My post op guidelines state to never drink from a straw. I know it's because it causes access air but I seem to be able to get more Protein and liquids in when I use a straw. I am 1 month post op today and I'm still having trouble getting in maximum protein. Yesterday I decided to use a straw and doubled my protein intake so if course I'm doing it again today. Is anyone else using straws?

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Hmmm got me thinking about using straws now lol even though my doc said no straws !! But I'm barely getting my Water in ! And I'm afraid of drinking too much !! Can drinking too much water stretch your stomach out again ????

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Not according to my doc. The "dangers" with a straw are that you will swallow air and/or drink too large of a gulp. Neither will damage the sleeve, but can cause discomfort. That tends to (but doesn't always) go away over time. My doc said she has patients who do better with straws from day 1, others have issues until later. I can drink much larger swallows now than I could even a couple of weeks out. I don't get any discomfort at this point with straws or drinking larger amounts. I still can't guzzle water like I used to, but I can drink what I consider "normal".

So drinking too water won't stretch my stomach ????

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So drinking too Water won't stretch my stomach ????

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My doc says no. The part of the stomach that stretches is the part that was cut away. What's left doesn't have very much capacity to stretch at all, and certainly not from water or air. According to her, discomfort is all you can do with drinking too much/too fast or swallowing air.

So drinking too Water won't stretch my stomach ????

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My doc says no. The part of the stomach that stretches is the part that was cut away. What's left doesn't have very much capacity to stretch at all, and certainly not from water or air. According to her, discomfort is all you can do with drinking too much/too fast or swallowing air.

Hmmm ok good to know !! I'm gonna ask my surgeon's Nutritionalist when I see her on the 23 , I got lots of questions lol !!! I don't want to do anything to harm my new stomach! I will not go back to gaining weight again ! I just want to lose lose lose ! Lol ! Already lost 55 pounds since May of 2016 ! That's like 6 months ! And I lost most of it before my surgery! My surgery was November 3 , 2016 !!

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