I am 8 days post op. All my liquids are ice cubes and Popsicles. The thought of taking a drink makes me nauseous. Help?

Have you tried anything besides water? A lot of people report finding something flavored to be more tolerable...Crystal Light, Mio, watered down apple juice, etc.

I will try that. Just the thought makes me feel sick. Thank you

How about warm liquids like broth or tea? Camomile tea was a life saver for me.

Sip slower. Use a shot glass and take tiny sips. Aim for one shot every 15 minutes. Take the entire 15 minutes to drink it taking tiny sips. Experiment eith what you can drink. I liked chicken broth, SleepyTime tea, watered down diet Lipton green tea, and water with a tiny splash of diet lemonaide.

I'm def gonna see if the warm liquids have the same effect. I appreciate the wise words.

I am day 3 post op and I find it harder to drink Water, so I do green tea, power aide and apple juice or broth.

Good luck

I just started using the shit glass method today (day 7) and it seems to be helping a ton so far!

Also-- I do a lot of mio, crystal light, Jello, Popsicles and adding ice to my Protein shakes to try to get as many oz as I can

I also had a hiatal hernia repair which they said also makes it harder to get things down while you heal

I agree with Kindle! The first two weeks I was drinking chamomile, lady grey, mandarin orange, and I ❤️ lemon tea.

Lemon tea my favorite. You all are a life saver. I can barely drink either.

Surgery on the 22nd and every time I drink anything or eat a Popsicle I get some cramps and a lot of gurgling. Is that normal and how long will it take to go away.

Is it ok to chew ice? You know the tiny, chewy ice from Taco Bell or that hospitals have for patients? I was wondering if that's a good way to squash the feeling of needing to chew something and getting fluids in?

I found chewing ice was the best way. I also had a lot of Popsicles.

Jamdam, I was sleeved on 21st. I have same issues as you so I'm thinking it must be normal. Also cold protein drinks hurt. I'm no where near my goal of protein and liquid consumption.

I've been living on watered down white grape juice! It's the only liquid that tastes good to me!

I drink white grape juice also and V8 splash. Both of those go down fairly easy. I just have to try to remember to wait about 5 second between each sip in order not to get gas pain.