I'm 6 weeks post op. I was told never drink while eating. Is this forever? I just had my first 3 slices of sharp cheese. Now I was a drink. I don't want to wait 45 mins to an hour

I'm unsure about with the bypass.

I had a sleeve done 4 weeks ago and my understanding is this is how it is going to be.

I encounterd my first episode of aggravation about that tonight at work. I was at my desk and having my second "meal" of the day.....a bag of flavored tuna.....Tai Chili flavor. The first couple forkfulls were sweet tasting....not bad at all. The next two went down and all the sudden.......heat was there. Spicy heat. The kind that would have been nice to have something to drink with it.

I'd purposely not refilled my Water bottle so there'd be no temptation...but I had no idea that stuff would be so hot. I've had zero spicy food in so long that it just didn't occur to me.

Lessons learned.

Freaking love the flavored tuna packs, though. I think I can live off them much easier than protien shakes.

One thing that I find helpful if I am thirsty right after I eat and it's not time to drink; I brush my teeth or I use a squirt of the Listerine breath spray- for some reason that moistens my mouth a little.

I am actually a little addicted to my Listerine breath spray. I seriously can't live without it. Does that count as a crossover addiction LOL

I was just doing some google searching on this since I was curious as to the why and how long. Found this site...five year old blog, but still helpful especially in explaining your "new" anatomy post-op:

http://pamtremble.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-we-dont-drink-with-meals.html

Lots of discussion elsewhere on drinking right up to a meal or only up to 30 minutes before a meal, etc., etc. I'm sure there's some discussion on this topic here as well.

I was just doing some google searching on this since I was curious as to the why and how long. Found this site...five year old blog, but still helpful especially in explaining your "new" anatomy post-op:

http://pamtremble.blogspot.com/2008/08/why-we-dont-drink-with-meals.html

Lots of discussion elsewhere on drinking right up to a meal or only up to 30 minutes before a meal, etc., etc. I'm sure there's some discussion on this topic here as well.

Thanks for the link. That is probably the best written and most informative article I have read in regards to the whys and why-nots. I have a VSG so alot of it doesn't apply but informative none the less.

I wait 30 minutes after eating to drink. It was explained to me this is a rule for life, along with not drinking while eating.

It's not that it will kill you, but drinking after eating flushes the food out of the pouch, making it so that you feel hungry again. Basically, it's like sabotage to the surgery. Once you get into the routine of waiting 30 minutes after eating to drink, it won't seem like too big of a deal. =) You just gotta keep the routine up and re-train your brain.

A lot of people are advised to follow the 30-30 rule... no drinking 30 minutes before or after a meal. My surgeon said I can drink right up until I eat, but wants me waiting at least an hour after eating to have a drink.

@@DangerMouse007 - Thanks so much for posting this link. I read it this morning and have been thinking about it all day. Man did that put it all in perspective for me. I have been waiting the 30 minutes after eating but got a little lax on chewing enough and the blog post really helps understand all that. I am good with following rules as long as I understand why? This really helped me!

While I was told to follow the 30/30 rule, I was also told to I can take "rescue" sips if needed.

@@KimDawn X2 on the rescue sips.

Thanks @DangerMouse007. That article is just what I needed. Really made things clear.