Question:
Is it so that post RNY we shouldn't drink carbonated sodas? Why?
— kat P. (posted on January 31, 2002)
January 31, 2002
With any weight loss surgery, it is not reccomended to drink carbonated
beverages. Couple reasons why: 1) The gas it can cause, 2) I was told it
could streatch you pouch.
— Jackie E.
January 31, 2002
EVERY doctor is different... my surgeon said nothing about it... and I went
to a seminar with a friend who is having surgery and her doc said NO to any
carbonated drink.... it has to do with the carbonation making you feel
full... and then you dont eat enough food... I have never heard the
stretching of the pouch thing....Also... many contain caffiene which is a
diarretic(sp?)... My doc did say for every sugar free caffienated drink I
would have to drink 2 of the same amount of water.... I tried it a couple
times and did not like how it made me feel.... I waited until the ice
melted subsequently flattening the soda...it was diet sprite....
— Pamela W.
January 31, 2002
My dietitian says it is Ok to drink carbonated beverages as long as they
are sugar free and in small amounts. Waiting on my surgery, so I guess I
will find out!
— ScatCat
January 31, 2002
My dr. says we are NOT to have ANY carbonated beverages
because it WILL stretch your pouch. Do you ever get that
really full feeling after drinking a soda with your regular
stomach? Just think what it would do to a tiny pouch. I
wouldn't want to take a chance on it and just stick with
Crystal Light and other non-carbonated sugar free drinks.
— Betty Todd
January 31, 2002
My doctor said in his FAQ handout that it was not because of the
carbonation, he didnt recommend it because most of these drinks have flavor
and he is against flavor. He says any drinks with flavor make you hungry. I
tried a diet soda and it made me feel uncomfortable like I ate to much so
thats why i dont drink it. It really depends on how you handle it. I have
to let them set a little while before I can drink them. The flavor doesnt
make me hungry, but I guess it could make some people.
— Michelle Y.
January 31, 2002
I drink caffiene free diet coke all the time...i just can't chug down a can
fast like i used to. My dr says it is fine and as long as it is caffiene
free it counts towards my fluid intake...if it is not caffiene free he said
only count it towards half the amount you drink as caffiene is dehydrating
to your body. Every dr has a different opinion, I can not stand to drink
anything else so for me it is my way of getting in fluids.
— paula B.
January 31, 2002
I tried my first sip of diet pop about 3 months post-op and made me feel
very bloated and uncomfortable. I waited till I was about 9 months post-op
before trying it again and have done fine. I don't consume the amount that
I used to - I may have one can of diet caffine free pop a week if that
much. I stick with Crystal Lite, Diet Snapple or water most of the time.
— georgiacarol
January 31, 2002
My doctor said it can cause actual damage in the first 6 months. He said
when he began doing this surgery years ago he had a patient who reported
great pain when she drank soda so the did a test and could see the pouch
blowing up
like a balloon from the carbonation after that he said no carbonation
period. I was a pepsiholic before surgery but haven't craved it since
though I'm only 15 days postop.
— Candace F.
January 31, 2002
Dr.Terry Simpson did a chat on here a couple of times and that question was
raised. He said that the carbonation of the soda will stretch the pouch
and could result in weight gain so NO pop according to him.
— Laurie A.
January 31, 2002
As you can see, there are many different opinions about this subject. My
best advice would be to ask your doctor and do what he/she says. Good
luck!
— Becky H.
February 1, 2002
My Dr also says NO soda because it could stretch your pouch. But...I have
to say that I was just JONZING for a Diet Coke last week and decided to
have just a sip of my friends drink. For some reason it tasted HORRIBLE to
me! I used to drink about 6 a day and LOVED them! It tasted so nasty to
me I won't be trying that again. I miss that cold bubbly burn in the back
of your mouth that you get with the first sip of a really cold one. But,
not enough to drink one again after tasting it.
— Barbi B.
February 1, 2002
My surgeon asks that we refrain from carbonated beverages for six months,
and in general I have. I did have a little champagne on New Years, and it
didn't sit well at all. But there is one thing that scares me about
carbonation and that is the fact that if you read pouch rules for dummies
(based on long term studies of WLS patients) it says the main reasons
people weren't succesful with the surgery was because they were either
drinking carbonated beverages or not exercising. So that makes me very
nervous about them. Just a thought!
— Deborah W.
February 1, 2002
my dr. also said carbonation in any form was a no no for months, at 2
months i tried diet dr, pepper, that i was addicted to before the r.n.y.
like many have said here, it tasted terrible, tried it where i am now ,, 3
months post-op. still can't drink it, i have learned to become a bottled
water drinker, i hated water before the surgery,one thing happpened to me
recently about carbonation, and it saved me a trip to the e.r., i ate a
soup with little chunks of veggies in it, little ones, and i chewed and
chewed, for the next 4 days i dumped and dumped, just water, but i couldn't
keep that down, called my dr. he said you sound like you are blocked, a
huge fear i had since the surgery.. he said, dring some club soda, then
give it two hours, if you don't feel better go to the e, r, call me in two
hours either way.. we had to go and get it of course, i drank one liter,
and i could feel the plug move, and it hurt a little as it went through me,
then out the end, and relief.. all in about a half an hour i felt better
and can hold food down, a liter of carbonated club soda saved a trip to the
e.r.
— bruce M.
February 2, 2002
My surgeon recommends that we no longer drink carbonated drinks after
surgery. I guess it can cause gases that can actually strech our pouches.
He did say that we could drink it if it was flat. Good luck!
Vicki
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