Question:
How much intake

My aunt had surgery RNY on Aug 5th, how much liquids should she be able to consume at once? She can drink pretty fast and also eat quite a bit of yogurt with out feeling full How many oz should she be taking in per hour    — nicole30 (posted on August 21, 2008)

August 21, 2008
Whatever she can handle...You can't over do liquids unless of course they are full of sugar and calories. As long as she is not hurting herself or drinking so much food (such as protein drinks) that she is full to the gills....She can drink a gallon of water if she wants to...Calories she must limit. And sugar without saying really!
   — .Anita R.

August 21, 2008
Make sure the yogurt has little or no sugar. Too much sugar will sabotage her weight loss and the more sugar/carbs you eat, the more you crave and the hungrier you feel; sugar/carbs make you feel hungry all the time.... Try sugar-free jello, sugar free pudding, chicken or beef broth, sugar-free popsicles. This early on, she doesn't have to worry so much about protein foods, moreso just getting in the clear liquids and staying away from sugar. Try to keep a water bottle near at all times, even by the bed at night, and keep sipping, try for 64 ounces a day, if possible, but don't chug it down. I buy 16 ounce bottles of water and buy the Crystal Light (sugar free) powdered drink packets. They come in a box of 10 or 14 packets. You take one packet and pour it in a 16 ounce bottle of water & shake. Wild Strawberry, Rasberry Lemonade, and White Grape flavors are good, they have no sugar, and make it easier to get your water in. She should be taking 2 chewable vitamins per day, like Centrum Adult chewables. Her surgeon and nutritionist should give her all the do's and don'ts for foods, drinks, vitamins. She will move through various "food stages" as she progresses with time, until she is eventually eating normal foods, making proteins her first choice (for life!) such as tuna, chicken, beans, eggs, fish, followed by veggies, and small amounts of fruits (but avoiding sugar/carbs/breads/rice/potatoes). Best wishes and god bless.
   — Gina S.

August 21, 2008
Get her to sip her liquids and do not rush the meal. After 20 minutes of eating stop, but you or she should be chewing every bit very carefully and get in the habit of chewing a small bit 40-50 times. When she mores to real food this will make life much better. Watch the calories more than the quanity. Should stay around 1000 per day. No sugar except natural, like in fruit not canned products in surup. Low fat like 1% skim milk and cheese and no carbs if possible. 65 grams at a minum of protein per day. Hope this helps. Best of success to her.
   — William (Bill) wmil

August 21, 2008
Keep in mind that liquids run right through. She will only get full off of things that have substance.
   — bariatricdivalatina

August 21, 2008
She should only be having 1 ounce evey 15 minutes and she should be sipping. the total amount for the day is 48-64 ounces of liquid ,and take it slow.
   — Pat M.

August 23, 2008
I would refer you to the discharge instructions that you were given by your surgeon and nutritionist. Good luck, Dawn Vickers, RN, BLC, CLC
   — DawnVic