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Ele marie    92

Ele marie
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I am so sad. I have always loved Water and I have the skin to prove it! But ever since I had gastric bypass surgery. I can't stand it it tastes like perfume! Will this go away? I keep trying to drink it I'm devastated.

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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I am so sad. I have always loved Water and I have the skin to prove it! But ever since I had gastric bypass surgery. I can't stand it it tastes like perfume! Will this go away? I keep trying to drink it I'm devastated.

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I was sleeved April 20, 2015. It took a while, but I was eventually able to drink plain Water again. It took a while. In the meantime, try adding water enhancers, herb tea, infusions (like berries, cucumbers, fruit, herbs, etc.), and different temperatures.

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Ele marie    92

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Thank you I am so glad that I can have hope. I am drinking so little because I only like Water. That is all I use to drink. I have not finished a full glass of anything since my surgery and I'm on my third week.

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Inner Surfer Girl    12,015

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Thank you I am so glad that I can have hope. I am drinking so little because I only like Water. That is all I use to drink. I have not finished a full glass of anything since my surgery and I'm on my third week.

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It is understandable, but you have got to find a way to get your fluids in. You need at least 64 oz. You DO NOT want to have to deal with dehydration. Plus, fluids are critical for healing and weight loss. Try sugar free Popsicles.

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Djmohr    6,965

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@@Ele marie

Yes, it will go away as you get furthere down the road. The problem is, you really really really need to stay hydrated. It is the number 1 most important thing right after surgery.

Try adding some fruit or veggies to your Water to enhance the flavor.

That perfume thing happens to some people. I know that I had the same problem but simply had to muscle through it. I tried some of those Water enhancers but it only made it worse for me. My doctor had me try adding cucumbers or watermelon and that helped. For me that became too fussy to deal with so I simply started drinking plain room temp water and forcing myself to drink it.

That feeling passed once I made it to soft foods.

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snickysnack78    131

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I am 11 months post op and for the first month or two Water tasted nasty to me. Now I can drink it, only if its super cold and through a straw

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Renkoss    420

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Do you have that problem with just tap Water, or even from bottled water?

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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