before you can take another sip?