Hi All. Two things stick out from the consult I had with the dietitian. One ..don't drink carbonated beverages..WHY? I am a diet pepsi addict and I'm having a hard time letting that go, but don't want it to be the thing that derails me. And the 2nd one was hard candy and sunflower seeds.. refresh my surgery addled memory for me? Thanks!

My doctor always said that even though soda is bad for you, I can still have it if I can tollerate it. I had surgery last december and a few weeks ago I had soda for the first time since surgery and it was horrible! I don't know how to explain it but it was just really uncomfortable. Now I've had beer since surgery and although that is a little hard to drink because it takes me forever to finish one beer cause I'm too busy burping, it is MUCH easier than soda. I really have no idea why that is.