Soda....

Can anyone tell me if we are alowed to have soda at this point after our surgery? Of all the things I can't have anymore, nothing really borthers me except deit soda.

My surgeon said that there was nothing at all wrong with soda. I've been having it (diet - sparingly) since my first month out! Susan

My doctor said to stay away from anything carbonated. It may stretch your new stomach.

I have no idea. I guess I was under the impression that we should never have it but I know alot of people who do. I am choosing to keep it out of my diet forever....if I can Shar

I heard the carbonation gets hot and expands in your stomach not sure if that is true or not. Soda is the one thing I have not touch and really don't miss. Empty calories and I eat enough calories without adding more. Diet thoug is zero so oh who knows lol dee

I have been told the same thing as Jan and Shar. That it will expand your pouch. So I have chosen to not add it back into my diet.

Soda is not something you should have in your diet. It is full of sodium, the caffeine (if you choose one with it) is not conducive to losing weight and it has no nutritional value. I was a terrilbe soda addict before surgery. I went thru some horrible withdrawals. Anything that does that to your body is full of chemicals that just plain do not help you in any way. Our Dr's office did an experiment with a can of soda and a balloon. The soda kept the balloon inflated for MONTHS! The only reason it finally blew was due to the corrotion of the balloon. So, think what it would do to your pouch. Soda is used to clean battery contact points and it will take the ring right off of your toilet. I know this seems like overkill but I just want to make sure I get the point across. I satisfy my drink craving with a flavor added to water-whether crystal lite or I like the walmart brand 'great value'. Good Luck!!

My surgeon's plan said to never have it again, and I'm fine with that. I gave it up a couple years before surgery, and never did like anything but Diet Dr. Pepper anyway. Now sweet drinks (crystal light and stuff like that) just make me gag. I do have a big iced tea vice though - and my big-A$$ mug of coffee, haha. In my opinion and for my .02, I don't think there is any value at all in drinking diet sodas in general. Inky

I don't know about you.. but diet coke makes me crave sugar and food like crazy!!! Fake sugars trick your body into producing insulin it doesn't need and when that happens, your appetite increases. Before surgery I gained around 50 lbs by just drinking Diet Dr. Pepper. I would drink it like water and my appetite opened up and I couldn't seem to get full. Now the occasional diet soda I have, I notice it as a trigger and I try to be very careful. I also read on many different websites that drinking carbonated products will not stretch your pouch, but can be very uncomfortable. The biggest danger of the carbonation is that it sucks the Calcium from you bones.. and that's a battle we are already fighting after RNY. It might not stretch your pouch, but it is very bad for our bodies.. with or without RNY. Here is some stuff I got off of OH about drinking soda.. 1. All non-clear soft drinks contain phosphoric acid. Phosphoric acid bonds to minerals you ingest - for example zinc, magnesium and most importantly calcium. Since these minerals are bonded to the phosphoric acid, your body cannot absorb them. Instead, they are simply expelled. (You "pee" them out.) So much for those vitamins you're taking, huh? (Studies show that this is why 20 and 30 year olds are developing osteoporosis nowadays.) 2. Also, carbonated beverages have been shown to increase appetite. (Post-ops drinking carbonated beverages are more than twice as likely to gain their weight back. I don't know where my surgeon/NUT get that statistic, but I believe it.) 3. Carbonated beverages are stomach irritants, even if it is not to the point that you can "tell". The body fights stomach irritants by using one of the best natural antacids it has - calcium. Where does it get it? Your blood. Your blood then realizes that its calcium level is too low, so it pulls calcium from the biggest source around - your bones. Ergo, your bones get weaker and more brittle. 4. Carbonated beverages have been linked to certain types of cancers. (There is a strong correlation between ingesting carbonated beverages and esophageal cancer.) 5. It can be hard at times for post-ops to get in all the fluids recommended without adding "useless, good-for-nothing filler" in there as well.

Soda made me 295 lbs fat .. I was a soda-aholic and I mean it was bad addiction and when I went off soda I never thought I could do it and the withdrawls were so bad..I use to drink 2 route 44 regular rootbeers a day My doc said soda is the root of all weight gain.. I tried a few times to drink soda and all it does is make me vomit like a volcano .. No thanks.. I do not like soda now it just makes me feel so sick.I am so glad to be free from that poison. I rather drink milk than soda .. Lisa