Question:
HAVING HARD TIME GETTING FLUIDS IN..WATER MAKES ME NAUSEOUS
I am having a hard time with my fluid intake. For some reason water makes me very sick to my stomach. I am 8 months post and have been drinking watered down gatoraide. What do you think good or bad??? Thanks so much for the help. Shelly — ShellyJ (posted on January 2, 2005)
January 2, 2005
Anything else? Nausea? Pain? Pain in back?
— vitalady
January 2, 2005
I am over a year out and water still makes me ill..I get my fluids from
skim milk and lots and lots of sugar free popsicles.BEst of luck to you.
— Kathy S.
January 2, 2005
Have you tried Propel? It is non carbonated flavored water with vitamins.
It is very good and easy to drink.
Spyder
— SpyderS
January 2, 2005
I'm the same way, and I'm pre-op, I drink Propel, it's a bit sweet for me
so I water it down a bit. I also drink Crystal Light(watered down a bit
too). You could also try decaffinated iced/hot teas?
— Cynthia ..
January 2, 2005
Tap water use to bother me, I just couldnt tollerate it. But I found the
only water that doesnt bother me is from walmart, Sams choice, Aquafina,
arberfoil... I just cant seem to drink them either. Also I drink it room
temperature, I never have liked cold water, but decaf iced tea doesnt
bother me. You might try drinking instant decaf iced tea to get in your
fluids, or some like fruit 2o, sams club sells this and Im sure many other
places do to but since I dont drink it I dont look for it. Good luck.
Rosemary
— wizz40
January 2, 2005
I did not tolerate water for quite a while myself. The one thing I found
that did work is drinking it room temp rather than icy as I used to preop.
I found warm decaf tea to be the best, then I also found Alpine sugar free
cider mix that I drink watrm. Just add the packet to hot water. I drink a
variety of flavored and herbal decaf teas with splenda and It works
verywell for me. I am now 2+ years out and can really tolerate anything but
sugary things. Good luck!
— **willow**
January 3, 2005
I am able to drink water but I know many who can't tolerate the taste. Its
perfectly fine to flavor your water using Crystal Light or other low
calorie products. Gatorade doesnt qualify as it contains sugars. Try Diet
Splash (V8 makes it in two flavors)and it has less than 10 calories in a
serving.
— Barbara F.
January 3, 2005
Try varying the temperature of what you're drinking. Sometimes I needed
very, very cold and sometimes something warm was the only thing I could get
down. Does gatorade have citric acid in it? I had problems with that my
first year out?
— Cathy S.
January 3, 2005
Propel is great. So is Crystal Light. You could also try 100% fruit juice
diluted 50/50 with water.
— dodie72
January 3, 2005
I often add a squeeze of fresh lemon and a sweet and low to my water. It
makes it so much more palatable to drink.
— Fixnmyself
January 4, 2005
I'm almost 2 years out and it took until just a couple of months ago to be
able to tolerate water. I did start drinking it with orange slices (both
lemon and lime didn't seem to do it). But I am a huge fan of SF popsicles
for thirst when I simply can't tolerate any water or need something after a
meal.
— susanje
January 4, 2005
I have the same problem with water. I am 3 months out and I add Torani
Sugar Free Liquid flavorings. My favorite flavors are Strawberry and
Vanilla to add to my water. I use the flavorings to flavor so much of what
I drink, down to my smoothies and making my own sugar free popsicles. I
usually get them at www.bevmo.com (or the actual store, but the store
usually has less selection of sugar-free flavors.) This is also the same
flavoring that Starbucks uses for their drinks. Good Luck.
— Mysstical A.
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