has anybody tried carbonated drinks after surgery? if so how long after surgery did you wait to try and was it successful? i LOVE seltzer water and can’t wait to have it again lol

4 minutes ago, MariahS0105 said:

has anybody tried carbonated drinks after surgery? if so how long after surgery did you wait to try and was it successful? i LOVE seltzer Water and can’t wait to have it again lol

I was a soda junky pre surgery. I was surprised that I didn’t crave it after surgery. I waited until my first year (less surgery restriction) to try it. I felt bloated after.

Around three years out. I can't really handle it anymore unless i let it go fairly flat first. The carbonation irritates my stomach. Some people have no problem with it, though.

You are not supposed to drink carbonated drinks ever again.

Like AggiG says, my surgeon says no more carbonation after surgery, but YMMV.

When I got my lap band I went 3 years without touching a soda. But then I discovered if I poured it waaaay up high over my glass most of the fizz came out of it and I started drinking it again. I'm having issues with my band, but a barium swallow shows no slippage or stretching of my pouch. I've always contended that you'll burp out all the excess gas before you'll stretch your pouch, and it appears that it was true in my case, but as Briswife15 sez-YMMV. See what your surgeon recommends.

Now hopefully soon I will be getting a revision from a lap band to a RNY and if the surgeon says "no fizz" I will drop it in a New York Minute!

My doc and nutritionist say absolutely no carbonation. And seeing as how my biggest vice was Cola (the only carbonation I really drank)... it is a slippery slope for me anyway.

no way i will be back to drinking soda instead of water no carbonated drinks for me i really do miss beer however i will not go back for beer not for me some have better control than i do i guess old habbits die hard keep that one dead as long as possible for me

I follow my plan ALMOST to a T. ... Carbonation is one of the rules I’ve broken because I drink flavored sparkling water or la croix on occasion.

I was always told it’s a flat no to fizzy, so have been too scared to even contemplate! I have read others do but stir it and take fizz out. Luckily (or not) I always preferred juice which is sugary and also not ideal!

Beer is brutal 6 months out. I had one at a ball game with a client but it did not sit well. Champagne has a funny tingle but manageable. Soda is my kryptonite so I stay away.

On 10/25/2019 at 04:59, Mom_of_Chaos said:

I follow my plan ALMOST to a T. ... Carbonation is one of the rules I’ve broken because I drink flavored sparkling Water or la croix on occasion.

how far out from surgery are you?? i’m 6 weeks out and i’m dying for a seltzer water.

I just found out at my final preop visit that my surgeon allows carbonation after two months--HAPPY DANCE!!??

53 minutes ago, MariahS0105 said:

how far out from surgery are you?? i’m 6 weeks out and i’m dying for a seltzer Water.

4 months out

I LIVED for seltzer but truth is you are never supposed to have it again. It can hurt but also have a bad effect on your pouch... But girlllllll I long for it every damn day. But I won touch it bec i was told in no uncertain terms is banned for life. Thank GOD i can still have coffee, or I might fall apart.

12 hours ago, Serengirl said:

I LIVED for seltzer but truth is you are never supposed to have it again. It can hurt but also have a bad effect on your pouch... But girlllllll I long for it every damn day. But I won touch it bec i was told in no uncertain terms is banned for life. Thank GOD i can still have coffee, or I might fall apart.

depends on your surgeon. No surgeon will allow it early out, but some do once you're healed - as long as your stomach can tolerate it. My surgeon is in the "no" camp, but I tried it once I was 3+ years out. It really bothers my stomach, so I don't drink it unless I let it go really flat first.

Edited November 10, 20196 yr by catwoman7