If drinks go through the band I dont understand why we cant drink right up untill the time we eat. I understand waiting 30-60 min after but why before?

I was told I can drink until about 10-15 before eating.

I always drink up until I eat, then wait ahwile after...

I drink pretty much up to the time I eat also and it doesn't seem to matter. I think the drinking during and after is the really important part. I don't drink anything for at least an hour after I eat and it seems to be working pretty well.

This was aked before and we never came up with an answer. However something came up in a conversation with a friend recently that may be the reason. She asked if I drink with meals(she doesn't know I am banded) and then went on to say that her husband never drinks with meals, he stops drinking 20 - 30 min before etc. Does this sound familiar? Apparently he was brought up believing that drinking with meals is bad as it interferes with the digestion.

I decided to look it up on the net and yes there seems to be quite a lot of theories that say drinking with meals affects the digestive process as it dilutes the stomach acids and it can lead to various problems such as heartburn etc. Of course there are plenty of experts that disagree but I am thinking that this is probably where the rule has its roots.

Honestly I do the same thing, I mean I totally agree with you, it's liquid - it goes straight thru and waiting those 20-30 minutes will just make you dehydrated anyway, the more important thing is waiting after.