Gastric Bypass Surgery Support Group

Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight in the form of fatty tissue, and the health problems ("co-morbidities") which result. If you are considering gastric bypass or have had it, join the community where we share our experiences and find support.

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Judy-Anderson 11/03/2011

is it easier to drink than eat? my drinking I'm tring to get in . like they say sips, but how is your sip. I get my sips in enough to swish in my mouth first and swollow, is that a swish? What a funny question! seems like sometimes i just want to gulp it down and have to slow it down, ending up knowing thatl= last "sip" is going to hang out at the top of my throat, and not go down...lol So I don't try and swollow. lol I want to get in the liquids. feels weird to sip for me still. I would generally gulp until my stomach was absolutely stuffed. lol

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I am 5 weeks post op and miss being able to chug back a bottle of water after a good workout!! I made that mistake once and it came up as quick as it went down. LOL
I do however, find that I can drink a glass of water pretty quick, just smaller sips quickly. LOL

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I take pretty good size mouthfuls now. Once I chugged, nothing happened, but as soon as I did it, I went "uh oh"

I don't chug because I am too afraid of throwing it back up, but I take a good mouthful, if it seems like it's too much, I swallow half, let the other sit for a minute then finish.

deleted_user 11/04/2011

For me I can drink pretty quickly... a can tolerate about 3 mouthfuls of liquids at one time. And I don't mean full mouthfuls - just kind of like 3 small gulps... if that makes ANY sense. LOL I could finsih 8 oz in about 40 minutes.

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I feel like I am thirsty all the time. Often I choose to drink over eating, which I never thought I would be able to do. I can drink a 20 oz bottle of water in 15 minutes. I feel so lucky that I can drink normally, it was so difficult for me in the first couple of weeks, but now at 10 weeks I fell like I drink like I did before surgery.

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I am constantly thirsty and I am constantly sipping but it doesn't satisfy me!! I want to gulp!! : ( I am working on it and I will overcome it but what I would give to gulp the water down like I did prior to surgery!!

deleted_user 11/04/2011

That's funny. I just had my first appt with my nutritionist today and was asking her the same question. How big is an average sip?? I'm still about 7-8 weeks per-op but she tells me I need to practice sipping.

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I take a medium mouthful and swallow three times. It's habit, now.

Lcat4 11/04/2011

My sips were tiny at first and I drank a couple of ounces. It was about 7-10 months before a could take an almost regular drink. I still don't chug at 14 months but am able to get water down more easily.

MNMama 11/04/2011

I am able to take a couple of swigs now, at 8 months out, but that's it or it will be back, so to speak.

Early on, I had to keep my water in front of my face in the car, at my desk, in a meeting, at my volunteer work. It was too easy to get a little dry and too hard to catch up.

I still grab a bottle before leaving work or home. Probably will for the rest of my life. Picked up a neat little 8 oz stainless steel one that fits right in my purse without leaking, and I just fill it throughout the day.

New habits.....

deleted_user 11/04/2011

I'm under 2 weeks out and the had me use a 1 oz medicine cup while in the hospital. I continued with that the first few days I was home. Biggest help was setting a timer and sipping every 10 min. I still use the timer but sip small amounts.

Linda

deleted_user 11/05/2011

I drink pretty much normally. When I'm at the gym, I'll drink 1/4 of my water bottle at a time which would be 4 oz... I haven't had any problems, but my pouch isn't too sensitive most days.

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