Carbonated diet caffeine free drinks?!

[volsfan82 40]

Hey gang. Has anyone had any experience drinking Diet drinks after surgery ? I'm a month out on Thursday and I'm starting to suddenly crave diet mt dew again. I don't want to hurt my sleeve or process any more than I might have all ready w my eating :-( just looking for suggestions or advice. Thanks gang

Will

[KindaFamiliar 3,867]

You'll get all different anecdotal advice and all different opinions...

None of them are necessarily right or wrong, but none are specific to YOU and your situation...

The absolute best place for such advice will be your surgeon/nutritionist...

They know EXACTLY what you're going thru and where you're at (assuming you're honest with them)...

[Kindle 8,667]

You lost me at carbonated...... I have a sleeve of steel and can eat anything but the one thing I can't do is carbonation. Bubbles=pain for me. But some people can tolerate it, so you won't know till you try.

it's still not a beverage I would recommend until you reach goal and/or figure out how you react to carbs. Most Artificial sweeteners play havoc with your insulin levels and trigger carb cravings just like real sugar. Not to mention 1 month out is awful early to be falling back into bad habits. But it's your life and your choices, so go ahead and give it a shot.... you're the one that has to live with the consequences

Edited November 11, 2015 by Kindle

[Mania 128]

Hey gang. Has anyone had any experience drinking Diet drinks after surgery ? I'm a month out on Thursday and I'm starting to suddenly crave diet mt dew again. I don't want to hurt my sleeve or process any more than I might have all ready w my eating :-( just looking for suggestions or advice. Thanks gang

Will

My NUT says no carbonation... FOREVER!!! I would ask your NUT. Also a little concerned that you think you might have hurt your sleeve with your eating.

[WLSResources/ClothingExch 3,444]

@@volsfan82 --

I smell the old take-a-poll ploy, no relation to whack-a-mole. "If I don't like what my surgeon tells me, I'll take a poll elsewhere and interpret the responses as I please."

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

If you must drink soda, at least get the stevia sweetened stuff from higher end grocery stores or health food stores.

That artificial sweetener is terrible for you.

There are like 50,000 threads on soda here, just search.

[Fame 53]

Should you have it.. No probably not.. but then again no one should have it.. has no nutritional benefit whether you have a sleeve or a regular stomach. I can drink certain flavors just has to sit in ice for some time and I never drink a full serving.

[AlanaRN 419]

I'm over a year out and would not touch any of that. Not worth it to me. I don't plan on ever going back to that.

[krista132 213]

I was told NO carbonation forever! And I am 7 months post op and haven't even had a sip. Trust me, its more fun to hit your goals and follow the plan than to sit and drink a soda!

[4MRB4PHOTO 3,900]

You won't stretch your stomach out from some carbonation, if there is that much pressure, it will exit as it always did, as a burp.

Non-diet sodas on the other hand are empty calories plus all of those sugars the body has to deal with. It can also lead to other bad eating behaviors that got us into an excess body weight to begin with.

Diet sodas are not exempt either, they have artificial sweeteners which some report as having an effect on insulin production and a laundry list of additives too that you need a degree in chemical engineering to understand.

As you noted many contain caffeine, so you need to take that into your daily caffeine totals (or lack of).

Water is still the best, but if you do have these diet, caffeine free, drinks, have them in moderation.

My surgeon, head nurse of his dept., nutritionist all told me that diet, carbonated beverages will not stretch my stomach.

Out of fairness, they also recommend drinking Water instead.

Follow your surgeon's and nutritionist's diet plans.

Edited November 11, 2015 by 4MRB4PHOTO

[NewSetOfCurves 1,555]

You lost me at carbonated...... I have a sleeve of steel and can eat anything but the one thing I can't do is carbonation. Bubbles=pain for me. But some people can tolerate it, so you won't know till you try.

In the 3 or 4 times that I have succumbed to a craving for carbonation, I have either thrown up or burped non-stop for quite a while; and that is at 2 1/2 years out. It is not nice. It does not feel good. You're not suppose to do it. I know the head hunger and cravings are hard at first, but it will pass. If you want long term success, you have to teach yourself to eat and consume healthy products. Diet drinks are not healthy. Someone above already mentioned the ill effects of diet sugars, so I will not repeat it; but the bottom line is that they are not good for you.

Wish you the best in the battle against head hunger and cravings, and on your journey.

[KarenLoh 128]

I would encourage you to realize that once you start... it will be harder to stop. It is better to not start drinking these un-helpful beverages. Cravings pass quickly if you don't give in to them.

Good luck!