Have any of you tried it yet

What exactly is Water loading?

surgery: April 28th~~~current weight loss 20 pounds

"Water loading can lead to serum electrolyte imbalance and cardiac arrest." Why would anyone want to try that?

What exactly is Water loading?

surgery: April 28th~~~current weight loss 20 pounds

I'm not sure exactly but I read that it can help gastric bypass patients stay full longer I tried to research it but not quite understanding it

interesting.....from the little I read it is a common practice in anorexic patients to fool their doctors in to thinking they gained weight.......also read that body builders use it to make their muscles bulge for competition....I will need to look more into it too....

I've been told that "water loading" for us is to drink a glass or two of water before you eat once we have a mature pouch. It helps us feel fuller. It's not downing 7 glasses or anything. I really doubt it would cause electrolyte imbalance.

I've been told that "Water loading" for us is to drink a glass or two of water before you eat once we have a mature pouch. It helps us feel fuller. It's not downing 7 glasses or anything. I really doubt it would cause electrolyte imbalance.

I Google water loading for gastric bypass patients and it didn't say it was bad but it didn't exactly say what it helps

"Water loading can lead to serum electrolyte imbalance and cardiac arrest." Why would anyone want to try that?

Totally agree with you on this. A radio station in my area, about three years ago, had a contest on how much water someone could drink. Forgot what the prize was, but one of the contestants actually went home and died because of water loading. It can and does happen. The sad part to the story, the children were left without one parent and if memory serves me right it was a woman.

Totally agree with you on this. A radio station in my area' date=' about three years ago, had a contest on how much Water someone could drink. Forgot what the prize was, but one of the contestants actually went home and died because of water loading. It can and does happen. The sad part to the story, the children were left without one parent and if memory serves me right it was a woman.[/quote']

I remember that...it was a contest to win a Wii. Sooo sad.

Totally agree with you on this. A radio station in my area, about three years ago, had a contest on how much water someone could drink. Forgot what the prize was, but one of the contestants actually went home and died because of water loading. It can and does happen. The sad part to the story, the children were left without one parent and if memory serves me right it was a woman.

I learned about this in my BIO class. It was a contest called "Hold your Wee for a Wii" right? They had to drink a gallon of water and see who could hold it the longest. It caused her brain to swell and she died.

Yep...are any of you in Sacramento?

Wowwww

That's sad

There's a link to it floating around. It has to do with eating too many soft calories after six + months post op. You're supposed to water load 45 minutes before meals and then stop. Then eat hard proteins that keep you fuller longer. I found the link but no supporting research. I'm going to ask my Dr. and nut.