Carbonated drinks after VSG

[sleeveinthecity 18]

Carbonated drinks apparently can cause pouch stretching. There’s a lot of pros and cons but personally (and just my opinion) why take the risk :)

[Candace76 212]

On 9/1/2021 at 7:44 AM, PolkSDA said:

The only thing I really miss is ginger ale/ginger beer.

I saw these when I was looking for a non-carbonated, sugarfree cola flavored drink mix. They are Ginger Ale flavored. I also saw 7 up flavored, root beer, & RC cherry cola. I have not tried any of the "soda" flavored drink mixes, just lemonade & fruit punch. Most are available at Wal-Mart or Amazon.

I haven't had soda post surgery, and will try to avoid going back to it,, especially this first year post op. I had a major craving for diet coke the other day, so I was looking for a cola alternative. Craving went away for now though.

[PolkSDA 116]

1 minute ago, Candace76 said:

I saw these when I was looking for a non-carbonated, sugarfree cola flavored drink mix. They are Ginger Ale flavored. I also saw 7 up flavored, root beer, & RC cherry cola. I have not tried any of the "soda" flavored drink mixes, just lemonade & fruit punch. Most are available at Wal-Mart or Amazon.

I haven't had soda post surgery, and will try to avoid going back to it,, especially this first year post op. I had a major craving for diet coke the other day, so I was looking for a cola alternative. Craving went away for now though.

Thanks, I'll check those out. I've tried the Cherry 7-Up one and it's ok but nothing to write home about. Most of these drink mixes tend to put the emphasis on "sweet" rather than the actual underlying flavor IMO.

I've been getting my ginger fix from hoarding the seasonal "Gingerbread Cookie" flavored Equal packets they put out last Christmas season. They had this, Peppermint Mocha, pumpkin Spice, and Salted Caramel. This and the Peppermint Mocha are quite good. What caught me off guard is that they are actually more flavor than sweetener; the gingerbread in particular is a very robust ginger flavor. A couple of packets in my coffee and I'm in hog heaven.

I didn't learn about them until after they were pulled from sale, so I had to seek alternative secondary market sources for them.

Supposedly they're coming out with them again this winter, so I'll be sure to stock up this time rather than having to pay inflated prices on the secondary market (eBay, Amazon Marketplace).

[Candace76 212]

5 hours ago, PolkSDA said:

Most of these drink mixes tend to put the emphasis on "sweet" rather than the actual underlying flavor IMO.

Yes, agreed. I add more Water to help reduce the sweetness. I look forward to when I can have caffine again, so I can drink unsweetened iced tea instead of these drink mixes, but they help in adding some variety to my beverages, for now. I haven't seen a Decaf unsweetened iced tea, yet (I could brew my own, but decaf tea isn't as good to me).