alcohol

Has anyone been able to start drinking yet? I haven't even touched sugar yet but i could go for a drink!

Nichole; I have. I had a few sips of a margarita at about 3 weeks out, a vodka and watered down cranberry at about 2 months out and a cosmopolitan at 4 months out. So far, alcohol has no effect on me except it makes me sweat like crazy. I don't get tipsy, I don't feel drunk, I just sweat like a piggy! It sucks. Just in case, something kicks in and I do all of a sudden start to absorb alcohol, I don't drink if I'm in a situation where I would have to drive. Be careful when you try it. Many people get pretty wasted off of one drink or less. You don't want to end up with alcohol poisoning. Blessings, Jennifer 253 / 184 / ???

Nichole Again...I'm not the "perfect patient". Doctors have varing concepts on when we can have alcohol again and I'm not supposed to at this point out...but I've tried it. I went out with the girls twice and had a drink. Long Island...watered down. It really didn't do anything for me like it would have before WLS. I didn't get sick but it was like...ok why bother. I even tried it a second time to be sure LOL...same effect. Now I was worried about getting sick so I watered it down both times and that may have had something to do with it, but I'm not really a drinker anyway so it was no thrill. I've heard some people say they get drunk much quicker now and some say they can't get drunk at ALL. Weird huh? Whatever you decide remember this...another poster said that he stalled when he started to consume alcohol. STALL.....ARGGGG I don't want that so I really make sure it's limited. Be careful and let me know how it goes. Tanya

Well, I am sure I won;t get the most positive respones for this but I have been drinking since about 6-8 weeks out. I have no trouble with wine or straight alcohol. I just have to be careful with what I miz with, but I would do that with any beverage. Hope my info helped...

I myself haven't tried alcohol except at new years, and it was just a sip of champange to toast the new year. But a friend at work who had the surgery a year ago told me that she drinks rum (since it has no sugar) with flattened 7-up and a splash of pinepple juice. She cautioned me when I drank this for the first time to be very careful because we do tend to get drunk quicker than most people. Unless of course being drunk is your desired effect! Hope this helps! Christina

I havent tried alcohol but I did have to take Nyquil the other night it hit me like a ton of bricks. My husband laughed at me and said oh look your drunk on Nyquil. Just so that you know. If you do drink the alcohol gets absorbed quicker into the bloodstream therefor giving bariatric patients a higher alcohol measure but we sober up in a few minutes as well.

I've had red wine a few times. I get tipsy faster and sober up quickly. I feel off afterwards. Cheap wine bothers my stomach and sometimes the smell or thought of it makes me nauseous. I never have any when I drink, mostly in business social environments and not more than a glass if even that much. I do not see any stalls associated with this. Tiffany