Who knew it would be this difficult to drink the 80-90z of liquids ...wowsers!!! I had to stay in the hospital one extra day due to swelling & nausea. But with all the anti nausea meds I was doing great on day three. Day 4...I'm home...set my alarms for 6am to start my drinking.....it's now 5pm and I've only had about 20 ounces....anyone else have this problem...or have any advice...dehydration would mean a trip to the ER and I'm definitely not down for that.....

Just keep a bottle with you and sip constantly. It's important to keep any gall bladder problems from happening. You just have to go slow at first, your stomach is healing, but keep working it. You will be able to drink normally in a week. (OK, hopefully, that was my experience).

It's very early days for you. Just keep sipping all day and you will be surprised what a few days difference will make. Congratulations on the surgery and I hope your recovery is speedy!

@@flipper72 I think most people have that problem, I found drinking straight water was much harder than drinking it with flavor, I finally switched over alternating between water and coconut water (which is a super hydrator)

I found that ice water was harder to drink than cool water. I left out the ice for the first few days.

@@cat268 - True, I still drink my water at room temp

Even though I'm four months out, I've been battling a fever the past three days and it's been hard drinking enough water because I'm so lethargic. So I went back to basics - I take a sip (roughly an ounce) every 10 min. I use the aqualert app as a reminder.

I started using a straw and was able to double the amount of Water each day.

They originally told me not to use a straw but I asked the dr and he said it was fine if I could tolerate it. It does not hurt the sleeve.

Drink your protein. The clear punch-like kind. It goes down easier than water and you get a double benefit. I used G2, it has some carbs, but quite frankly, I needed the short term energy. You can add Unjury no flavored protein to it as well. 30 calories for a 20 ounce bottle for Gatorade G2).

Congratulations on having the surgery!!! I worried about the fluids myself, but after several days, as the other posts state, I my liquid intake increased substantially. Since my sleeve, I've been on the borderline of constantly thirsty, so that helps me to get my fluids in (I used to drink at least a gallon of Water PLUS a day).

Just remember that when your newly stitched up stomach tells you that it's "full", it's REALLY FULL! (I overdrank water one evening and it was just backed up in my esophagus... and it could not go down, so....you know....). I learned my lesson to pay attention to what my belly tells me when it comes to drinking my water/fluids, as well as eating my meals.

Good luck, and again, congratulations!!

Thank you all so much!! I'm 1 week out and I feel amazing. I've been off pain and nausea meds for three days now....I'm enjoying protein shakes, yogurt and Popsicles with no issues....vitamins are going well...I'm hitting at least 10k steps a day according to my Fitbit....the only real side effect is gas....but from what I read...that's normal...and I'm still sleeping in a recliner...but it's a comfy one...so it's not too bad.

I have to share...PB2...which is powdered peanuts is amazing when added to choc protein shake....it's like a Reese shake...yum!! My husband even loved it and he's a hardcore sweets guy lol. Hope you're all doing great!! ????????

I am 18 days out and my dr wants me to keep to about 60 oz since more could hurt tummy.