Is this a common problem? cause I'm having a hard time with my liquid intake..any suggestions?

yes.. normal.. do best you can work at it.. you will get there

Sleeved 12-3-13 and I struggle with this all the time. I have found that warm/hot liquids go down better. I cannot do icy cold water or any extremely cold liquid. I do a lot of soups and I buy bullion cubes. I luv luv chicken broth as crazy as it sounds. But liquids r liquids and any way u get them down is a good thing. I also do sugar free Hawaiian punch packets. They have tons of flavors to choose from, cheap at walmart. Also, sugar free hot cocoa is great especially when your cold, Swiss Miss is only 25 cal and very good. I hope some of these suggestions help, good luck !

sugar free ice pops count towards your liquids, Protein drinks count towards your liquids. I couldn't drink plain Water for a couple of months so I diluted apple juice. Although there are carbs and sugar in apple juice I figured it wasn't enough to worry about if it meant I got my liquids in. Try different drinks at different temperatures. My first week or two post op I actually watched the clock on the cable box when I was watching TV and took a sip every 5 minutes, then the next day sipped every 4 minutes, next day every 3 minutes. It's tedious but it works.

Thank you all for your tips i guess I will sip sip sip all i can, I'm just scared of dehydration and having to get hospitalized..

Edited April 13, 201412 yr by Yayavsg

It will get much easier in the coming days as internal swelling goes down letting you take slightly larger sips.

It took me a few weeks to hit fluid goals. You're normal. It's very frustrating but very normal.

Hot herbal tea has been my lifesaver! Tazo makes one called Vanilla Rooibos Parfait that is apple/cinnamon/vanilla and it is SO good. I put t spoonful of almond milk and a couple drops of stevia. 2-3 cups a day helps with the liquid requirements.

Me too! I drank herbal decaf tea almost every night the first month. Now I make 20 ounces and pour it over ice. Lifesaver!