I was banded a week ago (wow, time flies). My doc told me to stay away from any drinks with citric acid since the acid irritates the stomach. At the time, I said no problem. But I didn't realize just how many drinks have citric acid in them - most notably, my absolute favorite, Crystal Light. Has anyone else had their doc tell them to steer clear of citric acid? If so, what do you drink? I do drink water, but sometimes I need something with some flavor! Also, if your doc has told you to avoid citric acid, did he mean just during the healing phase, or forever? No Crystal Light forever??!! I don't even want to think about that!

i HAVE ONLY HEARD OF CARBONATED DRINKS....THAT IS INTERESTING...ALLOT OF US BANDED PEOPLE DRINK ALLOT OF CLITE

I think it's carbonated not citric acid.

Like anything with a fizz to it.

Crystal lite is fine.

Yeah I have heard that about fruit drinks...it can cause distress. I didn't have a problem. I think it is an individual thing.

Hey, I can answer this for ya NO problem. I specifically asked my dietitian(sp?) about this because i too looked at my crystal light packages and saw that it had citric acid. They told me, no PURE citric acid stuff, like Orange juice, Grape fruit juice....Oranges, Grapefruit....Lemons, Limes....Stuff like that for at least 6 months after surgery, after that, its fine. They told me that the citric acid found in crystal light, is not the same kind, and will not harm you at all, and in addition there isnt enough in the crystal light to do anything. Its citric acid in pure form such as orange juice, oranges etc.....If you are a orange juice lover, try the orange sunrise crystal light, tastes just like orange juice, and its safe!! Hope this helps clear everything up for ya, dont worry drink all the crystal light you wish!!

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