Question:
what is the reason we are not to have carbonated drinks?
— suzannem (posted on February 3, 2008)
February 3, 2008
your stomach is very small. you drink carcinated beverages one swallow you
will bloat up... it is painful and you can stretch the stomach. Bobby
— obx100
February 3, 2008
Overtime carbonation can stretch the pouch out.
— CYIFLY98
February 3, 2008
For the reasons already mentioned and this. You have commited to a
healthy lifestyle and healthy food choices. For most of us, soda is a
hallmark of the poor food choices we've made in our past. It's really easy
to start falling back into old ways, so no soda. Soda is also very acidic
(ask your dentist, he'll tell you it eats your tooth enamel) and not good
for our pouches.
— Shirley D.
February 3, 2008
Primarily gas. Gas shortly after surgery can do damage. Most caronated
drinks also have high sugar content. I'm 19 months post op and I've tried
just water, and some carbonated beverages, although diet. You loose weight
better with no sodas, that's my experience.
— Dave Chambers
February 3, 2008
Pain.... I have notices that any time of carbonated drink no matter what it
is hurts and the after you have the worse bloating feeling it is so
painful. I subed with crystal light and plaine water or even diet teas.
— DD102205
February 3, 2008
Yes..all of that and then there's the caffeine content that some sodas
have! Gotta watch that too...
— .Anita R.
February 3, 2008
My best friend had WLS and because of the carbonation expanding in your
stomach it ALWAYS made her throw up which was very painful especially right
after the surgery. She learned quickly that soda wasn't worth it!
— USNavyProde
February 3, 2008
i know this answer my doc told me that the carbonation will bloat you and
can be painful but i think the most damaging thing is that it will stretch
your stomach. dont want that. good luck
— changingmylifelinda10
February 3, 2008
I asked my surgeon the very same question. He laughed when I told him that
I had read that it would stretch my pouch, and he told me that WAS NOT
going to happen from drinking carbonated drinks. Instead, he said, I would
not have to give up carbonated drinks, but I would have to cut back on
them, because the carbonation will make you feel bloated. I have not had
my surgery yet. I'm going by what my Surgeon told me.
— Jrsmomi
February 4, 2008
I also know there's a concern with carbonation if you have the lap
band--might move it. Actually I had really been addicted to diet colas,
and was really afraid about having to give them up. That has turned out to
be a easy give-up for me. I rely now on light grapefruit juice.
— pdmatuske1
February 4, 2008
I enjoy my Diet 7-UP. I burp (silently) between sips. My pouch has not
permanently stretched because of my consumption of this non-caf, carbonated
drink. Remember - moderation, Moderation, MODERATION! instead of
fanaticism. Or, become fanatical about being moderate.
— [Deactivated Member]
February 4, 2008
Hi Suzanne, thanks for writing. Pop is a complicated beverage. Even diet
pop will cause you problems with weight loss. We think it is strictly a
calorie thing, but it is not. The chemicals in pop will help promote
weight gain and plateaus. They cause you to retain water, and something
about the chemical makeup works against you. Both diet and non diet pop is
the same in this respect. It will also help stretch your pouch. For some
this hurts, but for others it does not. You can sip it slow, or let some
of the carbonation out by waiting for an hour or so after pouring, but when
it hits your pouch again, it will re-activate and stretch your new tiny
pouch. Not worth it at your stage of the recovery. Now, I am gonna be
very honest with you. I am 4 years out this March and have returned to
drinking a single beverage most every day, and I enjoy it, but my pouch is
stretched to where it is gonna be, and I am not gaining weight, so I allow
myself to enjoy pop, and started about 2.5 years out. No regrets for me,
but I strongly urge you to not drink pop for at least 2 to 3 years. It
trains you to like other things and appreciate water, it helps with your
weight loss at the crucial time of the "honeymoon" period when
you lose the most. Don't work against your body, but with it. There is a
time to celebrate and add your treats back, but it isn't for about 2 years.
Fight the battle, you didn't have surgery to go backwards, but forwards.
It is worth the fight. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
February 4, 2008
Suzanne,
Some doctors will tell you just to cut back and other will tell you the
fact, that you need to give up soft drinks of all kinds. Ask your doctor
what he advise you, but I can tell you that my doctor tells all of us that
we have to give up smoking, drinking and soft drinks if we want the best
success from the surgery. If you are not willing to do that, he refers you
to another doctor as he expects his patients to be among the most
successful. Alcohol was not as big a challenge for me as soft drinks.
There is no Soft Drinks Anonymous to help us, so we just have to help each
other. I drank Diet Coke for years with my fries and Whopper's and it
showed. The chemicals in soft drinks first slow healing and cause you to
retain water. The gas following the surgery will make you feel bloated,
and I understand from others it can be very uncomfortable. I have not
tried it myself. I keep them in the house for others, but I drink Crystal
Light and my new favorite drink from Coke, DaSani Water. My doctor only
allows us in the first 6 months to have decaffeinated tea, and no coffee,
so I have skipped Ice Tea as well. Now when I work out and want something
to cool me down, it is bottled water. You have to start training yourself
ahead of surgery as it is had to give up old habits, for new healthy ones.
The biggest step is the surgery, but you have to look at surgery as a tool
that was handed to you and what you create with the tool is up to you, but
your primary goal needs to be a new, healthily and lighter you. Best of
success with your WLS.
— William (Bill) wmil
February 4, 2008
YOU CAN HAVE TROPICANA SUGARFREE LEMONADE AND ORANGE ADE. IN THE CAN
.NON-CARBONATED YOU CAN THINK YOU ARE DRINKING A POP OUT OF THE CAN.GOOD
LUCK.
— otella6066
February 16, 2008
Carbonated drinks can cause our pouches to feel very bloated, which can
cause pain. If drank slow and in very small amounts, some of us have no
problem. It is best to follow your doc's rules concerning such drinks.
Hope this helps.
— kankan
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