Diet Pop

I friends who had the surgery I see they drink pop I though that was a big no no ???

im one year post op so it ok once your one year out ?

thanks

Hello

no, no, no, you're off it so why go back anyway!!

aren't you burpy enough, lol

Laurie

I was a HUGE Diet Coke addict prior to surgery.  I am now over a year out and haven't touched it.  I have made many other eating mistakes, eating things I shouldn't, but I've really been strict when it comes to carbonated beverages.  I have not been told that it is ever okay to start again.

My clinic says no... so I haven't had pop since August 2013. 

I do know some people 4 years out may have 1/2 a pop every few months. But my goal is just to stay away from it.

Don't do it!!!  The pop has bubbles, creating gas, which in turn could stretch your pouch, or in the very least could cause you a great deal of pain. 

Just say no to bubbles!!! 

A couple of times my husband has asked to taste something carbonated. Both time I just felt irritation from the carbonation. Not to mention the gas

Carbonated drinks do not stretch your pouch.

Different people have different tolerances to pop, coffee, certain foods, etc. For example I can not eat eggs. It causes me to vomit. There is nothing wrong with eggs, they are healthy, I simply can't have them.

Same with pop. Some people can tolerate it, others can't.

Ottawa's book says no carbonated drinks but when I asked the NP she said that it's more that we don't know a safe level of aspartame so it's best to stay away.

It annoys me how many people say how bad carbonated drinks are but the same negativity isn't discussed when it comes to drinking alcohol...

I am a diet coke drinker. I just saw a nutritionist yesterday for my first visit. She asked me if I knew why you are told not to drink diet coke. I said I did not know, with my sad face. She said the carbonation, which is gas bubbles, will stretch the pouch, and affect the integrity of the seams. The surgeon does not want their work to be jeopardized from something so simple to change.  So, I will need to wean myself off this favourite bevvie. Having a drink of water right now. Worth it? I think so. 

I think there is a big difference between the first few years out while you are losing....and post 2.5 - 3 years post op

I have avoided diet pop for 5 years.....early on I read about too many who didn't reach goal and they blamed it on the diet soda.....I have no idea if there is science to back this up.....I just wanted to ensure I made optimum use of those first 18 months so I did not drink diet or carbonated drinks or alcohol

Now at 5 years post op.....I really enjoy an occasional glass of wine or low carb beer......its not a trigger for me.....I can have one glass of wine..... occasionally 2 if over a long period of time.....but it hits me hard and I never drive when imbibing.....

...so I think there is negativity for both alcohol and soda.....and many variables for each.....if you are at goal and far enough out from surgery.....then I think its your choice.....If I was not at goal.....I would avoid both

I will have Diet Coke, maybe twice a month. And about 1/2 a can. You can't guzzle like you used to. I waited until goal. It's not my trigger. Potato chips do not come into my home (unless it's for a kid's party...four times a year....and if I don't throw out the bags after, I'm in trouble). Oh and those homemade oatmeal cookies. They don't belong in my house either. No control. :-)

I did have a beer at 7 a.m. last Sunday. I don't really like beer, but there is one by Mill Street that I don't mind. It took me two periods of the hockey game to fini**** :-)

I'm curious to know if anyone gets re-addicted to Diet Coke. I find the amount of surgery folks who love Diet Coke interesting. I don't see many people saying they love Diet Pepsi.