So this is a rather random and specific question - do I have to wait half an hour after drinking Water before I can have yogurt? I've been getting up pretty early to walk every morning because it gets hot so quickly. I take my mountain of Vitamins with 16 ounces of water, wait half an hour and then go walk. I've realized though that I need to eat something with Protein and carbs before walking. However, if I do anything remotely resembling exercise less than an hour after eating, I get terrible cramps in my side. So, ideally, I would like to be able to eat some yogurt with my 16 ounces of water and vitamins. Is that ok? I'm very good about observing the waiting period between eating and drinking, but because yogurt is considered a "full" liquid, do the same rules apply?

Did you have the sleeve or bypass?

According to my NUT Sleevers don't have to follow the waiting for liquids rule like bypass patients since we still have a pyloric valve. You will get contrary advice from others on this forum but I trust my NUT.

If you have bypass, then follow your program instructions.

@@Inner Surfer Girl I had bypass.

@@Inner Surfer Girl I had bypass.

Then never mind. Hopefully someone who has had bypass will have more insight.

@@Inner Surfer Girl thanks for trying !

I'm bypass. I often drink right before I eat. I never drink *after* eating, though - I always wait at least 30 minutes.

@@catwoman7 that's interesting!

I'd do what your surgeon says, though. I don't remember what mine said about drinking before eating, if anything. But I do know that every time I'm in there, they ask me how long I wait *after* eating.

@@catwoman7 they said to stop drinking half an hour before a meal and to wait 45 minutes after a meal. I'm not sure if if yogurt counts though since it's considered a full liquid, but my NUT is incredibly slow to respond to questions.

Most of the time I wait however every once in a while when I have to be somewhere early I will wait 10 to 15 minutes before eating my yogurt.

I never eat and drink at the same time.

@@Djmohr I always wait with other food and never drink while eating either.