This is where I'm having the most trouble, I've had to be on fluids a lot longer due to complications and am/was just getting so tired of plain Water. I started drinking juice which I know is bad because of the empty calories but the most important thing for me right now is to drink drink drink to stay hydrated otherwise they will admit me back to the hospital again. I've spent a lot of the last few weeks there because I just can't get enough down to stay hydrated so I'm trying really really hard. I used to drink Vitamin Water Zero in the Lemonade flavor but it's just not tasting right to me right now. I've done the little concentrated bottles that you squeeze into water and that's helped a little. I've tried a little bit of tea but it's not usually my favorite thing to drink.

So, what are you guys drinking?

I have to stop drinking all this juice but I'm struggling with anything sounding good because everything hurts and this sounds silly but if it doesn't taste good it's hard to convince myself to drink it because it hurts so much. My doctor and I are working on fixing the pain with swallowing but I'm just trying to get some other ideas in the meantime.

I sort of lost my taste for Crystal Light, so I mostly drink water with a little lemon juice or unsweetened cranberry juice in it. I also really like homemade herbal iced tea at the moment, particularly peppermint. It doesn't have caffeine and it's easy on the stomach. (Also, you can mix it with Crystal Light lemonade and make an Arnold Palmer.) If you like chai, you might try the Oregon Chai brand sugar free chai, which comes in a quart-size (shelf stable) carton. I buy this at Target, and it's good mixed with unsweetened almond milk (I also add protein powder). Good luck!

I've been drinking the walmart brand (great value) of flavored drink mixes, basically a take off of crystal light. The flavor I like the most is Iced Tea with Peach. I also drink coffee and make homemade iced tea just from lipton tea bags, sweetened with splenda. either of these go great with GENEPRO Protein powder, which dissolves easily and doesnt muck up the flavors.

Good luck with your drink choices as well as your working with the doc on fixing the painful swallowing problem. That has got to just suck!

I drank pretty much just plain water before surgery, but just can't seem to get much down post surgery. I hit Walmart and got an assortment of sugar-free flavoring to add to my water and it has made a huge difference. My favorites right now are the Crystal Light Raspberry and Strawberry Green Teas. Also, Lipton has a line of herbal, caffeine-free teas that are really good. I have tried the Pineapple Chamomile and the Peppermint. I add one packet of Stevia and it's perfect.

I love the powered water enhancer by Crush..they are low calorie and sugar free. My favorite is the strawberry. .tastes just like a carbonated strawberry soda but no bubbles

Decaf iced coffee, plain water, water + Mio, unsweeted iced tea. My staples.

homemade iced tea, b asically decaf versions of lipton iced tea or other generic tea from the supermarket; other flavored teas for something differen t(currently a fruit medley); sometimes making a cheap/lazy version of lemonade with those huge jugs of lemon juice from the store plus sweetener and h20. occasionally coffee at home. occasionally 99cent coffee from dunkin donuts. because they do really make good coffee...! (99cents between 3 and 6pm everyday)

Edited October 31, 201411 yr by Yasman