I am aware this is a hot topic..

My surgeon discourages drinking diet pop but I personally enjoy diet pop.. I've never found it a "slider" food for me on any previous diets.

And I know several surgeons DO say it's okay..

I've heard that surgeons say drinking diet pop will stretch your sleeve. I have a feeling this is a scare tactic either because a lot of docs just don't support diet pop and the artificial sweeteners that are in them or are worried about them being "slider foods" so they just say "Oh it'll stretch your sleeve" If it would really stretch your sleeve wouldn't all surgeons be united in agreeing that diet pop is bad?

I'm basically wanting to hear from people whose surgeons DO agree with diet pop so I can get another opinion on the matter. Why have your surgeons said it's okay.. what do they say to the "it'll stretch your stomach" (myth?) What guidelines do your surgeons give about drinking it.

And also how soon after your surgery did you try diet pop for the first time?

NOTE: If you don't agree with my decision to potentially go against what my surgeon suggests please don't lecture me.. I'm well aware and on most things I follow the rules.. but I'm also smart enough to know that if some surgeons allow it there is a reason and I want to find out and have second opinions and I don't feel that's wrong. I've encountered a lot of hostility here toward people who dare to question what their surgeons say so if you don't agree please just ignore this post. THANK YOU.

Crap. Think of all the happy housewives out there after surgery!!! No need for hubby or devices!

I heard that after WLS your penis grows.

And if you didn't have one before, and you eat a lot of protein, one can magically appear!

I read it on the internet.

I need to up my protein. I can barely see mine

I'm so glad this thread is still plugging along...

Morning my little Antipodean treasure. Thought that you weren't talking to us as you have been VERY quiet for the last couple of days. Thought you might have got the hump because we caught you out being unfaithful in your affections to Ms LipstickLady. Tsk tsk. You bounder sir.

Yep this thread is still toddling along.

I was incredibly worried about you too!!!

Where the heck is my kangaroo? I have a nice big backyard for him to play in. Can you give me approximate size of him so I can have a snappy collar made for him too? Ooooh and maybe a vest....

Please include a platypus as well. I have a pool and we would have so much fun. Again, I am prepared to pay shipping costs for all.

Or you can just deliver in person- yey!!!

Glad to see you back. Missed ya.

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I'm so glad this thread is still plugging along...

Morning my little Antipodean treasure. Thought that you weren't talking to us as you have been VERY quiet for the last couple of days. Thought you might have got the hump because we caught you out being unfaithful in your affections to Ms LipstickLady. Tsk tsk. You bounder sir.

Yep this thread is still toddling along.

I was incredibly worried about you too!!!

Where the heck is my kangaroo? I have a nice big backyard for him to play in. Can you give me approximate size of him so I can have a snappy collar made for him too? Ooooh and maybe a vest....

Please include a platypus as well. I have a pool and we would have so much fun. Again, I am prepared to pay shipping costs for all.

Or you can just deliver in person- yey!!!

Glad to see you back. Missed ya.

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I heard that after WLS your penis grows.

And if you didn't have one before, and you eat a lot of protein, one can magically appear!

I read it on the internet.

Just make sure you use the right bathroom - especially in North Carolina!

Because I'm burning calories and therefore losing weight!!!!

Pervs..

That's the story you're going with, is it?

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I heard that after WLS your penis grows.

And if you didn't have one before, and you eat a lot of protein, one can magically appear!

I read it on the internet.

I need to up my protein. I can barely see mine

Perhaps you are a grower not a shower.

I heard that after WLS your penis grows.

And if you didn't have one before, and you eat a lot of protein, one can magically appear!

I read it on the internet.

I need to up my protein. I can barely see mine

Perhaps you are a grower not a shower.

I soooo cannot wait to grow my penis! I have 3 months before the third leg shows up! Dang it.

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Ladies, HERE is your roadmap, though not sure how you are going to get your ovaries to descend.

Freud would SO love this thread.

I personally have a friend that had the sleeve and started drinking sodas again. She noticed she could eat alot more and got nervous. She went to her bariatric doctor and did a barium swallow test, sure enough her sleeve was stretched to the size it was before surgery.

Ever wonder what carbonation does to our sleeved tummies? The photo on the left is a normal banana tummy, the photo on the right is a banana tummy on carbonation. It is stretched and will not return to banana size

I personally have a friend that had the sleeve and started drinking sodas again. She noticed she could eat alot more and got nervous. She went to her bariatric doctor and did a barium swallow test, sure enough her sleeve was stretched to the size it was before surgery.

Ever wonder what carbonation does to our sleeved tummies? The photo on the left is a normal banana tummy, the photo on the right is a banana tummy on carbonation. It is stretched and will not return to banana size

If this is true, the surgeon who did her original surgery screwed the pooch. There shouldn't be enough fundus left to stretch, much less back to the size of the original stomach.

She should seek legal counsel.

I don't believe these photos are real...

I personally have a friend that had the sleeve and started drinking sodas again. She noticed she could eat alot more and got nervous. She went to her bariatric doctor and did a barium swallow test, sure enough her sleeve was stretched to the size it was before surgery.

Ever wonder what carbonation does to our sleeved tummies? The photo on the left is a normal banana tummy, the photo on the right is a banana tummy on carbonation. It is stretched and will not return to banana size

I believe that is a photo of a stomach before sleeve surgery and then after. The stomach cannot stretch back to its original size. It's physically impossible.

Do you realize the sheer pressure it would take to stretch a stomach that has no fundus? A lot more than a few carbonation bubbles can do.

Can we just put this old wives tale to rest now? It's tiresome.

It's at rest in my mind. I will drink less than a can of seltzer or sugar free soda occasionally and stop when I feel the restriction - like everything else that goes in my mouth!