So I’m back after all my tales of woe today I have to bring my kids to a Halloween party. Interestingly I have ZERO interest in candy or any other treats so yay for that! I know alcohol is discouraged post op is it because people have a higher likelihood of becoming alcoholics? Would one glass of wine be disastrous? I don’t drink often but the stress of everything is making a glass of wine very appealing...

3 hours ago, CyndieRI said:

Not that I’m drinking yet (only 3 weeks since surgery) but if/when I do, I’m having vodka. It has less calories than wine and zero sugar and carbs! But then again - I don’t like wine! I was a dirty martini girl before surgery!

I have issues with white spirits like gin and vodka. I don't know if what I get is a form of dumping or something else. I get a pain in my head and my shoulder and stomach , feel sick and as though I am about to pass out. Sometimes palpitations as well. This also happens when I drink very sugary drinks e.g sweet ciders and slushies.

I have a band so dumping is not supposed to be an issue .

I am going on 6 weeks post op. I am a wine drinker, I love it. I will have what equates to maybe a shot or 2 of wine in my glass. It is something I sip on to relax from exhausting 12 hour shifts at work. However, I also listen to my body... if it starts to upset my pouch or I feel like I've hit the level of tipsy I'm comfortable with, my SO finishes the last gulp for me. I've yet to blackout, get drunk, or be in pain from it. But that's me and my body. Each person is different.

I am seven and a half months out and the wine is a slippery slope, although the OP said she didn't have any. I started having a glass, it didn't make me buzzed or anything off one or anything they told us but that was me. So I'd have another while cooking or whatever and I'd maybe get a buzz. Since I can't eat while I drank I'd enjoy the buzz, have a little more. Blah blah blah.

Transfer addiction is real, although I never thought of myself having a food addiction. My mom became a full blown alcoholic for 7 years after her bypass. Luckily I saw the signs with me and was like, nope! So...water, with lemon for me. I realized i don't drink to have one glass, it's almost 2 and maybe that would've been ok pre-surgery but it's not now.