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I'm curious if anyone else was prescribed an orange powder that makes a fizzy drink when you dissolve it in Water? All it says on the packets of powder is "metabolic booster effervescent powder".

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Maybe call or visit your pharmacist, or look it up on the internet. I've never heard of it, but that doesn't mean much! I'd be curious to hear what you find out.

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You really shouldn't be drinking anything fizzy or effervescent after sleeve surgery. Things like alka-seltzer are usually on the "not ever again" list. Anything carbonated or with bubbles is generally not good for bariatric patients. I've heard others say that it may be okay if you let it sit for a long time until the bubbles dissipate. However, I wouldn't be one to take that chance. It's probably best if you get permission from your bariatrician or surgeon.

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I was given permission for fermented drink kombucha

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My surgeon is the one who prescribed it to me. It's not terribly fizzy. It's kind of like Airborne, it fizzes, then it dies down and you drink it.

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yeah, gotta say "nope" to that one - if we could just take powders and pills to boost metabolism then you wouldn't have needed surgery in the first place. what's in it?

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It might be something similar to a liquid Multivitamin? Berroca is what I am thinking of. Its a tablet you put in Water and it fizzes. I was told to use this until I could swallow a multivitamin - but to let the bubbles settle. I could be off base though!

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Who cares...does the stuff work? I'll drink it!

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