Why is it that you can not drink anything 30 mins before you eat or 30 mins after? So no drink with your meal?

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I was told that drinking during or right after meals would possibly cause dumping syndrome. I didn't think this would be a big deal pre-surgery, but it is actually harder than I thought! I have accidentally taken a few sips before the 30 minute time and been ok, but dumping sounds like no fun so I now set a timer right when I take my last bite.

I was told its because when you eat solid foods if you drink while you eat you will wash the foods down faster, thus you will not absorb the nutrition you need. I know this is true because I originally had the band and it didnt work because I did this exact thing. It also washes the food down fast and you are no longer full. But all this is only true once you get to the actual food stage. I am still on liquids so I'm drinking everything I can to stay hydrated when I can! Good luck all!!

8 minutes ago, Geri Marie said:

I was told its because when you eat solid foods if you drink while you eat you will wash the foods down faster, thus you will not absorb the nutrition you need. I know this is true because I originally had the band and it didnt work because I did this exact thing. It also washes the food down fast and you are no longer full. But all this is only true once you get to the actual food stage. I am still on liquids so I'm drinking everything I can to stay hydrated when I can! Good luck all!!

This.

3 hours ago, A New Jenn said:

Why is it that you can not drink anything 30 mins before you eat or 30 mins after? So no drink with your meal?

The no-drinking rule is applicable primarily to those with lap bands and gastric bypasses, but bariatric programs teach it to all weight loss surgery patients out of convenience (or laziness).

People with normal stomachs have a pyloric valve that controls the entry of foods/fluids into the small intestine. Also, people with sleeved stomachs have a pyloric valve that controls the entry of foods/fluids as they progress into the small intestine.

Gastric bypass patients, however, no longer have the pyloric valve. Their stomach has been turned into a pouch with a simple stoma. If they drink with meals, food will be prematurely flushed into the small intestine. In short order, they become hungry.

The 'no drinking with meals' rule is one that originally applied to gastric bypass patients and lap band folks before getting broadly applied to all bariatric surgery patients.

Nonetheless, a sleever who drinks with meals won't flush the food into the small intestine any sooner because the intact pyloric valve prevents that. At the most, fluids might lessen the just-eaten meal's thickness into a liquid slurry that exits the stomach sooner.

It’s because we can stretch our stomachs

Someone else posted this before, but it's a great visual representation of why not to drink for 30 minutes after a meal. See 1:58 mark.

Edited November 23, 20178 yr by BlueCrush

8 hours ago, ingridk84 said:

It’s because we can stretch our stomachs

Liquids are not capable of stretching the sleeved stomach. Ever...

Liquids only remain in the stomach for a few minutes prior to crossing the pyloric valve and entering the small intestine.

The no-drinking rule is applicable primarily to those with lap bands and gastric bypasses, but bariatric programs teach it to all weight loss surgery patients out of convenience (or laziness).
People with normal stomachs have a pyloric valve that controls the entry of foods/fluids into the small intestine. Also, people with sleeved stomachs have a pyloric valve that controls the entry of foods/fluids as they progress into the small intestine.

Gastric bypass patients, however, no longer have the pyloric valve. Their stomach has been turned into a pouch with a simple stoma. If they drink with meals, food will be prematurely flushed into the small intestine. In short order, they become hungry.

The 'no drinking with meals' rule is one that originally applied to gastric bypass patients and lap band folks before getting broadly applied to all bariatric surgery patients.

Nonetheless, a sleever who drinks with meals won't flush the food into the small intestine any sooner because the intact pyloric valve prevents that. At the most, fluids might lessen the just-eaten meal's thickness into a liquid slurry that exits the stomach sooner.

I'm sleeve. And told.no drinking 20 min after. Tried earlier once or twice. Forgetting the time. Causes burning feeling


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