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Can you EVER drink soda or beer again? I LOVE a soda every once in a while, and a couple coronas on the weekend.....am I giving this up for good? Can anyone drink beer at all?

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Can't answer about alcohol, but as for soda pop....sure. But ask your doc. Some will swear their doc said absolutely not, as in their stomach will blow up or something.

However, mine said no such thing and I can enjoy my pop when I want...it's about choices.

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I was told NO soda. They showed a bottle of soda where they had put a balloon on the bottle top. The carbonation blew up the whole balloon and after a week the ballon was STILL half way blown up. That shows you what soda will do to your pouch. I have given up ALL sodas. I am now a believer.

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I was told no soda but I know someone that is banded that drinks beer and soda all the time.

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I'm actually thrilled that I'm one of the bandsters who cannot drink anything carbonated without great pain. Oh my goodness, I can't even describe how much it hurts. Ow. Ow. Ow.

I'm so thankful for that, as I know I'd give in from time to time and drink Coke, or worse, Rum & Coke, which is a Really Bad Idea when trying to lose weight.

But there are a lot of bandsters who don't seem to hurt when they drink pop, so you may be one of them.

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My doc said nothing carbonated ever.

Also, studies have shown that drinking soda causes bone loss in women and increases chance of osteoperosis. They recommend for a person w/out wls to only have one soda a WEEK. Hardly worth it.

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Dr Feilding of NYU he is a leader in the LB field he has a LB himself, he drinks soda diet coke all day long...................

You just have to see what you can handel once you heal

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for me it depends on whether or not it gives me pain. Today I had a Diet Pepsi and it didn't go down very well. It is sometimes painful and sometimes not.

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I am able to drink soda, but I only have 1cc fill in my band right now maybe that is why I can drink it. It does make you feel full though. I love beer and I have tried drinking it twice, but it just makes you feel so BLOATED! You will have to see how you do. If you do try it do it slowly!:lol:

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Can you EVER drink soda or beer again? I LOVE a soda every once in a while, and a couple coronas on the weekend.....am I giving this up for good? Can anyone drink beer at all?

i was banded on 3/10. I love soda, so when i do need some, I put a lot of ice in a small cup, put a little soda in, and let it kinda Water down. I dont recommend drinking too much all the time. I sometimes put some in a medicine cup and drink only that much and I'm good. It doesn't hurt me....

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My doc said NO carbonation......since I just dumped a big ol' bucketful of money at the hospital.....nope, nope, nope....not gonna go there!

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my doc said no carbonation. i paid 15,000.00 out of my own pocket to pay for this and am not going to ruin it over soda! so not worth it. Before suregery i drank 4 sodas a day and dont miss it.

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