soda ????

hi, everyone .i have not been on for awhile due to personal problems ,BUT i just wanted to see how everyone is doin,and let everyone know im doing great   .the day of my surgery was june 1  and i weighted 281 and as of yesterday i weigh 222   yaya me !!! .also i am wondering about something . a couple people told me that if you sake or stir all the bubbles out of diet soda it is fine to drink? i really dont care for soda,i was just wondering if that is true :)

You'll hear conflicting things on the soda topic. Some people say the carbonation will stretch your pouch, but that's an old wives tale. Some do have problems with the carbonaton making them all gassy and bubbly like.  I'll have a Diet Pepsi a couple times a week and I don't drink it flat. The bubbles don't bother me, so I figure one here or there won't kill me.

thanks for your help i really dont drink soda but its good to know that its ok if i want a lil bit :)

Hi,

I am 3 1/2 years out and I still can not tolerate the carbonation.  But I let my soda get nice and flat and I might drink a few ounces here and there.  I used to be a Pepsi holic before surgery. I easily drank 2 to 3 liters a day.  Now I just don't like it like before.

thank you for your help

I used to drink 3 or 4 Diet Pepsis a day before surgery.  I haven't had a soda in 3 years.  I'm afraid the carbonation would just kill me.  I can't handle anything bubbly.  I have enough gas without it. lol.

lol i dont think i can either  

What advice did your surgeon and/or nutritionist give you relative to drinking soda?  Certainly you received information from your doctor's office.  I would follow your surgeon's advice.  Plain and simple.

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I was told the carbonation could cause a serious condition in the digestive system, I don't recall the name of it though. 

I've never been a big soda drinker but I would crave one once in a while.  So I really don't miss it.

I did end up drinking a few sips of ginger ale on the airplane during a recent vacation...luckily it was pretty flat (normally a person would complain) but it did end up settling down my stomach a little.

Before I flew home, I found some s/f ginger candies instead.

Congrats on your loss so far! :)