So I’ve always loved sour/vinegary foods but I am craving pickles bad! I was sleeved 1/25/18 so I’m almost 2 weeks post op. Do you guys think it would be okay to drink pickle juice or is that too acidic?

Based on my own experience I think you'll be fine, but we are all different. One of the vets posted something about how the natural stomach acidity is way more than any drink/food could be, I don't remember the exact quote. I think it was @BigViffer? Anyways I would take a small sip and wait about 5 minutes to see if it feels okay. Or try watering it down a little to start?

Okay sounds good. Thanks so much for responding!

Based on my own experience I think you'll be fine, but we are all different. One of the vets posted something about how the natural stomach acidity is way more than any drink/food could be, I don't remember the exact quote. I think it was [mention=252425]BigViffer[/mention]? Anyways I would take a small sip and wait about 5 minutes to see if it feels okay. Or try watering it down a little to start?

That sounds good. Thanks so much for responding.

43 minutes ago, Engelyn said:

Based on my own experience I think you'll be fine, but we are all different. One of the vets posted something about how the natural stomach acidity is way more than any drink/food could be, I don't remember the exact quote. I think it was @BigViffer? Anyways I would take a small sip and wait about 5 minutes to see if it feels okay. Or try watering it down a little to start?

Yeah that was me, and while that is a pretty close quote, I am sure there is something out there that has a higher acidity level than our stomach acid, but you would have to look for it in a specialty store. Things like capsaicin extract.

In regards to pickle juice, if you have low levels of stomach acid causing acid reflux, vinegar is a common household remedy. If drinking pickle juice is out of the ordinary for you, it could be a sign of mild pica (craving weird or inedible substances). It's caused by mineral deficiencies. That can be easily verified with your normal blood work.

Yeah that was me, and while that is a pretty close quote, I am sure there is something out there that has a higher acidity level than our stomach acid, but you would have to look for it in a specialty store. Things like capsaicin extract.
In regards to pickle juice, if you have low levels of stomach acid causing acid reflux, vinegar is a common household remedy. If drinking pickle juice is out of the ordinary for you, it could be a sign of mild pica (craving weird or inedible substances). It's caused by mineral deficiencies. That can be easily verified with your normal blood work.

Thank you!!

I might worry,about the sodium level in pickle juice. Salt is a preservative and,it sneaks into a lot of foods.

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I might worry,about the sodium level in pickle juice. Salt is a preservative and,it sneaks into a lot of foods.

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Yea I’m going to water it down and only drink a little. Hopefully that will fulfill my craving!

I love pickle juice and yes it’s salty but so are protein drinks! My Nutritionist suggested that I make pickle pops so I froze the pickle juice in pop container I think they were Sesame Street ones because that was all I could find and I ate them the ice forced me to eat them much slower as a precaution but it turns out my body likes them as much as I was craving them and I ate them... eventually I got tired of them and moved on to power-aide sugar free... and then sugar free Jell-o

On 2/6/2018 at 9:56 AM, Nesh said:

So I’ve always loved sour/vinegary foods but I am craving pickles bad! I was sleeved 1/25/18 so I’m almost 2 weeks post op. Do you guys think it would be okay to drink pickle juice or is that too acidic?

Just had my first post-op appointment (12 days out of surgery) and I was given permission to have a pickle if I wanted, so I think you are good to go (though based on the age of this post at this point I'm sure you have done it)