I miss straws! I had back surgery 5 years ago & I got used to drinking from a cup with a lid & a straw.
I have gas & bloating so bad I don’t want to add anymore air into my system.
I also miss making protein shakes in my Nutribullett. Is seems to make the shake too airy & I get more bloated!

5 hours ago, toodlerue said:

I miss straws! I had back surgery 5 years ago & I got used to drinking from a cup with a lid & a straw.
I have gas & bloating so bad I don’t want to add anymore air into my system.
I also miss making Protein Shakes in my Nutribullett. Is seems to make the shake too airy & I get more bloated!

So sorry! Some posters let their shakes "settle" for a while to let a lot of the air bubbles pop. Maybe that would help?

I am afraid of ice touching my face when I drink. For real. This “no straw” thing is my personal hell! ??‍♀️

On the bright side, it cuts down on the wrinkles around the mouth that frequent straw users get (same as Smoker’s wrinkles). So there’s that. ?

5 hours ago, Screwballski said:

On the bright side, it cuts down on the wrinkles around the mouth that frequent straw users get (same as Smoker’s wrinkles). So there’s that. ?

And it's good for the environment!

My surgeon said the no straw thing has no research behind it and they stopped telling patients that a while back. They said they have never had any issue with any patient using straws. Just fyi.

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But it's true they are bad for the environment. I was given a cup with a reusable straw at the hospital. It was bendy. I kind of liked that. I feel the same about blending the shakes. Most bloated I have felt ever! Never again lol

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9 hours ago, StrawberryLaray said:

But it's true they are bad for the environment. I was given a cup with a reusable straw at the hospital. It was bendy. I kind of liked that. I feel the same about blending the shakes. Most bloated I have felt ever! Never again lol

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The reusable straws are just so hard to clean, though. I did buy the long, skinny brush to wash inside the straws, but I only clean them about once a week. Probably not sanitary enough.

My program has noting against straws or blended drinks. I have had no issues with either.

I drink from a straw all the time, and have a blended protein smoothie every day, also drank from a straw. If I'm extra gassy because of that, I don't notice it. I do have gas, but its become a part of normalcy for me.

I was told to avoid straws as well, so I bought a sippy cup, like I had as a kid. Hoping this will slow my drinking rate, and I can then progress to my bottle

I have used straws since the day I got home from the hospital and have no gas problems or other issues. I would assume that the theory is that you swallow too much air with a straw?? Maybe when I was a kid.....

I have used straws since day one. I have had no issues. They even gave me one in the Hospital.

I've used straws post surgery, I do try to avoid them, but only for environmental reasons. I haven't noticed much if any added gas using a straw over not, just don't guzzle.

I was told no straws at my pre-op class, and then yesterday at my 5 week follow-up class they said straws are okay again. I am using one now just to try to get more liquid in. Eventually I will just get a cup with a reusable straw.

I use straws every day and discussed it with my team...