hi everyone

when ur band is tight, what is easier for you to get down, hot liquid or cold liquid.

i read that some dr.s suggest ice chips.. others suggest warm liquids.. just wondered what the general consensus is.. for example.. when you are tight, and you know its just that time of the month.. do you drink hot fluids.. or cold ice chips?

thanks

t

Hot liquids tend to loosen the band up a little bit.

Hi:

I have a hard time if I try to gulp cold liquids. Sometimes it makes me slime :frown:

Hot liquids go down easier for me, especially in the morning.

Cold in New England, so don't mind this issue most of the year. In the summer it's sometimes a hard thing to remember to drink cold liquids slowly, but not really a problem, except after exercising.

I love my band.

Sue

Warm tea is sooooooooo good. Hot coffee--no way. Can't drink it anymore. It's too hot. And cold drinks don't work well at all for me. Instaneous tightening.

Warm tea and broth got me through my first week of banding. And I still drink warm tea ALL DAY LONG. My doc doesn't have a thing with no caffine and I also was a huge coffee drinker prior to banding so I drink tea (w/lemon or plain) am glad to not have to go thru caffine withdrawels. I can't do coffee very well now- I only like it hot and when it is hot it is too hot for my stomach-makes it contract. And it just doesn't sit well. Gives me heartburn like crazy.

Warm. I forget sometimes and take a big swallow of cold drink and lose it completely. Thanks for reminding me to remember good band rules.

I always use warm liquids to loosen up my band. The first drink I have almost every morning is herbal mint tea. YUM! Occasionally, I'll have a cup of coffee, but I'm addicted to my mint tea. I still enjoy my cold drinks, especially decaf iced tea, just not first thing in the morning, and I can't gulp them like I used to.

I drink a cup of coffee every morning and this loosens my band. I cant eat anything until I have a hot drink.

I have learned to not gulp cold liquids its very painfull.

Cold drinks are TERRIBLE with my band. I try to drink them, and I tighten up REALLY bad... Ice is no longer my friend. And before, I was quite the ice chewer...