Is there documented proof that carbonated drinks can stretch out your stomach?

Hi everyone! I am one year post op and have lost 110 pounds. My question is in regards to carbonated drinks. Where is it documented that carbonated drinks will stretch out your stomach? I asked my surgeon about it at my one year post up check up last month, and he said that I could drink and/or eat ANYTHING I wanted. Granted, I was unable to drink carbonated drinks up until 2 weeks ago. The pain of the carbonation was too much to handle. But I have found that if I let it sit for awhile and lose some of the carbonation before I drink it that I am able to do so now. I asked my surgeon about the carbonation stretching out the pouch (as I had heard this one other time before) and he said that he had never seen any documented proof that this took place, and that a lot of his patients had asked him this question before. He stated that he did not recommend eating foods that were extremely high in sugar or fat because they can cause dumping. He also said that a very small piece of cake or any other SMALL portion of something that might be high in sugar and/or fat would be ok, but I would really have to watch how much and how often I ate it. Or, as we all know, the weight will eventually start coming back. Personally, the thought of cake, pie, brownies, cheesecake, etc. still make me sick to my stomach. But lately a small glass of Dr. Pepper sure tastes good. If any one knows of a place that I can look to find documented proof of the carbonated drink issue, please let me know. Oh, one other thing, my surgeon also said a glass of beer or wine would be just fine, but to stay away from the hard stuff. Thank you for your help. Linda Forrester [email protected]

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