How do you know if you are drinking too fast?

I just had surgery last Wednesday (1/23) and I haven't had any problem getting in at least 64 oz of water per day.  I'm just wondering how do you know if you are drinking too fast.  I'm still in some discomfort so I minght not notice if the water that I am drinking is causing more.  Can you damage your pouch from drinking fluids? Thanks in advance for an information you can provide. Steve

If I dont hurt thanit is ok. Trust me you will know when you are pushing it. I could drink fluids easy after. My wife could not though it was alomst a year for her before she could. Congradulationson the wls.Just be careful at first.  Derrick

At first I was told to drink 1 oz every 15 minutes. When my doc's Phys. Asst. was giving me my final instructions before leaving the hospital he told me that I didn't have to worry that much about taking those tiny little sips that liquid would just pass straight through. He told me they tell every one to sip so they don't stress the pouch. He said that as long as I didn't chug any thing I would be aright. I would liken it to a funnel. If you put to much in at one time it will back up, if you do that to your pouch it will stress it and you don't want to do that when you are healing. I can drink quite fast but even at 13 months I don't turn up a bottle of water and chug it. I have relearned my drinking habits as well as eating habits, and that is what it is all about I guess.  pan head

just sip in the beginning steve. you'll be blowing balony shcrapnel all over if you drink to fast, trust me.....carbonblob

Hey dude.... at 1 week out...congrats on getting the fluid in....like everyone said...you will know when you go too fast... You will start thnnking of old movie titles... "cry to heaven" "Death wish" "The Punisher" "Evil Dead" "Pray for Death" russ

Russ is so on target. I am 5 months out and can drink almost (key word) almost like normal. But, when you take too much in, your tool TELLS YOU... 

This is a really good topic I think I am 6 months out already, and have learned that I can take 4 to 5 sips at once (a mini chug if you will) and dont go any further than that.  I havent tried to see what I can do, so this is as far as I have gone.  When working out and playing basketball, sipping water doesnt cut it anymore. I am guessing that I am not doing anything wrong then.  One of these days, I should test myself and see how much I can actually do.  Is this something that is done by others as well?

How do you know if you're drinking to fast? If them hos over on the main page start looking good to you.......you're drinking to fast.