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Post by Becky on Feb 4, 2012 18:31:02 GMT -5
Is the whole not drinking within 30 minutes before/after eating more misguided RNY info from the NUT, or is it because I'm a new post-op?
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Post by brybry76 on Feb 4, 2012 18:46:57 GMT -5
I think it's a new post-op thing... You don't want to put too much stuff (food or water) in your stomach early out. After I healed a bit, I had no problem drinking while eating-- though be aware that it will fill you up and you will eat less. I would advise against drinking right after a big meal, because you may not realize how little room you have in your stomach.
I also had a NUT who was pretty clueless-- and I had to get a lot of my info from here and through trial and error.
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Post by vangy04 on Feb 4, 2012 18:48:35 GMT -5
I believe that is an RNY thing, although early out drinking with food may cause you to be able to eat less. I always drank while I ate.
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Post by reinventingangela on Feb 4, 2012 18:48:47 GMT -5
I think that instruction is intended to keep food from washing right through you but Im sure someone "in the know" will chime in because I dont remember seeing that with DS as much as RNY post ops...I could be wrong!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2012 18:49:09 GMT -5
Mostly RNY, but yeah, it's wayyyy easy to overfill and trigger your eject button if you drink while eating early out. I had to take a little sip of fluid with every bite of food for a very long time, and really still roll that way. So I had to pay very close attention to belly signals!
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Post by Sandra C. on Feb 4, 2012 19:58:35 GMT -5
My D.S. instructions were to not drink with meals, 45 min before, and 30 min after eating. The reason is to be able to fit in enough protein. This instruction was for many types of surgeries at my surgeons office. I have taken sips of water to clear my mouth, but I have little room for real big drinks and food at the same time. Some stomachs are larger than others, may be able to handle drinking. Down the line with a bit more stretching I may be able to drink and eat at the same time.
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Post by RedSkittles on Feb 4, 2012 20:10:18 GMT -5
It's unnecessary, but to be perfectly honest, I didn't have room for liquid because food filled me up so much.
So it's not a "rule" but it'll probably happen that way anyways.
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Post by baileymouse on Feb 4, 2012 20:12:51 GMT -5
I'm over 2 years out from my revision and I still don't drink, mostly due to my prior RNY conditioning. Odd, huh? I know I can, and I have to remind myself to take in some water when eating at a restaurant, but most times I just don't drink.
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Post by newsabrina on Feb 4, 2012 20:35:09 GMT -5
I find that if I drink too much with a meal, I'm not able to get in as much protein. So, for the most part, I limit how much I drink with my meals.
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Post by Sandra C. on Feb 4, 2012 20:56:50 GMT -5
Not drinking with meals is stressed in our GHP surgeons guidelines, calling it a "rule" is my word, not expected to be a "rule " for every D.S.er out there. Doctors vary with their guidelines. I can't handle very much food at a time as it is, so not an issue for me not to drink. If I need to up my fluids I have a protein shake, and drink my meal. Its one or the other for me, not both.
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Post by susan1219 on Feb 4, 2012 22:41:07 GMT -5
I don't drink with my meals because of the fact that I was told that it could stretch the pouch out if it gets overfull before a person realizes that he or she is full. So I don't drink with my meals. I am only a month post-op though and later down the line I might start drinking with my meals because sometimes, especially when eating with friends, it feels sort of odd and my mouth gets dry from eating foods with no liquids. But I am gastric byass....I am not sure how it works in your situation.
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Post by Girlrocker on Feb 5, 2012 11:57:27 GMT -5
I look at this way - whatever stomach I have - a regular one, sleeved or a pouch (and I've had all 3!) I remember being told in one of the gazillion diets and tricks I tried, one of them was to drink a glass of water before meals to fill up, eat less ;-) Sleeved or pouched, we have less 'real estate' so we always have to focus on getting protein in first. Drinking at the same does indeed give a push to the food going through your system. I do think with the DS eating and drinking at the same time is a little easier, but even with my RNY after a couple of years out, I could do it; never gulped, sipped. To me, it's kinda funny to have discovered that a lot of the post-op habits we develop really are just good habits for anyone :-)
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