Question:
Does everyone not drink & eat at the same time?
Does everyone not drink & eat at the same time? Is it OK to drink a little while eating? — ricky (posted on March 26, 2006)
March 25, 2006
My doc says no liquids 20-30 min prior to eating and 1 hr after because
prior to eating the fluid fills the pouch so you won't eat the needed
protein and after the fluid pushes the food out too quickly and you tend to
eat more.
— dabby
March 26, 2006
You know, I was told the same thing... no drinking and eating at the same
time. But..... if I drink a small amount BEFORE I begin to eat, like a few
minutes before, I can usually eat more comfortably than if I don't drink
anything. And being that I'm trying to get in all the protein I can with
food, this makes it much easier. Not gorging mind you, just easing it up a
little.
— SGarc
March 26, 2006
This restriction is one of the many reasons I had the DS instead of an RNY.
I can drink with my meals. Early on, I had to keep it to a minimum, so as
not to fill up my smaller STOMACH (not a pouch!) with drink when I needed
to get in my protein, but at least I could sip with my meals to keep my
mouth moist. I simply CANNOT eat without drinking at the same time. I can
now drink about 2/3 of a can of SODA or other drink with my meals.
— [Deactivated Member]
March 26, 2006
consider the mechanism at hand, your stomach is now like a toilet, no valve
to retain the food for digestion before entering the intestines for
absorption. if you drink you are flushing the food directly into you
intestines with out any predigestion. not a good thing.
— walter A.
March 26, 2006
11.5 yrs out from RNY, I drink up to the first bite and 10-15 min after a
meal. Drinking WITH the meal just about quadruples the volume I can eat.
I noticed snugger jeans when I was just "sipping" while eating.
I keep a glass with an oz or 2 of water near by so I can wash something
stuck down or rinse something out of my teeth, but otherwise, I know I'd be
right back to drinking.
— vitalady
March 26, 2006
— bob-haller
March 26, 2006
2.75 years out. This is my 2 cents worth on the subject. When at home, I
follow the rules because I never drank with my meals anyway and after the
surgery it was one of the "pouch" rules, and I follow rules.
However, when I go out, that's a different story. First, most friends and
family do not know I had the surgery, and I don't like to call attention to
myself even to strangers, and I like it that way. I occasionally will have
a glass of wine before or on a cold night/day a cup of decaf or tea before
the meal while waiting, especially when people are having chips and salsa
or rolls. I don't usually eat "with" my actual meal because I
learned not to as a child so I don't want or need it. When the meal is
over, however, I usually get 1 cup, 2 or even 3 of decaf or tea while we
are all talking and lingering at the table. It never made me hungry; to
the contrary, it made me full. I enjoyed my evening and I felt like
everyone else. This does not work for everyone, I am sure, but it works
for me. I felt like an outcast when I was fat, and this surgery made me
look like everyone else. Now I can behave like everyone else also (the
skinny ones by nature, of course) and enjoy my meals out just like the
"normal" people do. :)
— Missy H.
March 26, 2006
It does not hurt to drink with a meal ....The reason for NOT drinking
during a meal is so NOT to wash the food out of the pouch thus leaving you
FULL longer . Im a year out Yesterday and lost 160 lbs and I drink with my
meals... I eat often but small amounts... but that is me..everyones
different .. Im still averaging losing about 3lbs a week..
— Flo
March 26, 2006
I would encourage you not to get into the habit of drinking while you eat.
While I was able to manage to lose 160 pounds, I find I can eat WAY more
when I drink while eating - part of the reason I have a regain of 30 pounds
(and I won't say so far because I refuse to admit that I will gain more).
I am trying desperately now to get out of the habit. If you absolutely
don't need to, please try not to...
— j_coulter
March 26, 2006
As far as I know this rule is only applicable for the RNY and their
"pouch rules". Those who have the Duodenal Switch (DS) don't
have to worry about washing their food through their stomach as we still
have our pyloric valve intact, so food/water stays in our stomach longer,
emptying normally into the intestines -- so NO dumping either. If you --
like most people -- enjoy drinking and eating at the same time, you should
look at the DS as an option.
— [Deactivated Member]
March 26, 2006
aLL surgeries have their good points and bad:( The DS can cause excess gas,
life is a trade offL( You must pick a WLS you can live with your entire
life.
— bob-haller
April 14, 2006
Your surgeon's advice is valuable, but you will find so many different
surgeon's opinions, that at some point, you have to figure out what is
right for you (provided it's not an issue that is extremely vital or
dangerous to one's health). Everyone's body is different. Personally, I do
eat and drink at the same time. This has worked for me because it fills me
up and keeps me from eating more than I might eat if i just ate alone. I
definitely drink less with my meal than i did before RNY, but this is what
works for *me*. Good luck to you.
— sweetmana
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