Ok so I've gone to my nutritionist appointments and have talked with my surgeon and I'm about nine days from surgery. I have not been told by either of them to go completely sugar free, but almost everything I read is sugar free. I have never drank diet soda and I don't like sugar free, I think I have an intolerance to the chemicals because anytime I do eat or drink it I get terrible headaches. I have no problem drinking water now and would rather infuse with fresh fruit or mint if ok, but do you have to be sugar free?

I was told to avoid carbs and most artificial sweeteners. I drink plain Water most of the time and the only artificial sweeterner I use is stevia or occasionally sucralose.

Thank you!

Just plain Water. Absolutely no sugary beverages. I would avoid fruit water because fructose in fruit is bad. I was reading something yesterday about how fructose cause more weight gain than sucrose (table sugar).

I was allowed sugar free substitutes ie Crystal light etc during the preop phase and 1st 4 weeks postop, but after that my surgeon advised limiting artificial sweeteners to a maximum of one serving per day because they actually stimulate appetite which is counterproductive.