Question:
I had surgery 2/9/09 and it bothers me when I drink water. It hurts.
Did anyone else have this problem? — racegirl (posted on February 23, 2009)
February 23, 2009
To me, cold anything usually hurts and water tastes bad. Before my surgery
I was a big water drinker. Try changing the temperature. Most of my
fluids come to me in the form of herbal teas. I do two bags of Celestial
Seasoning's Fruit Teas or Chamomile with two packets of Splenda in my 32 oz
Nalgene bottle at a time. Works great. Might be you need warm things right
now, or at least room temp. Good Luck!
— Shirley D.
February 23, 2009
Many people can not drink plan water after surgery. They use crystal light
or propel water. You have to sip very slowly as well or any liquid can hurt
quite a lot. This gets better after a while but some people never drink
plain water again.
— trible
February 23, 2009
I had surgery on 4/24/08 and am just now able to drink cold water
"occasionally." Before surgery all I ever drank was plain, cold
water. Now it seems like flavored waters agree with my tummy better. But
for a while all I could drink was hot liquids (coffee, tea, hot choclate).
It just takes time but things will inprove. Hang in there and good luck!
— AprilJM
February 23, 2009
I was unable to drink anything but something cold. It had to be super
cold. I found someone else in one of my nutrition classes had the same
issue. If it was warm or room temperature, I couldn't get it down. Can
you describe when it hurts or how it hurts? Is it first thing in the
morning? Is it all the time? Does it feel like you are drinking too much
at a time? Give us more info.
— Corina C
February 23, 2009
I had RNY on Feb 5 and I'm also having what I'd call cramping sort of pain
with nearly everything I drink, and watery things seem the worse. I find
myself craving something like a milkshake for some reason - as though
having something creamy would make it better. I also find that hot drinks
go down slightly better although I still have some of that
"cramping" feeling. Let's hope this just passes eh?!
— mountainmike
February 23, 2009
Yeppers, this too shall pass. Everybody is different but most of us have
had a similiar issue. I had my Lap RNY 12/9/08 and found that I could not
tolerate any liquid of any form right when I woke up or in the middle of
the night. After a week or two, things got better. I still have to
concentrate to sip and not drink. I can drink water as well as other
liquids now with no problem. Good luck to you. Take it slow and remember
you are still healing inside and this too shall pass. Keep us posted!
— Fircrkr64
February 24, 2009
Thankyou everyone for answering my question. I appreciate you all taking
the time and hoping my problem goes away soon. I am starting to put in a
little crystal light in the water and also drinking it while its colder. It
seems to be helping alot. Thanks again.
— racegirl
February 24, 2009
Drink slower and make sure it is luke warm or warm. At first, the only
thing that didn't hurt was warm liquid. I am 10 weeks post-op and I can
now add a tiny bit of ice to my water, but for a while I really struggled
with pain from drinking. I liked orange crystal light in hot water, it was
the only thing I enjoyed. I still have pain if I drink too fast (usually
happens when I am at the gym and gulp a bunch of water - not good). Don't
be discouraged you will get past this soon.
— brindledanes
February 24, 2009
I did/do....I learned that I could only drink luke warm or room temp water
or it hit my pouch like a rock! To this day, I cannot gulp water without
feeling a bit sick and cold water will send my stomach into spasms which is
quite scary! I sip water with lemon or lime juice or fresh slices...I
still prefer room temp water...but I can sip ice water now...It's a good
habit to learn to love water! Eventually you will if you don;t give
up...Water keeps your body hydrated as well as YOUR SKIN! If your skin is
well hydrated, it looks so much nicer as you lose your weight. And it
flushes out all the junk you are losing! So keep drinking...Just try it at
room temp or even a little warm so it doesn't freak out your pouch...
— .Anita R.
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