Question:
how long out of surg. RnY will you be able to eat & drink at the same time
— tyania5666 (posted on February 8, 2010)
February 8, 2010
Never! You should get used to stop drinking at least 30 minutes prior and
not drink at least 30 minutes after. I chew gum to keep me from drinking
too soon after eating. The reason is to let your food stay in the pouch as
long as possible so you can absorb as much as possible and after a year or
so, so you do not get hungry.
— Kathy Thomas
February 8, 2010
Never, my Dr and Nut say, no fluids 10 minutes before eating and no fluids
until 30 minutes after eating. You do get used to it.
— Nurseducky
February 8, 2010
Before surgery, I thought this would be a big issue for me too. Amazingly
at 3 months post-RNY, it's not a problem. Much of my food is liquid
anyway. If I need to have a tiny sip of water when I eat, I do. But the
miracle is that once the pounds started melting off, I lost all interest in
anything except losing weight. Don't worry. Best success!
— Janell C.
February 8, 2010
I take tiny sips when I eat, and I encourage you not to do this. I do it
because I have a spastic, restricted esophagus and have to have occasional
esophageal expansions and if I don't, my food never makes it to my pouch.
Sometimes it still doesn't no matter how small the bite, how well it's
chewed and how long between bites, and is simply will come back up. I wish
I could follow that rule, but I seem to be doing what I am doing properly
as it has worked for me and it's staying off. I'm still losing at a year
and a half. :)
— Dusty Ray Vaughn
February 8, 2010
I agree you really shouldn't eat and drink together. When you're new from
surgery you won't be eating anything dry so needing a liquid won't be an
issue. Later if you chew your food the way you should it will be liquid by
the time you swallow it. Occasionally I do need to take a sip of something
to wet my mouth when eating. This happens once in a great while...I'm
almost 2 years out and I can only remember a couple times I needed to do
this.
— Caribou ME
February 8, 2010
I thought this was going to be the biggest nightmare of all but it turned
out not to be as bad as I thought. It's been 3 years for me and I still
don't drink with my meals. What I do is put three/four grapes on my plate
and pop one in my mouth whenever I want a drink. The grapes are refreshing.
— Muggs
February 9, 2010
it isn't that much of a hardship. I am 20 months out and don't miss it at
all. If I think I will need a drink I drinka lot before I eat...I mean a
lot...then wait to eat then eat..I have never had a problem. I wait the
full hour after. When you drink and eat you flush the food thru and you
become hungrier faster and you wash the food thru so quickly it doesn't get
absorbed as well and malnutrition can set in. Just try to do without. best
of luck! hugs,kim
— gpcmist
February 9, 2010
Never, if it doesn't cause dumping in you it makes your "new
tool" not work. If the food slides right through you won't feel full.
— phyllismmay
February 10, 2010
For me it has been a year. I am now able to eat and drink at the same time.
— joanib504
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