I am 9 months post-op, down almost 100lbs.
I have amped up my workouts.
My question is,

how much water can I consume at one time...? How about in 1 hour?
When I am in dance class, or playing racquetball, it is easy for me to drink 8-12 oz in less than an hour. Am I overdoing it? I haven't had any problems and I am consious when I drink to not gulp (drink slowly) but am I drinking too much?
Thanks

Edited January 5, 201412 yr by Cherry

Cherry,

I think you are far enough out from surgery that you should be able to drink just about whatever you want; your pouch will let you know if it's too much! You said you aren't having any problems with what you are drinking currently, so I would think you should be fine.

I am 14 months out---I can drink a pretty large amount, as long as it's not carbonated!! With Water, I do fine; I can't drink carbonated beverages or fruit juice, but we're not really supposed to have those anyway. Water will go through your pouch rather quickly...it's not like a lap-band, that has a "sphincter"-type narrowing. You just don't want to drink too much in gulps, because it can stretch your pouch (over time) and you don't want that.

Hope this helps. If you aren't sure, just check with your surgeon's office - I'm sure the office staff gets those kinds of questions all the time!

Great Progress!!! You are a success story!

thanks

my biggest success from the surgery was that it CURED my GERD as a side effect. For the first time in 30 years, I do not have GERD E.V.E.R. (It helps too that I am not eating things like marinara sauce). So guess what......? I can drink ORANGE JUICE - however, due to the sugar and my <still> fear of GERD, I only drink 50/50 and I replcae 1/4 of bottle with water - so it really is watered down. But I never thought I would be able to drink OJ ever again. I dont drink soda AT ALL or alcohol, so 98% of my fluid is water.

Thanks for the response & kind words!