Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group
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Any advice on how to teach myself to sip rather than gulp. I am a very fast drinker and I know that this needs to stop before surgery. I have tried a sippy cup, but it does not seem to be working for me.
For me, i gulped up until surgery day - which was 9/29/15. Afterward, i am still training myself to sip - it's hard but my pouch lets me know very quickly that i drank too much at one time! Keep a water bottle with you at all times - especially when not at home. I went to the store, spent some time in there without water, then bought a bottle to drink on the way home. Not thinking (because i was so thirsty), I gulped my water - big mistake! My pouch let me know all the way home that it was not happy with me!
Hang in there and don't stress over this - your pouch will definitely let you know that you can't gulp!