Why is straws a bad thing. I can't drink anything from a cup even if I try to sip slowly it goes down in big gulp an hurt my stomach. When I use the straw it feels better. So why are straws band again?

the greater possibility of introducing air to your sleeve.

They are bad for the environment ?

Not all programs have an issue with straws. Mine doesn't

2 hours ago, sillykitty said:

Not all programs have an issue with straws. Mine doesn't

Same.

I had the exact thought today - much easier to not gulp when using a straw!!!!

I was also told no straws. I violated this from day 2 after surgery. I did notice I burp more with a straw then drinking from a cup but I also only drink water so I wasn't that concerned.

Why is straws a bad thing. I can't drink anything from a cup even if I try to sip slowly it goes down in big gulp an hurt my stomach. When I use the straw it feels better. So why are straws band again?

I used my kid's sippy cup for the first 10 days. Worked great.

I love straws! I keep them in my office, car, home, I'm always buying them. I don't like paper straws, tried it (weird dissolving mushy texture straw).

I tried straws after I saw this thread and it was so much easier for me to get the liquids down!!!

Y'all have convinced me to try straws again. Before surgery, I would drink around 120oz water per day; after, I've been struggling to get 64oz and it's because I'm not constantly sipping water through my straw all day. It's much easier to just take a pull on a straw when I'm doing something else vs. opening a bottle and/or tilting my head back to take in drink.

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I never understood the straw thing either. I understand their answer (air) but it’s just illogical. I’m not sucking with my stomach where the air in the straw would get pulled into it... I’m sucking with my mouth where the liquid is deposited in my mouth just as if I poured it in, then i swallow. You can gulp air regardless of how it enters your mouth....

I was told to refrain from straws due an increased chance of swallowing air.

With that said, hospital staff gave me a straw when I got back to my room at the hospital...and I used it. ??‍♀️