I feel like I'm a lot thirstier since I've been banded. (Unfortunately I'm still hungry!) I know I'm not drinking with meals but between meals I find myself unquenchably thirsty, drinking glass after glass of water and still parched. Anyone else experiencing this?

yes.....it is crazy.....I am always drinking water.......and I am not tired of it....it may just be the hot weather

Here's a great article about drinking your water:

Water & 20 Tips For Getting Your 8 Glasses Daily

And here is a place to calculate how much Water you need daily. It's amazing how much an overweight person should really drink!

Put in your stats, then click on the "water" tab:

Fit Calculator | FitSugar - Fitness, Health & Well-Being.

I feel that way too, but it doesn't bother me.

P.S: Ty Legster that's a cool webpage. According to the site i should be drinking 8 bottles of Water a day O_O

I feel that way too, but it doesn't bother me.

P.S: Ty Legster that's a cool webpage. According to the site i should be drinking 8 bottles of Water a day O_O

Yes...and did you notice those were 16 ounce bottles?? Eeek!

Wow that is an incredible amount of water. there have been cases of people actually drowning from drinking too much water. It is called water intoxication & hyponatremia. Hyponatremia is where you dilute the amout of sodium in yor blood essentialy causing your kidneys to work over time and eventually fail. Noone knows what the limit is but 8 16 oz bottles seems to be a little excessive.</p>

I know I drink much more than I used to but I think that's also because i'm exercising so much more (I sweat like crazy at the gym). I drink not only plain water but also lots of green tea and herbal teas.

niki

hi all.

i am only on day 4 after surgery. I woke up this morning SO thirsty!!!

I'm trying to stick to the plan and only drink 200ml per hour, but finding this so difficult!!

Is there anything that you've noticed which will keep you satisfied for a long period of time and not so thirsty??

please help - i don't want to stretch the new pouch, but i cannot seem to quench my thirst?

I found for a couple of days postop that I could not quench my thirst, either. A piece of sugarfree gum helped.sara