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I'm struggling to get in all of my fluids, even though I know it's so important. I'm 5 days post op, and genuinely struggling to get them in. Any suggestions?

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I seem to be doing ok but when I sip the wayer it feels like more gas is going down with it I am 6 days post op

. I was putting Water Enhancer in my wayer as it tasted nasty right out of surgery .. But I was tired of the sweetness so I decided to just handle it and drink it plain . Only advise I can give is to have it next to i at all times

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Hi,

sugar free popsicles REALLY helped me to get in fluids! It didn't seem to hit my tummy as hard as Water did.

Maybe that would work for you!

Best wishes!

Clarissa

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​The only way I could do it this early was to use a 1 ounce medicine cup and set a timer for every 5 minutes and sip 1/3rd to 1/2 of the medicine cup every 5 minutes. I would do this for an hour or so at a time just to get some liquids in. I even did this with broth. I would put my broth in an insulated cup with a lid (like a travel cup for coffee) and then portion it out in the medicine cup. Remember that broth and popsicles do count towards your Fluid intake. Also, maybe try hot tea or iced tea? I got some Decaf green tea flavors from Republic of Teas and poured them over ice, and that really helped me.

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