I am a month out and I am able to drink water 4 or 6 ounces in a few long sips then will not for another hour or so. I do not feel pain but am I drinking to fast and can it hurt me?

I'm 6 weeks out and I drink 90oz a day. But I can't drink plain Water at all, I just can't stomach it. I have to use flavor drops and 30-60oz of that is Unsweetened Iced Passion Tea from Starbucks. It's an herbal tea (decaf, no sugar, no cals) so I count it towards my water intake.

From what I've read there's a valve at the bottom of your stomach and when you're drinking it stays open and the liquid just passes right through. So I don't think you can drink too much and hurt yourself. If you don't feel uncomfortable you're probably fine.

Edited September 12, 201511 yr by MrsRoboto

Thank you! And keep up the great work.

Be careful about drinking faster than your stomach can empty... it can be quite painful (and dangerous). I would encourage you to take no more than a couple ounces at a time and be in the habit of sipping whenever you're not close to meal time.

Thanks for the tip at Sarbucks tea. Will aure tjo try that. Operation set for 9/18.

Water goes through much faster than food, but I was told to keep it to about 3-4 oz spread out over 15 minutes. That seems to be about how much my stomach could hold with liquids, and just about the rate it emptied.... so I can easily sip/drink a bottle of water in an hour, and have been able to since about 1 week pre-op.