Carbonated beverages

Can I have soda once in awhile. Doc says no, but I was wondering what the consequences are.

I was told carbonated drinks can stretch you stomach out,  and to go through all you did to have your surgery heal and change your life for the better why sabotage for a soda?? 

Absolutely no soda!! It will not only put you in danger of damaging your sutures and lining of your stomach but also stretch it. Why go through all this including removing 85% of your stomach and be so disciplined and then screw it all up for a SODA? It's just nuts.

Hugs,

Rita

During the first while of healing - pain, nausea, reflux and possible damage to your suture line. Later on - pain, nausea and reflux. There are a few people who are eventually able to tolerate pop, but you'd be wise to listen to your surgeon for now.

You don't say whether you're hoping to have regular pop or diet. If regular - just don't go there. You're looking at major surgery to give you a tool to help you lose a large amount of body fat. Regular pop is full of totally empty calories and a great way to sabotage your weight loss efforts. Don't go into this planning to fail.

If diet pop is your aim and the flavour what you want rather than the fizz, you can buy the flavour concentrates at Bed, Bath and Beyond, WalMart and undoubtedly other places. Mix the concentrate with your (non-carbonated) water and drink away.

mine said you can drink flat soda after 3 months

Our Weight Loss psychiatrist said sleevers who drink carbonated beverages do not lose as much weight as those who abstain from it.

I was a Diet Pepsi addict, but my team said absolutely no soda after surgery, so I gave it up the day after my first consult with the surgeon (4.5 months before surgery).  I really don't miss it, and it's not worth it to me to drink it given the way it can interfere with the sleeve and with weight loss.

Thanks, everybody.

 

No!  Nadda!  Nein! Nope!  Uh Uh!

You may end up back in the hospital . . . . 2 - 60 days in the hospital to undo the affects of Soda Drinking!

I kicked my diet coke addiction prior to surgery (whew!).

I can NOT drink ANYTHING carbonated. Even now. I've accidently sipped from the wrong cup before and OMG, it hurts like hell. I'm kind of glad, frankly.

Can it stretch your sleeve? There's some debate about that. I mean, it's carbonated so the pressure builds up, but it does dissipate because you belch or whatever. Me? I wouldn't risk it plus it hurts me LOL