I am always thirsty , so am sipping drink

and sugarfree ice pops all day all the time, can I do too much of this ?

Don't worry unless it starts to cause pain. Some people never have difficulty drinking. It probably has to do with how much/little swelling you experienced. So long as you keep sipping and not gulping, you are fine.

49 minutes ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Don't worry unless it starts to cause pain. Some people never have difficulty drinking. It probably has to do with how much/little swelling you experienced. So long as you keep sipping and not gulping, you are fine.

i am 13 days in the op and now dont sip any more just drink. is that a problem at all dont feel any discomfort

59 minutes ago, Al Iskafi said:

i am 13 days in the op and now dont sip any more just drink. is that a problem at all dont feel any discomfort

So long as you're not gulping.

55 minutes ago, Al Iskafi said:

i am 13 days in the op and now dont sip any more just drink. is that a problem at all dont feel any discomfort

thank you , Orchid . That puts my mind at rest . How long do we have to sip

for ? iHow we know when it ok to drink normally ?

56 minutes ago, Al Iskafi said:

i am 13 days in the op and now dont sip any more just drink. is that a problem at all dont feel any discomfort

56 minutes ago, Al Iskafi said:

i am 13 days in the op and now dont sip any more just drink. is that a problem at all dont feel any discomfort

2 hours ago, PEGGO said:

I am always thirsty , so am sipping drink

and sugarfree ice pops all day all the time, can I do too much of this ?

1 hour ago, PEGGO said:

thank you , Orchid . That puts my mind at rest . How long do we have to sip

for ? iHow we know when it ok to drink normally ?

This is one of the things that programs are often poor at - telling us how long we need to do some of these things such as sipping. Basically, as long as you need to (that helps, right?) as some may have a lot of inflammation and may need to for quite a while, while others may be able to drink fairly normally straight away.

Just work yourself up slowly, trying a bit more each time. Avoid gulping as that may put too much down at once and it will come back up. Remember, your pouch is maybe an ounce, give or take, of capacity, (a sleeve, maybe two or so,) so use that as a guide as to how much at a time.

4 minutes ago, RickM said:

This is one of the things that programs are often poor at - telling us how long we need to do some of these things such as sipping. Basically, as long as you need to (that helps, right?) as some may have a lot of inflammation and may need to for quite a while, while others may be able to drink fairly normally straight away.

Just work yourself up slowly, trying a bit more each time. Avoid gulping as that may put too much down at once and it will come back up. Remember, your pouch is maybe an ounce, give or take, of capacity, (a sleeve, maybe two or so,) so use that as a guide as to how much at a time.

Thank you Rick . That’s so helpful ? I am 4 months post op and I know it’s different for everyone ,but didn’t know if it’s normal to still be sipping or not. Thanks again .

Honestly, I was able to drink normally within a few days of surgery. I was lucky.

wow Orchid ! That was lucky . I’m scared to eat anything at the moment because I was really ill with stomach and back pains , severe diarreoh , and vomiting .. I was given antibiotics for a uti, and think it was those that made me vomit , and diarreoh.Now I’m scared, to eat solid food,and didn’t eat anything for 2days , was scared even to take vitamins on an empty stomach , just had water, I felt awful yesterday and progressed to thin soup with turkey for protein, and having protein shakes and taking vitamins now. Because it was over Christmas, I couldn’t get to speak. to the Bariactric Team.Had anyone else experienced anything like this ?

9 hours ago, PEGGO said:

wow Orchid ! That was lucky . I’m scared to eat anything at the moment because I was really ill with stomach and back pains , severe diarreoh , and vomiting .. I was given antibiotics for a uti, and think it was those that made me vomit , and diarreoh.Now I’m scared, to eat solid food, and didn’t eat anything for 2days , was scared even to take Vitamins on an empty stomach , just had Water, I felt awful yesterday and progressed to thin Soup with turkey for Protein, and having Protein Shakes and taking vitamins now. Because it was over Christmas, I couldn’t get to speak. to the Bariactric Team.Had anyone else experienced anything like this ?

Everytime I take antibiotics, I have diarrhea until I take probiotics to get my gut bacteria reestablished.

22 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

Everytime I take antibiotics, I have diarrhea until I take Probiotics to get my gut bacteria reestablished.

I’m scared to take more stuff , do the probiotics make a difference ?

1 hour ago, PEGGO said:

I’m scared to take more stuff , do the Probiotics make a difference ?

I think they do. Talk to your pharmacist to get one recommended for post-antibiotics.

4 hours ago, Orchids&Dragons said:

I think they do. Talk to your pharmacist to get one recommended for post-antibiotics.

Thank you Orchid. And they’re ok for us to take ? I’m 4 months post op

4 hours ago, PEGGO said:

Thank you Orchid. And they’re ok for us to take ? I’m 4 months post op

Yes

I can sip all day every few minutes and it doesnt bother me .

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