Have you had even a sip of something carbonated? I've heard both and I know you aren't "supposed" to but there's a lot you're not "supposed" to do but I hear of people doing it. I simply want to know if you have & did you regret it?

I'm about 3 yrs out. I can drink carbonated bevs without any pain but I end up making tons of involuntary gas sounds (I end up sounding like Chewbacca). Also, drinking fizzy drinks just ended up getting way out of hand for me -- major slippery slope. I recently cut them out again to try to regain control of my diet.

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3 hours ago, mnmlst said:

I'm about 3 yrs out. I can drink carbonated bevs without any pain but I end up making tons of involuntary gas sounds (I end up sounding like Chewbacca). Also, drinking fizzy drinks just ended up getting way out of hand for me -- major slippery slope. I recently cut them out again to try to regain control of my diet.

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Do you drink regular soda or diet soda? I drink 2-5 litres of coke zero a day and hasn't bothered my diet, I might get a sugar craving here and there but nothing a 100 calorie snack won't cure.

I was told by my NUT & Surgeon not to drink soda or alcohol that it stretches the stomach. My NUT told me I could have alcoholic beverages a year out as my surgeon told me to never drink it. So for me I just don't drink either of them. I'm 9 months out.

11 months out and I don't touch alcohol or soda because the fear of heartburn and reflux. Lemons and limes give me reflux as well so stay away from them as well. I was never told not to have soda but definitely told not to have alcohol in the first year.