Question:
When are you able to drink more than 1to 2 oz of water every 30 minutes?

I am 4 weeks post op and lost 41 lbs. I see postings that people can drink glasses of water before work. I could barely get down 2 oz when does this change? How many weeks?    — NANCY C. (posted on September 11, 2002)

September 11, 2002
We were supposed to be doing 1 oz every 5 min. I wasn't quite that fast, either. But something was slightly amiss with my stoma. Once fixed, I drank like a normal person, just a bit slower. Does it hurt? Or just hang up?
   — vitalady

September 11, 2002
I felt the same way, but I am now at 5 weeks and all of a sudden I can drink more at a time. It seems to help if I use a straw (less air for me). Before, I felt like a culligan water bottle, if I drank too much, I felt like it "gurgled" down. Once the swelling goes down, it will be much easier. Good Luck!
   — Dana B.

September 12, 2002
at about six weeks I could suddenly drink a lot more water. Am doing about 16 ounces every two or three hours now. It's sooo nice!
   — [Deactivated Member]

September 12, 2002
I can do this now and have been since a week post-op....espically when i am out walking. I can drink 24oz of water in a half hour while walking.
   — heathercross

September 12, 2002
At four weeks I could drink about 16 ounces in an hour. Maybe even more. Now, at seven months I drink 48 ounces of water in about two hours before work each morning. Sometimes I can drink faster (like after a jog when I can down 12 ounces in about 5 minutes), sometimes slower...like that 24 ounce bottle I start every day around 2:00, but never seem to finish before I leave work at 5:00 (maybe that's just b/c I too busy, so I try to finish it on the way home).
   — PaulaM

September 12, 2002
Try using a straw...it makes it a lot easier to handle. I found that I could drink it better if it was filtered(use a Brita picther) and over ice. I can practically guzzle water now...I'm also 16 months post-op. But during the early days, the straw was the key.
   — Teri D.