Why cant we drink from them??

Not all surgeons put straws on the "do not" list.

You might ask yours; I can only assume it's because there is air in the straw and when you use one you swallow all that extra air, each time...it can exacerbate gas and so on.

i heard that it gives u gas pains. n we all know how they feel....ouch

I was never given this restriction.

I did hear about the gas thing. Now that I have been banded for awhile and am not on strict weight loss mode, I never have a problem. I don't like to drink cold drinks without a straw.

I too use a straw now. I didn't the first month or two post op, but once I'd healed and the issues from that settled down, I went back to my straws! :redface:

I use a straw all of the time. No problem. I waited to be completely healed before I started in with a straw. SS

I was never told not to. I always use them and have never had a problem. :redface:

That's great that we can use a straw, I've had a hard time giving it up...