A good general rule of thumb for the 30 minute drinking rule
Stopping liquids 30 minutes before eating never did make sense to me. And it's hard for me to follow a "rule" if I don't know know the wheres, whys and what-fors, so I asked my NUT. She said that it dilutes the food as it empties into the intestines. I asked, "But doesn'****er/liquid basically funnel right through?" She said yes, but it will cause the food to pass through the intestines too quickly. HUH?
Despite my doubts, I've been following that rule more or less, but it is really hard for me to get all my fluids in. I seem to be physically incapable of drinking without swallowing air, so I have to drink slowly and carefully or by the end of the day I feel like Violet from Willy Wonka.
Kelly
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How do you know you are swallowing air?
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I posted about the pressure I feel just below my sternum. It seems to happen after I eat or drink anything. When I wake up in the morning, I'm fine. First sip or bite... there it is. My doc said it was gas. She watched me drink and said she could tell I was swallowing air... somehow. By the end of the day I'm farting like crazy, so I assumed that was what it was, too.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I have found that I seem to be less gassy if I eat some dense carb with my meal. For example, scrambled eggs cause problems, but if I eat half a piece of toast with it I do much better. If I have tuna salad a few crackers help. However I'm a little wary of adding processed carbs to my diet. I'm afraid that could be a slippery slope for me down the road. I've started eating oatmeal w/ protein powder for breakfast. That has helped with the morning queasiness I was feeling for a while. Oatmeal isn't a danger for me. At. All.
They also did a CT scan just to be sure it wasn't the beginning of something more. That showed no problems.
Anyhoo, the only caveat I have found to drinking before eating it that I find I have more restriction with a "dry" pouch. But, I'm not sure if this is just a mental thing or not.
