Before surgery, I drank A LOT of water. Like, an obnoxious amount. I drank it fast, cold, and rapidly. Obviously, with the new sleeve, I am down to sips. My question for folks here who have gone through surgery, and are happy with the results ----- can you chug without crumbling in pain?

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1 hour ago, ms.sss said:

lol, yeah its carbonated

immediately after surgery I could only stand very warm to hot water. this lasted about 3-4 months. then my preference switched to ice cold still water for another couple months. nowadays I like ice cold sparkling/carbonated water....and sometimes I'll put a couple drops of Stevia-sweetened "water enhancer" for flavour...which I'll chug, of course. But oh, the burping afterwards!

I love the peach it’s so yum I just tried my first few sips since surgery recently and I did fine just a couple burps

I'm a water guzzler. Like you, right after surgery I was down to sips but I can pretty much chug like I used to. I don't drink any carbonated drinks but don't think I could chug them if I wanted to.....just water. I do not allow myself to chug during a workout only little sips, but after, no problem!

Guzzling can stretch out you stomach. You want to be very careful not to drink too much at a time. I too was a guzzler. " Fill up on water to prevent over eating" but that won't work anymore.

That would be Cloud Cuckoo Land for ME- I Am a Sip- Sip- Sipper FOREVER and EVER-MORE!!!!

On 08/20/2019 at 00:21, demayome said:

I'm so glad to know that I am not alone. 3 weeks out on Wednesday & I don't have issues swallowing. I got to wondering if my pouch is bigger than normal since I have no issues? Could this be why? or am I just paranoid?

On my paranoia list this morning 5 days out from sleeve is am I taking in too much to fast? For my shake I’m finding I take a mouthful that’s actually 2 gulps. I do this every few minutes. My fear is stretching my small stomach. That’s only with the shake... water & protein water I sip. In my life I’m always the fast one doing things quickly, moving quickly, getting things done quickly then on to the next. I’m not the type to relax much. While watching tv I’m always doing a few things at the same time. As long as I know that there won’t be any long term ill effects from my drinking I can relax hopefully. I do have a little burping & a little heartburn going on but I was just made aware of a hiatal hernia that was repaired during surgery. Someone here (forget who) said they asked their surgeon if they could do long term damage by drinking a little faster & was told no. I want to do things correctly because I want to maximize my chances of the highest weight loss possible. On another note... head hunger is real. I want a big fat juicy pork sausage! Hahaha!!!!

And in my mind I want a Pulled Pork sandwich with Barbeque sauce- this from a woman who had a bite of bread ball up and nearly do ME in. But, true, there is some much left to do I Often Multi- task, Well? Alas--- the jury is Out on That One!

On 08/24/2019 at 10:03, Frustr8 said:

And in my mind I want a Pulled Pork sandwich with Barbeque sauce- this from a woman who had a bite of bread ball up and nearly do ME in. But, true, there is some much left to do I Often Multi- task, Well? Alas--- the jury is Out on That One!

Ha!!! I wouldn’t even be able to eat a sausage & you wouldn’t be able to eat the pulled pork! It’s just the thought of real food that’s hot , full of flavor & comforting . Truth is.... I’m in for the long haul I will eat like the smallest amoeba so that I can have my life back. ? I want a Wonderful healthy life where I can be active & might as well throw in some great outfits & look cute in the process!!!!! (Still want a sausage ?)

1 minute ago, Chiptress said:

Ha!!! I wouldn’t even be able to eat a sausage & you wouldn’t be able to eat the pulled pork! It’s just the thought of real food that’s hot , full of flavor & comforting . Truth is.... I’m in for the long haul I will eat like the smallest amoeba so that I can have my life back. ? I want a Wonderful healthy life where I can be active & might as well throw in some great outfits & look cute in the process!!!!! (Still want a sausage ?)

It's a great trade!!! I'll take having my life back over eating rich fulfilling meals any day. But saying that, my meals are DANG tasty and satisfying, just very light and nutrient dense.

On 08/24/2019 at 10:26, FluffyChix said:

It's a great trade!!! I'll take having my life back over eating rich fulfilling meals any day. But saying that, my meals are DANG tasty and satisfying, just very light and nutrient dense.

My long term goal is exactly what you said tasty & satisfying but very healthy. Man... dumb head hunger!! How far out are you FluffyChix?

Hey Vance!

Yes I was always a huge water drinker & I was back to guzzling probably by week 2. By guzzle I'd say - I could get out of bed, open the fridge & down 6 oz of cold water in one sip. No issues. No discomfort.

I made it a personal goal to get 65 oz of water or iced tea daily. I don't count coffee towards that goal or protein drinks (when I was still on them). Just water, and sometimes iced tea. And I have no issue drinking that each day.

Recently I've been able to chug which made me panic at first because I was so use to having to take it slow and I just accidently chugged one day and was like Oh this doesn't hurt!

I was a chugger, polished off pint glasses in one go, but haven’t since surgery. Can’t. Drink too much and I can feel the restriction, possibly more than with food.

Ive ended up freezing water in bottles, then sticking them in the fridge. The meltwater is ice-cold but only a few mouthfuls at a time, which seems to tick the box. I can do ~14 oz of liquid over 15-20 mins, based on tea/coffee intake. But honestly I just don’t pound liquids like I used to. Bothered me at first, now totally fine.

On 8/24/2019 at 8:07 AM, Catherine Wible said:

Guzzling can stretch out you stomach. You want to be very careful not to drink too much at a time. I too was a guzzler. " Fill up on water to prevent over eating" but that won't work anymore.

This is not a fact. I heard this through the grapevine last year and was worried. I asked my Doctor and he laughed and said nope, water can’t do that.

edited to add: my post is not a fact either, it is my surgeons opinion.

Edited August 26, 20196 yr by Cheeseburgh

I just found out that fluids don’t have restriction . They go straight through. If you picture a funnel... fluid goes straight through & food doesn’t. That helped me because I’ve been able to take in a lot of fluid & I was afraid I was going to stretch my tool. Won’t happen!!

On 08/27/2019 at 05:11, Chiptress said:

I just found out that fluids don’t have restriction . They go straight through. If you picture a funnel... Fluid goes straight through & food doesn’t. That helped me because I’ve been able to take in a lot of fluid & I was afraid I was going to stretch my tool. Won’t happen!!

Good to know!! Thanks! ! I was afraid of that too