Some people advise against drinking carbonated drinks... My dr said to drink diet. Only if your stomach can handle it. It doesn't stretch out your pouch...it would only hurt if you have gas issues...

Some people advise against drinking carbonated drinks... My dr said to drink diet. Only if your stomach can handle it. It doesn't stretch out your pouch...it would only hurt if you have gas issues...

I don't have any issues with carbonated beverages but having said that. I've heard that too much soda (even diet) is not good for your skin. I've cut back drastically on diet soda. I used to drink it everyday but now I let the diet soda sit to make it goes slightly flat. I do enjoy very much

ICE naturally flavored sparkling mountain water. I have at least one bottle daily. Have not had any issues. Good luck to you.

Thanks... When did you have your surgery and how much weight have you lost?

I stopped drinking soda water months before I had my surgery....Have not touched a drop of soda pop or soda water since....I just don't see the need to have to burp all the time as I do it enough as I am eating.....yikes!!!!!!!

Im an RN. When I worked in the hospital we would put soda in a blender. It spins out the fizz.

I'm just going to mention what my surgeon's rules are. He went to a gastric sleeve convention of some of the worlds top bariatric drs. and one of the things they have discovered is that carbonation DOES affect the sleeve. So his recommendation is to quit anything carbonated.

Constant use of carbonated beverages will stretch the sleeve.

I quit Sept. 20, 2010 and have not touched anything carbonated since. That is just my personal thing, it was a easy thing to let go of. I used to drink at least 1 diet coke every day, and I've found that I can live quite normally and naturally without my precious diet soda.

I'm not telling anyone what TO DO, just what I've found works for me personally. By all means follow your surgeon's advice

For me it's not worth the risk of possibly stretching my pouch.

Edited December 11, 201312 yr by M2G

One last note...I'm going to move this to the Food & Nutrition instead of in the Gastric Sleeve Surgery Buddies/Mentors topic.

I had a whole list of instructions and surgeon's expectations for life after the sleeve, and one is absolutely no carbonation.......I had a soda the day I went to that initial informational session in April.......and haven't had one since......and I loved soda.....I'd drink diet or regular, whatever was available. HTH, good luck!

Serious pepsi addict here. FORMER Pepsi addict. Havent touched a drop since surgery. Sometimes, I think I could kill for a pepsi, but I have gotten this far without it so.......

I have one occasionally. I don't every day because it affects my reflux, but I don't completely avoid them either.

On my diet plan flat soda is acceptable on the third day. Flat soda isn't good though lol. I have cut it out so I'm not worried about it but it will be nice to enjoy a soda, later on.

My surgeon said no carbonation because it will stretch your sleeve out. He said there will be other surgeons out there saying it will not stretch it out, but don't listen to them. My cousin had the by-pass and the one thing she regrets is starting to drink pop. She said it messed with her new stomach.

I did try a little sip of a pop, after surgery and I thought it tasted horrible and the fizz and carbonation burned my mouth.