Question:
Some people have an hour rule to drinking b-4 and after meals,
my clinic suggests 30 minutes. Does this apply like when you have a yogert for a meal, or cottage cheese or something soft like that? Thanks for your support....Lesleigh07 — lesleigh07 (posted on February 26, 2008)
February 26, 2008
there is two purposes to the "no drink" rule
#1- if there is food in your pouch and you drink,where will it go? Probably
up (puking,yuck!)
#2- when you have food in your pouch and drink too soon after, you may wash
the food through and therefore get hungry more often because you are not
staying full.
I haven't tried breaking the rules yet and i dont think i will.
good luck!!!
— JACKIESMOM
February 26, 2008
My Palie... I would say No. but my surg. told me i could do sips with my
meals. i just was having too hard of a time trying to go without a
sip...even though your having yogurt, or cottage-cheese, and they are soft,
they are still considered a food group.. some surg. require this is a must.
but mine told me it was ok...Love Ya
— kimcrain
February 26, 2008
Yes absolutely...Anything you eat. The idea is to learn to stay full longer
and not wash food out of your pouch too soon. If you do drink, you can
stretch your stoma and/or pouch and after a few years of this you will find
yourself always hungry and gaining weight after you've stopped losing...So
that is why some docs are even saying to wait an hour after. Those pouch
rules are so important to your success...especially later.
— .Anita R.
February 26, 2008
Hi, I usually wait 30minutes or so after eating. Aother reason not to
drink too soon is that you wont get nutrients from you food if you wash it
down too fast. Good luck and GOD bless, Vanessa
— Vanessa Dates
February 26, 2008
Food is food, no matter how soft, hard or liquid. My surgeon suggests 30
minutes also before or after ANY FOOD.
— Dave Chambers
February 26, 2008
My Doc allows us to drink up to the meal, and then stop for 1 hour. Yoiu
do not want to wash any food from your pouch to your gut because you will
get hungry faster and eat more. I only once broke the rule because I had
food stuck in my thourt. I defently felt the pouch was emply, but I did
not eat until the next meal time. I try to take 20 minutes to stop and eat
on time, and the best way not to drink is have no water or beverage on the
table in front of you.
— William (Bill) wmil
February 26, 2008
I live in Georgia and I was told 30 mins as you were. I did apply that
rule to anything and everything I ate and never had a problem...good luck
and God bless!
— crystalsno
February 26, 2008
My doctor said to stop drinking 15 minutes before a meal, and to then wait
an hour to drink after the meal. Also, I was told to avoid soft foods like
yogart, cottage cheese, thick soups and stews. These foods go through the
pouch too quickly and you won't feel full for too long.
— Pam-TX
February 27, 2008
The purpose of waiting to drink is so that you can feel full and absorb the
food properly. If you drink too soon, you get a toilet bowl effect, it all
flushes out before you can feel full and you can eat more and take in more
calories and eat alot more.
— bariatricdivalatina
February 27, 2008
I have found that 30 min. of no drinking before and AFTER meals usually
works for me although I try to externd the "after" period to 60
min if I can (often not successful at this but seldom experience problems
because of it). I agree that one of the main reasons for not drinking
during or immediately after a meal is to keep food in your pouch for as
long as possible in order to give you that "I'm full" feeling
when eating a scheduled meal. Another very important reason is so that you
do not wash food that has not had sufficient time to be properly processed
prematurely in your pouch into the small intestine. Food that gets
"dumped" into the small intestine before it should can not be
handled well there. Your body signals you of this undesirable state by
issuing a distress call, the so-called "dumping syndrome". Hmmmm!
Could THAT be the reason it is called the 'DUMPING syndrome'? Truly, I
think this IS the reason and NOT because of the subsequent upchucking
(dumping?) that follows the original dump of unprocessed food from your
pouch into your small intestine. ** Anything that causes food to
prematurely enter the small intestine can be held suspect. There are some
things called "slider foods" that when eaten, just as with
something you drink, will lead to the dumping syndrome. Yes, yogert,
cottage cheese, protein drinks, etc. all fall into that category. Indeed
there IS a difference between foods you need to chew and foods that slide
down the gullet (and then quickly into the small intestine) without
chewing. Try to stick with the "chewables" during regular meals
and save the slider foods (and fluids) for between meal "snacks"
(but don't go overboard!).
— [Deactivated Member]
February 27, 2008
I'm 5 years post op and I still weight 90 minutes to drink fluids after a
meal. I continue to be successful and perfectly healthy with no side
effects. Keep following the rules and you will do just fine! The slower the
food travels thought your system, the more time you have to absorb
nutrition from it. Hang in there and give your body lots of time and
opportunity to absorb the healthy nutrition you are providing!
— Tina C.
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