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January 28, 20179 yr

Can you drink beer after WLS? Thanks

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January 28, 20179 yr

It's better to abstain. WLS patients are at a higher risk for alcoholism, beer has a lot of empty calories, and it's carbonated to boot.

That having been said, I've had a couple ounces here and there and it hasn't affected me. I'm very, very careful about it though.

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January 28, 20179 yr

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Thanks for the response. Not drinking beer socially will be hard for me. It's worth it I know but still hard.

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January 28, 20179 yr

Can you drink beer after WLS? Thanks

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You can but honestly beer is the last thing I would choose early on. The carbonation is a killer with such a small stomach. I mean, serious discomfort

and bloating. For me, wine was a better choice but know that I didn't have any alcohol until I was 9 months out and had lost a majority of my excess weight.

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