Question:
Can I Drink While Eating In my 2nd Week Out?
Can you drink when you are just eating pudding on the second week.Do you have to wait 30 min before or after as you do when you are eating real food? — Lesleigh M. (posted on June 29, 2003)
June 29, 2003
YOU SHOULD NOT DRINK ANYTHING FOR 1 HRS MAX THE REASON IS PUDDING IS A SOFT
FOOD BUT ALL YOUR GOING TO DO IS WASH EVERYTHING OUT OF YOUR POUCH AND YOU
WILL GET HUNGRY MUCH SOONER.
— ALABAMA
June 29, 2003
You should Never eat and drink together. Some surgeons say wait one hour
not thirty mins.
— Delores S.
June 29, 2003
It probably wouldn't matter, but it is a good idea to practice not drinking
now so it will become a habit sooner.
— joeandteri
June 29, 2003
No, pudding is still food. Don't start bad habits now. My rule from my doc
is 1 hour after. We can drink up to the moment of eating however. Reason:
You don't want to flush through the food so you have more time for
nutrients to be absorbed.
— ZZ S.
June 29, 2003
First- follow the rules carefully. Remember, you are trying to develop
better healthier eating habits than you practiced before. Secondly- what's
with the pudding-- even fat free, sugar free pudding has lots of carbs.
— SteveColarossi
June 29, 2003
Even though its just pudding, like the others said, it's not a good idea.
You need to start getting into the not drinking with meals or 30 minutes
after habit, it may take some time, but soon it will become second nature.
I also drink right up until my meal, but wait half hour before drinking
afterwards. Everyone is different, and tht works fine with me. Goodluck to
you :)
— Lezlie Y.
June 29, 2003
The question wasn't whether or not to eat pudding. Pudding is included on
a lot of post-op diets...but no it's not a good idea to drink with it since
you want it to spend some time in your tummy to be absorbed.
— Sarahlicious
June 29, 2003
Anytime you drink while eating, you are washing food out of your pouch and
not getting the benefit of leaving it there long enough to absorb which can
result in malnutrition and possibly slowing down your weight loss. If you
are not getting nutrients you need from the food you eat, your body will
begin at some point to hold on to the weight and "plateau". Sure
if you continue on a plateau with the same behaviors, you'll lose weight,
but it won't be fat--it'll be lean muscle mass which will leave you weak.
So yes, you should wait before drinking.
— Cathy S.
June 29, 2003
NUTRIENT ABSORPTION DOES NOT TAKE PLACE IN THE POUCH/STOMACH!!!
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Sorry for shouting, but this is a huge misconception a lot of people have.
Absorption takes place in the small intestines - that is why we have
malabsorption - some of our intestines are bypassed.
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The reason for not drinking with your meals is so that the food stays in
the pouch longer. If you wash the food out with liquid, you will get hungry
again much sooner.
— Ali M
June 30, 2003
Thank you, Alison! Folks, if drinking while eating caused us not to absorb
nutrients, none of us would've gotten obese in the first place (think of it
this way: back when we were eating and drinking at the same time, just how
many calories did we avoid absorbing with that technique? None!). You
won't "wash nutrients" out of your system if you eat and drink at
the same time. But the "no drinking while eating" rule is a good
one, in that it helps retrain our eating habits after surgery. For me, one
of the best things about having this surgery was learning and living by
that rule -- if I'm grazing, I know I can turn it off by turning my
attention to getting some liquids in (since I no longer eat and drink at
the same time). Plus, you start to recognize the difference between thirst
and hunger -- it sounds dumb, but sometimes signals that suggest to us that
we're hungry are really signals that we need to drink something. I'd
consider pudding "solid" enough not to drink with it. And as
much of a carb counter as I am, there's no way I would've been worried
about a little bit of pudding in week two. Enjoy!
— Suzy C.
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