I had my vsg on Monday 22nd and I'm trying so hard to get my liquids in but its weird when I'm sipping water I keep making this gurgling noise lol. Anyone else have this going on? Also how many ounces are you able to get in? I'm not sure what is normal

Vivian, dud did your surgeon's office give you any guidelines on how many ounces of liquid you should aim for each day? Mine is at least 64 oz with the more the better.

Vivian, dud did your surgeon's office give you any guidelines on how many ounces of liquid you should aim for each day? Mine is at least 64 oz with the more the better.

Yeah I believe its 64oz I was just curious if other people are hitting that goal right away

Yes. Totally normal. To this day I gurgle at times.

Yes. Totally normal. To this day I gurgle at times. [emoji4]

Haha so weird

55 minutes ago, Vivian1023 said:

I had my vsg on Monday 22nd and I'm trying so hard to get my liquids in but its weird when I'm sipping Water I keep making this gurgling noise lol. Anyone else have this going on? Also how many ounces are you able to get in? I'm not sure what is normal

I still gurgle at times. I could not do 64 ounces the first few days. I started with 48 ounces and worked my way up. I'm 2 1/2 months out now and shoot for a minimum of 64 ounces of water which is now easy to fit in. Good luck!

I did not hit my 64 oz goal on day one but remember you are so pumped up with IV fluids that should be okay. Better to go slow. Each day has gotten better and I am now hitting my goal. I get the gurgle too. I take it as a sign I may be sipping a bit too fast.

Thanks for responding [emoji4]

I was able to hit the 64 oz a day right away, but it was literally drinking ALL DAY LONG because it was just in small sips. No gulping.

When I was in hospital I was able to do 48oz but yesterday was rough for me

Gurgled then, still gurgle now sometimes.

I could barely get to 500ml (17 oz) the first few days, sipping from my teeny measuring cup. But by the end of the following week, I was able to GULP down 2+ Litres (68+ oz) with not much effort.

Give it time, it'll all get easier eventually

I'm gurgling as we speak and I'm 6 months out! The gurgle is pretty rare these days but happened all the tim before.

It took me a good week or 2 to get to 64 oz. regularly. I had to work at it. Keep at it!

I’m post-op day#6 and trying to balance water-clear liquids. Can anyone share if water and clear liquids consider slider items meaning don’t have to measure. I don’t want to stretch my sleeve. Thanks