Question:
drinking with meals
Does anyone drink with their meals? If not how long do you have to wait before your meal and after your meal to drink anything? — cuppaloopy (posted on November 6, 2009)
November 6, 2009
I have not had my surgery yet. However they told us not to drink anything
1/2 hr before or after meals.
— Hilkerrt
November 6, 2009
I have to take a couple little sips with mine and after, I do not guzzle.
But, I have to get the food taste out of my mouth. Never caused me any
problems.
— lesleigh07
November 6, 2009
I was told it is a big no no to drink with meals, but I almost always sip
some. It just makes food "go down" easier for me. Not a lot of
fluid, just a sip.
— Joseph Johnson
November 6, 2009
My Dr. gave me the 30 minute rule, no water 30 minutes beofre or after a
meal.
— FSUMom
November 6, 2009
Hi!@ Many clinics use the 30 minute rule, tho my clinic says 30 mins before
and an hour after. It really is important not to drink with meals as it
washed the food out of the ouch and will eventually cause you to feel
hungry faster. Also if the food goes thru too quickly, you won't get the
full enefits from the nutrients as it will pass too quickly thru. Does this
makes sense? Most of the people who I have spoken to who have gained weight
back,. drink with or right after meals. It really isn't a hardship to stop
the drinking, once you train your body.Best of luck to you! hugs,Kim
— gpcmist
November 6, 2009
My surgeon also says no drinking 30 min before/after up to 1 hr after.
Occasionally I will take a tiny sip if I've eaten something salty. In
addition to what Kim said, drinking not only washes out the food and its
nutrients too quickly, drinking with eating is equivalent to forcibly
washing out the food which can stretch out the stoma. And you know this
would be an even bigger concern as you would lose the ability to hold food
in at all, never have satiety, etc.
— Arkin10
November 6, 2009
The 30 minute rule after weight loss surgery is really important. You dont
want to wash the food through - you want it to sit so you can start know
what it feels like to be "satisfied" not full. If you ever feel
you NEED to have a sip of water to wash it down then youve eaten too much,
eatene too big of a piece or eaten too fast..... Bes tif you make this
cahge now along with all the other changes and make the most of your WLS
from the very beginning and develop alll the good habits...
— DarcieLeighAZ
November 6, 2009
The standard answer is 30 min before and 30 min after. I don't worry about
what I drike before but I am very careful about not drinking with my meal
and waiting 30 minutes after. For many drinking to soon after can cause
dumping but for the rest of us it just makes you hungry because it just
washes the food right through instead of giving your stomach time to digest
it.
— phyllismmay
November 6, 2009
I strongly advise against it... I am one of those that started doing that
and for it (and a few other bad habits) I have regained 60 pounds!!! I am
struggling now to get back on track, but that is one of the first and most
important corrections I am making. That and absolutely no soda!!!
— Davina S.
November 7, 2009
I have a couple of pills I have to take in the mornings with food... so I
drink just enough water to get them down, a sip or two. But basically, I
think that what everyone else is saying is true for the most part. My
surgeon says to stop drinking 15 minutes before meals and do not drink
again for an hour after.
— Erica Alikchihoo
November 7, 2009
If you had duodenal switch, yes you may drink with our meals and same for
the sleeve ! We live more of a normal life after surgery and still lose
weight !
— rebecca W.
November 8, 2009
I knew i would ahve a problem with this before i ever had surgery.So i
practiced way before.I have got to where i don't even make my self anything
to drink when i eat. If I do anything i will sip JUST enough to wet my
tongue.That way nothing goes down to my stomach.It works really well.I
don't drink 30 before or 30 after.It is a bad habit to break because i ahve
always been one to have that last big gulp when i finish eating.Now that i
think about it,that was probably alot of my wieght problem.I drank alot
while i was eating.Best wishes to you.
— carolyn1970
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