Carbonated beverages

[slkesler 28]

Why are we not allowed to have things like Coke?

[RJ'S/beginning 5,357]

Well some people drink it anyway..But this is how it was explained to me by my nut on Monday....No matter how flat you make soda it still contains bubbles...If you make it a habit drinking it then the bubbles expand in your pouch..Eventually, actually in a very short time you can stretch your pouch out and eat more which is the exact opposite of why we had these WLS done.

She told me that the first red flag that goes up for failure is someone drinking pop of any kind!!!!

If you do it once then and it does not effect you you may do it again and so on and so on and so on....Until you stretch your pouch!

[slkesler 28]

That is a great reason NOT to do it !!! Thank you!!!

[BandedBrunette481 310]

My dietitian said pretty much the same thing. That it's because it takes up too much room in your stomach and causes too much gas and pressure. Plus, it messes with your eating habits! It's no good if you're filling up on soda and have no room for Water, Protein, and other things your body actually needs!

[HealthyNewMe 1,935]

I gave up Diet Coke a couple of years ago. Very thankful for getting over that addiction. Anything that can be used to tenderize meat or get rid of erosion on a car battery cannot possibly be healthy for my body !!!! It was a hard thing to give up, but I'm so glad that I did!

[SandyM 1,956]

I gave up Diet Coke a couple of years ago. Very thankful for getting over that addiction. Anything that can be used to tenderize meat or get rid of erosion on a car battery cannot possibly be healthy for my body !!!! It was a hard thing to give up, but I'm so glad that I did!

Ditto

[Cat225 93]

I have been addicted to diet soda for as long as I can remember. The only time I gave it up was the 9 months that I was pregnant. Since I've been on this pre-op diet, I've had none. I have had a few cravings for it, but I honestly feel so much better since giving it up. Now, I wonder if some of my always feeling tired and achy all the time was partially from drinking it so much. I think it's ironic that drinking "diet" soda only made me get fatter and fatter!

[Mel7 47]

My surgeon said it was fine to drink it.

[terrydumont46 1,954]

not only does it stretch your pouch but our pouch is so little to begin with and our job is to put in healthy high Protein food not empty calorie stuff. i can see where once in awhile a person might want to do it but there are so many other things to drink. find something you like and drink it instead.

[B-52 7,113]

I drink carbonated beverages all the time...not coke, but beer, sparkling Water, etc....

Like the majority of your Dr.'s, I do not recommended people just starting out to do it...not until you get to know your band very well....and that may take some time...and the majority of people on this forum are newly banded.....

There is more important things one must learn, before they understand what the dangers and warning signs of carbonation are...along with other things...so the easiest thing to do is just say NO...

Some people say it will stretch your pouch....HOW? If liquids run right through the band, not sitting in the pouch...as many believe (I Don't)....but still, there are many other things one can do, without realizing it, that can do a lot of damage....

It CAN stretch your pouch, but not the way many people thing it can...other things come into play at the same time.

Again, I would say people just starting out have more important things to learn before worrying about this...

.and once you know your band inside and out, THEN you will understand some other things, and then you can talk to your Dr. about it and get his permission, or not......there is a life waiting after you complete this Weight Loss Journey, and head into a normal day to day life....but that can be way in the future for some and should be more concerned about the now and present...and adapting that new lifestyle...

My Dr. has a strict rule about NO CARBONATED drinks to ALL his patients.......however, he knows his "Veteran" patients do it, along with other things... and he does not mind, as long as he knows that we know what we're doing....

I have a hard time when speaking at support groups, etc...I have to be very careful what I say, and usually keep everything within my first year of experience.....

Edited January 30, 2014 by B-52

[B-52 7,113]

My dietitian said pretty much the same thing. That it's because it takes up too much room in your stomach and causes too much gas and pressure. Plus, it messes with your eating habits! It's no good if you're filling up on soda and have no room for Water, Protein, and other things your body actually needs!

I have learned to never drink while eating...as a matter of fact I can't....and if I should accidentally drink something carbonated while eating, it would be 10 times worse and probably mean a trip to the ER....

[☠carolinagirl☠ 18,721]

as you can see, some drink carbonation and some dont after WLS...my doctor advised me not too and i choose to adhere to what he told me to for best results...

if in doubt or wonder why, i say ask your doctor

Edited January 30, 2014 by ☠carolinagirl☠

[dawalsh 919]

My surgeon said it was fine to drink it.

Me too!

[Mel7 47]

My surgeon said that the problem with carbonation is really that you can't burp the same after surgery so it gives you gas and sometimes gas pain.