what do yall think about drinkin diet coke

Hey yall I am finally starting to lose weight again! My hospital weight when I left there was 356 (25 pounds was fluid) and now my weight is 266 woo hoo for me !! My friend Clay had his surgery done in Birmingham and he has lost almost a 100 pounds, he drinks diet coke, and he says sometimes he has no problems and other times he feels a little nautious. I was just wanting other peoples opinions on it, I know I've talked to Christine about it, but I was just wondering what everybody else does too. I have tried drinking it, and the first time I tried it, it kinda burned a little, but yesterday I tried it and I just burped a lot. I didn't have that burning sensation, but I didn't drink a whole lot of it either. I got a small one from Mickey D's, and I didn't even drink half of it. well hugs to everybody!! Crystal

Hey ya woman! i drink one only occasionaly maybe twice a month i get a craving for one, i realy dont think that they are a good habit for ME to get into. If it burns ya try to let it go flat a little , I also drink diet sprit and fresca from time to time they dont bother me at all.I do burp alot when i drink them though! LOL Keep up the good wrok on that wt loss. I have lost 10 lbs in the past 3 weeks , i had been on a long 4 freaking mos plateau, until i stared working out. I finally belive that i will see goal one day, my pt wants me to get to 140 haha,that might never happen , im still looking at 160 as my goal. DAWN~~

I try to stay away from them because carbonated drinks give me gas. I will still drink one on occasion if I feel the urge but usually only a sip or two. I will usually just take a sip of my DH or sons. Rhonda

I gave them up completely for several months doctor's orders. But then after those several months were up I started to try a little here and there. Couldn't really tolerate them unless they were somewhat flat. But now I allow myself one a day two at the most if it is a weekend. But it takes me forever to drink one and I always drink water or something else in between as diet cokes do not count towards liquids as they are a dehydrator. I usually get one about 8:30 or 9:00 every morning and sip on it until after lunch sometime. Melissa

Crystal, I seldom drink them because I get so many bubbles in my pouch. They say to let them get flat before drinking them. I can't get enough fluid intake if I try to drink them. I just don't crave them anymore. I mostly drink Crystal Light orange. Carol

Hi. I'm pre op but the nutritionist told me they were a no no. She said it can cause your pouch to stretch. I've been trying to figure out how I'm going to let soda go. I'm so addicted. I just tell myself if I wanna throw out those size 22 jeans, I'm gonna have to throw out the soda too. I've got to stop drinking them. Atleast now I'm in the habbit of choosing diet ones. While I was pregnant w/ DD#3, I couldn't let regular Coke go. I drove the nurse practitioner nuts cuz I was still chugging a ton of Coke down. I told her that when my water broke....it would probably fizz cuz I drank so much. lol.

I remember Christine posting something about carbonated drinks stretching the outlet to your pouch, which would be a bad thing as you could eat more and absorb more. I think the best advise is to not have them, but if you do, sip slowly and only flat especially during first year....D.

My nutritionist told me that we shouldnt have them until our stomas were completely healed which should be 3 or 4 months. I dont drink them usually but on occassion I feel the urge. Makes me gassy and I dont need help in that area...

I drink FLAT diet root beer....and an occasional sip of someone's diet coke, but it hurts my belly-buckle....I usually (gross, I know) swish the coke around so that it is flat when I swallow......Have heard that you shouldn't drink it in the first six months and have heard you should NEVER drink it again...Just be careful! smoochies Arlies PS almost 100 lbs??????????? WOWIE ZOWIE, girl!!!!!