Crazy Question

[Hansel4pres 9]

Four weeks since surgery doing great down 60 pounds since start of liquid diet. Am I allowed to have a life saver or cough drop?

[catwoman7 10,844]

I had cough drops when I was early out. I got the sugar free kind, though

[Midnightsun 129]

Hi, at 4 weeks I was cleared for a regular diet. I would do sugar free. Good luck to you! That is awesome weight loss so far!

[Danny Paul 761]

7 hours ago, Midnightsun said:

I would do sugar free.

Just be careful that the sugar substitute doesn't affect your stomach. Some substitutes like erythritol can cause gas and loose stools. Especially if eating too many products with it.

[lvidacovich 372]

8 hours ago, Midnightsun said:

Hi, at 4 weeks I was cleared for a regular diet. I would do sugar free. Good luck to you! That is awesome weight loss so far!

Same here, it was just yesterday for me. I'm amazed at how long some of the nuts and docs keep people on puree and liquids and such. I think there's good research showing moving to real foods faster helps you tolerate them better.

[Caltania 218]

Pretty early on I was cleared to have sugar free candies or cough drops, though as other users have suggested, you may not want to have too many at any given time, since they can cause some digestive upset if you have too much at once... But they're great for the occasional mouth distraction!

[med28thmed 118]

I did.

Congratulations btw, great job so far!!!

[Briswife15 889]

I use Hall's sugar free cough drops with no GI upset. I had RNY by the way. I would not try the ones with sugar!

Sent from my SM-N960U using BariatricPal mobile app