Question:
Help me please
I think I'm becoming dehydrated .....I do my protein but for the life of me I cannot drink water I HATE THAT!!! I love water I could drink at least two bottles in a row now I gag...hate crystal light actually I hate all diet drinks yeech I need WATER>>>>>HELP What else can I do?I do the vitamin waters with no problem but I need regular water any suggestions? — MsGriff07 (posted on September 4, 2007)
September 4, 2007
Please get liquid inside you. Try ice chips, fozen flavored ice chips.
ANYTHING How about Gator Aid? The last thing you need is to be dehydrated.
— tutty8buckwheat
September 4, 2007
I agree with Sherry. FORCE Yourself hon. Make some tea with sweet n low and
freeze it like ice cubes and munch on them as well. Its very important for
your body. I too hate diet drinks thats why I do the tea thing. And tea
comes in so many different flavors. I use Lipton tea (regular with
caffeine). I need my caffeine.......lol Best wishes sweety, Mickey
— MCraig3
September 4, 2007
Hi- You nned to get fluids in you or you will be in the ER getting
rehydrated. I am 2 weeks post-op and have a few items that are great.
Popsicle brand sugar free popsicles. They are cheap at Walmart. Also
Hawaiin Punch has the sugar free singles. They taste just like the punch.
As far as I know from being a nurse and following the informational packet
given to me...as long as the fluids that you are drinking are caffeine free
and sugar free (water based) they count as fluid. Hot tea (caffeine free)
with splenda and a little fat free milk. Also...my Mom made me homemade
chicken broth. Because it is homemade, it is lower in sodium and fat (she
strains the fat from it). She boils chicken with fresh parsley and onions
and then strains it. Lets it get cold and then scoops the fat off the top
of the pan. It has a 100% better taste then the canned and that is another
way to get fluids. I hope this helps you...God bless...Maria...xoxoxo
— MariaRN
September 4, 2007
I was having trouble drinking plain water too I started putting a little
lemon in my water and that seems to really help also by buying the samller
water bottles it does not seem so overwhelming hope that helps carli
— carli brown
September 4, 2007
I can't drink regular water any longer either. Makes my pouch hurt, so I
drink propel, sugar free popcicles also count as liquids. I also do not
like crystal light, but I have found flavored drinks, no calorie, no carbs
no sugar, and drink those. I don't think I have had more than ONE bottle
of water a day, and I used to drink over 100 ozs a day. So don't feel
alone.
Good luck, Diane
— Diane C.
September 4, 2007
Have you tried Water Sensations? Here is the website for it and you can
also order 2 samples for $1.75 to try before you buy.
http://www.watersensations.com/default.asp
https://www.watersensations.com/requestsamples_pre.aspx
Good luck,
Nee
— Nee P
September 4, 2007
I agree, Water Sensations are great! They have several flavors, I've been
using them from the beginning! Hard to find, Target carries them but not
all Targets. I like Propel also. Lipton Green Tea iced tea, citrus, mixed
berry and rasberry but they are NOT decaf so you have to limit them.
Gatorade has too much sugar, I believe 37 grams of sugar for a 16 oz.
bottle, so definitely stay away from that!
— Sheri A.
September 4, 2007
I took ice cubes and put them in the blender and made a snow cone and then
added my wn flavoring you can get bottles of flavoringin the baking
section. I then purchased a cheap snow cone maker in the kids toy
department and it worked great, got lots ofwater in then
— carcar01
September 4, 2007
I was unable to tolerate water for about the first couple of months
following surgery. I was able to drink the Propel flavored water, kool-aid
sweetened w/ Splenda and crystal light. Sugar free popsicles became my
best friend (smile). Do what you can but you must find a way to get your
liquids so that you don't become dehydrated. Try what one of the other
people wrote in...sip on ice chips. GOOD LUCK!!!
— AngelaC.
September 4, 2007
Carla, I had the same difficulty trying to choke water down. I have been
adding a splash of Diet Sprite Zero to a 34oz cup of water and lots of ice
and am able to get in at least 4 of these a day now. It just gives it a
lite lemon lime flavor. Also, like previous posts, ice chips are good, I
bought an ice shaver and love it. I carry a cup with me every where I go,
from room to room in my home and anytime I leave the home, even when I go
out to water my garden every evening, I carry a large cup of Sprite Water
with me. You have to work hard at it until it becomes a habit of constantly
sipping your water except for meal times. Sip, sip, sip, as important as
the chew, chew chew rule. Find what works best for your and your lifestyle.
Best of luck to you. Patricia Blackburn 9/30/03 RNY
— pateblkbrn
September 4, 2007
Hey! Everyone is right, it is very important to drink!! I found out the
hard way. I didn't want to drink anything after surgery (wasn't a big
drinker before surgery either though). Well I was in the hospital several
times for kidney stones (TALK ABOUT PAINFUL!!), and I got severely
constipated while taking stool softener (turns out you have to have liquids
in your body for those to work, lol). I finally just started making myself
drink plain ole' water, and now I usually can get at least 60 ounces in. I
only pack plain water to work and try to drink 3--20 oz. bottles before I
leave. Then when I get home I allow myself to drink other beverages if I
want--most times I may only take a sip or 2.
— GAYLE CARMACK-LYONS
September 4, 2007
If I were you I would eat water-rich foods. Whole grains like brown rice,
bulgar, barley and couscous absorb the water they're cooked in. When you
eat them, you're eating water too. Pasta, not so much. If you have to drain
the water after cooking something then it didn't absorb enough to make it a
water-rich food. And I'm sure I don't have to tell you that fresh fruits
and vegetables are full of water as well. Namaste and good luck!
— belovedideas
September 5, 2007
get a lemon and squeeze some in it and add a packet of sweet n low, if you
dont drink water your weight loss will slow, your bowels will not act right
and you will have problem, just sip sip sip all day dont try to drink alot
at once.
— DonnaB.
September 5, 2007
2 questions. Cindy mentioned WN flavoring. Can someone tell me what that
is? Her idea sounded good to me... even now. Also, I was going to ask her
directly but could not figure out how to contact someone on here by e-mail
or mesage. Can someone tell me how to do that?
Thanks, Lynn
— Lynn W.
September 5, 2007
Hi . I am 13 monts post op & i still can not drink water.. It makes me
feel very sick . i drank about 100 oz of water before WLS. I use decaf Tea,
Decaf Coffee, propel & my favorite is crystal light I buy the walmart
generic brand& I use the to go propel packets. I drink about 100-120 oz
of fluids a day now... when i was drinking the suggested 56 oz after WLS i
got dehydrated 3 times & went to the hospital so my md recomended to
double my fluids....Best of luck & i know its very hard when you can
NOT drink water but some preplanning helps make sure i always have theTOP
GO PACKETS in my car, work, lunch bag, friends & families homes, I
leave drinks every where i go..They just pop in a bottle of water.....
— babs810
September 6, 2007
The best thing I found was decaf. tea saved my life. I hope this works for
you...ecco92503
— Marla N.
September 7, 2007
Decaf teas, herbal teas, green teas are all great... can be drunk hot or
cold. Koolaide made with splenda (for some reason the "diet
koolaide" doesn't taste good tome), propel water, I also have a bunch
of different brands and flavors of those beverage "sticks" ... a
little tiny cigarette shaped package that you cut open and add to a 16.9
ounce bottle of cold water and shake. You can also make homemade lemonaide
or limeade using lime/lemon juice and splenda. Ah, last but not least,
sugar free popsicles.
Hope some of this helps... I think one of the posters mentioned eating
foods with a high water content, that's also a great idea.
best wishes.
— mrsidknee
September 7, 2007
Lynn, regarding Cindy's 'wn' flavoring: I think that was just her typo; she
probably meant to type 'my own flavoring'.
— starby
September 11, 2007
just drink it an in you gag so what.. you need water dear...
— Kimberly F.
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