Re: Re: what to drink/SODAS + FATS

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Re: what to drink/SODAS + FATS

> What I've found hardest for me to deal with are *fats.* My malabsorption

of

> them has lead to flatus with a disgusting oily discharge that is NOT going

> away, darn it, and is REALLY cramping my lifestyle! Anyone have

suggestions

> for diaper-like pads for a fat woman with this problem? Maxipads just

don't

> cut it, altho I'm going to try to tape two together and see if that works.

I have stress incontinence -- when I sneeze more than once or cough more

than once, I leak. I've used Poise pads with great success-- they're like a

giant maxi pad, but designed for urine. They should work for your problem,

too.

Congrats on your weight loss!

alyssa

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Dear SC,

So sorry about the oily discharge!

Have you tried the LONG thin maxis. The ones I get are " Always " and they are

very long. They should cover the offending area.

Just a suggestion.

Peace,

Robyn

Re: what to drink/SODAS + FATS

> >

> > > I'm not sure why there is so much focus on continuing to use diet

> > > products. While I dont overload myself with carbs, I too have an

> > > occaisional regular soda. In the early pre-op days, it was the only

> > > thing that settled my stomach. I didnt have this surgery so I could

> > > keep dieting. And, BTW, I'm down 44lbs in 8 weeks. Protein first,

> > > then whatever sounds good...

> > > Meli

>

> OK, I'll confess to having a real (sugared) Coke a day. Prior to surgery,

I

> was NEVER a soda fan! I mean, I drank maybe one every other month maximum;

> instead, my mainstay drinks were water, and iced tea and coffee without

> sugar. I've never had a sweet tooth, and drinking sweet things (with any

> kind of sweetener) was a major turn-off. However, about 4 weeks out from

> surgery, I was still so miserably nauseated I could barely get *anything*

> down, much less enuf protein, my vitamins, etc. Absolutely nothing sounded

> or smelled or tasted good, but I was CRAVING a cola. I mentioned this to

my

> surgeon's nurse and she said I should go for it. I did, and over the

course

> of a few days had much improvement of my nausea, and I was able to drink

and

> eat other things, gradually increase my protein and, by now, have gotten

> over the nausea pretty much for good. I think the soda's main benefit was

> the carbonation - it allowed me to burp, which I cannot easily make myself

> do - and I now believe a large source of my nausea was caused by excess

> gastric air. Of course, the small amount of caffeine probably made me feel

a

> little better, since I'd been a long-time caffeine addict and had gone off

> it cold turkey with the surgery. And the sugar helped a bit getting me

out,

> at least for a while, of my ketogenic state.

>

> I'm not sure I understand the evils/dangers of a single soda per day. It's

> 140 calories. It's a source of 12 ounces of fluid. My stomach does not

seem

> to have increased its size from drinking it (one rumored risk), but maybe

if

> I'd had it during the first post-op month this would have been a problem -

I

> dunno. Other things I drink include juices with sucralose, water and the

> Perfect Zero Carb Isopure drinks. I eat mostly proteins (eggs, fish,

> seafood, fat-free yogurt & cottage cheese, occasional Lean Cuisine meat

> dishes), and definitely can get in, all told, less than 1000 kcal/day

> (including the soda). I could see the problem of reduced or slowed weight

> loss if someone drank a lot of sodas, or other sources of sugars, given

the

> high absorption of carbs after DS, - BUT - can anyone give a persuasive

> argument for me to need to cut out my current one soda a day? I'm enjoying

> it, and, darn it, if there's no real reason to cut it out, I won't. By the

> way, I've probably lost close to 75 pounds (it was -53 at 4 weeks, but

> haven't been weighed since) and Monday will be 8 weeks out for me.

>

> What I've found hardest for me to deal with are *fats.* My malabsorption

of

> them has lead to flatus with a disgusting oily discharge that is NOT going

> away, darn it, and is REALLY cramping my lifestyle! Anyone have

suggestions

> for diaper-like pads for a fat woman with this problem? Maxipads just

don't

> cut it, altho I'm going to try to tape two together and see if that works.

> Currently, I am making certain I have less than 4-5 grams of fat per day

> total, and yet this is still making me incredibly uncomfortable. I have a

> professional job, will return to work *tomorrow* and am really anxious

about

> possibly staining my clothes, the furniture, etc. Yikes!

>

> Any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated.

>

> - SC

>

>

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>

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Dear SC,

So sorry about the oily discharge!

Have you tried the LONG thin maxis. The ones I get are " Always " and they are

very long. They should cover the offending area.

Just a suggestion.

Peace,

Robyn

Re: what to drink/SODAS + FATS

> >

> > > I'm not sure why there is so much focus on continuing to use diet

> > > products. While I dont overload myself with carbs, I too have an

> > > occaisional regular soda. In the early pre-op days, it was the only

> > > thing that settled my stomach. I didnt have this surgery so I could

> > > keep dieting. And, BTW, I'm down 44lbs in 8 weeks. Protein first,

> > > then whatever sounds good...

> > > Meli

>

> OK, I'll confess to having a real (sugared) Coke a day. Prior to surgery,

I

> was NEVER a soda fan! I mean, I drank maybe one every other month maximum;

> instead, my mainstay drinks were water, and iced tea and coffee without

> sugar. I've never had a sweet tooth, and drinking sweet things (with any

> kind of sweetener) was a major turn-off. However, about 4 weeks out from

> surgery, I was still so miserably nauseated I could barely get *anything*

> down, much less enuf protein, my vitamins, etc. Absolutely nothing sounded

> or smelled or tasted good, but I was CRAVING a cola. I mentioned this to

my

> surgeon's nurse and she said I should go for it. I did, and over the

course

> of a few days had much improvement of my nausea, and I was able to drink

and

> eat other things, gradually increase my protein and, by now, have gotten

> over the nausea pretty much for good. I think the soda's main benefit was

> the carbonation - it allowed me to burp, which I cannot easily make myself

> do - and I now believe a large source of my nausea was caused by excess

> gastric air. Of course, the small amount of caffeine probably made me feel

a

> little better, since I'd been a long-time caffeine addict and had gone off

> it cold turkey with the surgery. And the sugar helped a bit getting me

out,

> at least for a while, of my ketogenic state.

>

> I'm not sure I understand the evils/dangers of a single soda per day. It's

> 140 calories. It's a source of 12 ounces of fluid. My stomach does not

seem

> to have increased its size from drinking it (one rumored risk), but maybe

if

> I'd had it during the first post-op month this would have been a problem -

I

> dunno. Other things I drink include juices with sucralose, water and the

> Perfect Zero Carb Isopure drinks. I eat mostly proteins (eggs, fish,

> seafood, fat-free yogurt & cottage cheese, occasional Lean Cuisine meat

> dishes), and definitely can get in, all told, less than 1000 kcal/day

> (including the soda). I could see the problem of reduced or slowed weight

> loss if someone drank a lot of sodas, or other sources of sugars, given

the

> high absorption of carbs after DS, - BUT - can anyone give a persuasive

> argument for me to need to cut out my current one soda a day? I'm enjoying

> it, and, darn it, if there's no real reason to cut it out, I won't. By the

> way, I've probably lost close to 75 pounds (it was -53 at 4 weeks, but

> haven't been weighed since) and Monday will be 8 weeks out for me.

>

> What I've found hardest for me to deal with are *fats.* My malabsorption

of

> them has lead to flatus with a disgusting oily discharge that is NOT going

> away, darn it, and is REALLY cramping my lifestyle! Anyone have

suggestions

> for diaper-like pads for a fat woman with this problem? Maxipads just

don't

> cut it, altho I'm going to try to tape two together and see if that works.

> Currently, I am making certain I have less than 4-5 grams of fat per day

> total, and yet this is still making me incredibly uncomfortable. I have a

> professional job, will return to work *tomorrow* and am really anxious

about

> possibly staining my clothes, the furniture, etc. Yikes!

>

> Any suggestions/comments will be much appreciated.

>

> - SC

>

>

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>

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another thing about ingesting very low amounts of fat.....your skin gets dry

and flaky!!!

We need those fats!!

Judie