Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks-AJ

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In a message dated 9/5/2001 8:40:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

kat1765@... writes:

> Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

> people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

> the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

> true?

>

I don't know..but I know that it takes me all day to drink one can. I think

the carbonation is very filling so I try to wait till the end of the day to

have it so I've not taken up room for my protein and water. I think every

dr. is different. Some say yes, some say no. Personally, I think its

changed my tastebuds and I don't crave it like I used to. I really like

drinking it occasionally now than 5 or 6 a day...I'm sure its much healthier.

Dr. Baltasar didn't say I couldn't have pop...but I also never asked. I

think if you ask here on the list you'll get many different answers. My

attitude is in moderation it won't hurt anything.

~*~ AJ ~*~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs!

08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -27.9 lbs!

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs!

08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs!

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Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

true?

Kathy

403lbs

Dr.Anthone

--- lookn2bthin@... wrote:

> Well at least now I drink maybe 1 can aday instead

> of 5 or 6...LOL

>

> ~~* AJ *~~

> Age 37 5'8''

> Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

> self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

> 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

>

> 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75

> inches

> 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25

> inches

> 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5

> inches

> 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25

> inches

>

> My personal website: www.WLS4AJ.homestead.com

>

> Check out the Bellingham Support Group at

> WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

true?

Kathy

403lbs

Dr.Anthone

--- lookn2bthin@... wrote:

> Well at least now I drink maybe 1 can aday instead

> of 5 or 6...LOL

>

> ~~* AJ *~~

> Age 37 5'8''

> Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

> self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

> 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

>

> 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75

> inches

> 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25

> inches

> 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5

> inches

> 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25

> inches

>

> My personal website: www.WLS4AJ.homestead.com

>

> Check out the Bellingham Support Group at

> WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Dr. Anthone strongly discourages you from drinking anything with

carbonation especially in the first several months. Some people drink

it by removing the carbonation first. Some people are able to

tolerate more than others.

Open DS with Dr. Anthone 7/6/01

>

> Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

> people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

> the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

> true?

> Kathy

> 403lbs

> Dr.Anthone

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 9/5/01 1:44:56 PM, duodenalswitch writes:

<< I'm not AJ but I can tell you I drink about 6oz. of Sprite a day and it

gives me bubbles for a little while but doesn't bother me otherwise. In

fatc, just after surgery it helped with the nausea. My dr.'s only objection

to it is that it's empty caleries and the bubbles fill up space where you

need to have food there!

Micky

>>

Micky: I agree. These were the reasons given by our old nutritionist

Niccole as to why immediate post-ops were discouraged from drinking sodas

(even diet sodas). They weren't off limits but she recommended that we limit

them as much as possible. I asked her whether the carbonation was supposed

to 'stretch' the stomach (I've heard some rumors about that) and she said

that wasn't the case.

Some people do have bad reactions to the carbonation and prefer flat soda, at

least immediately post-op. I didn't experience problems with it at all --

but I don't drink as much of it post-op... I can never really finish a can on

my own now, so it just seems like a waste to me. I try to get the

caffine-free stuff whenever possible so I don't minimize my calcium

absorption but I just don't find I crave it or want it much anymore.

Funny, eh?

all the best,

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

seven months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 223 (lost 2 lbs! Yahoo!)

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Kathy,

It does a number on me. I do not even desire it. Everyone is different

though.

You won't really know until after your surgery. I won't even know until

later. Maybe 6 months or 1 year from now maybe I can drink it again.

Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks-AJ

>

> Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

> people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

> the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

> true?

> Kathy

> 403lbs

> Dr.Anthone

>

> --- lookn2bthin@... wrote:

> > Well at least now I drink maybe 1 can aday instead

> > of 5 or 6...LOL

> >

> > ~~* AJ *~~

> > Age 37 5'8''

> > Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

> > self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

> > 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

> >

> > 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75

> > inches

> > 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25

> > inches

> > 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5

> > inches

> > 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25

> > inches

> >

> > My personal website: www.WLS4AJ.homestead.com

> >

> > Check out the Bellingham Support Group at

> > WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

> >

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I'm not AJ but I can tell you I drink about 6oz. of Sprite a day and it

gives me bubbles for a little while but doesn't bother me otherwise. In

fatc, just after surgery it helped with the nausea. My dr.'s only objection

to it is that it's empty caleries and the bubbles fill up space where you

need to have food there!

Micky

Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks-AJ

>

> Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

> people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

> the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

> true?

> Kathy

> 403lbs

> Dr.Anthone

>

> --- lookn2bthin@... wrote:

> > Well at least now I drink maybe 1 can aday instead

> > of 5 or 6...LOL

> >

> > ~~* AJ *~~

> > Age 37 5'8''

> > Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

> > self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

> > 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

> >

> > 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs! -10.75

> > inches

> > 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -28.1 lbs! -11.25

> > inches

> > 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs! -15.5

> > inches

> > 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs! -21.25

> > inches

> >

> > My personal website: www.WLS4AJ.homestead.com

> >

> > Check out the Bellingham Support Group at

> > WWW.WLSBellingham.homestead.com

> >

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

> >

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I agree, AJ. Pre-op I was a Pepsiolic! Now, I just have my Sprite a little

and I don't have to have 5-6 cans a day. Nor do I want it!!That's the great

thing about it!

Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft drinks-AJ

> In a message dated 9/5/2001 8:40:25 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

> kat1765@... writes:

>

>

> > Hi AJ,I go in for my surgery 9/14 and I was told that

> > people who have wls can not drink soda anymore because

> > the stomach can't handle the carbonation . Is this

> > true?

> >

>

> I don't know..but I know that it takes me all day to drink one can. I

think

> the carbonation is very filling so I try to wait till the end of the day

to

> have it so I've not taken up room for my protein and water. I think every

> dr. is different. Some say yes, some say no. Personally, I think its

> changed my tastebuds and I don't crave it like I used to. I really like

> drinking it occasionally now than 5 or 6 a day...I'm sure its much

healthier.

> Dr. Baltasar didn't say I couldn't have pop...but I also never asked. I

> think if you ask here on the list you'll get many different answers. My

> attitude is in moderation it won't hurt anything.

>

> ~*~ AJ ~*~

> Age 37 5'8''

> Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

> self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

> 07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

> 08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs!

> 08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -27.9 lbs!

> 08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs!

> 08/30/01 BMI 58 378.3 -36.8 lbs!

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I'm the same way. I used to drink Pepsi all day long. But now I buy a small

bottle of Sprite and take a swig of it once in a while. That's all I want.

When we go out to dinner I order Sprite and end up leaving 7/8 of it. I

don't drink anything with caffine or else I get the runs really bad again.

Micky

Re: Re: Fw: 10 reasons not to consume soft

drinks-AJ

>

> In a message dated 9/5/01 1:44:56 PM, duodenalswitch

writes:

>

> << I'm not AJ but I can tell you I drink about 6oz. of Sprite a day and it

> gives me bubbles for a little while but doesn't bother me otherwise. In

> fatc, just after surgery it helped with the nausea. My dr.'s only

objection

> to it is that it's empty caleries and the bubbles fill up space where you

> need to have food there!

> Micky

> >>

>

> Micky: I agree. These were the reasons given by our old nutritionist

> Niccole as to why immediate post-ops were discouraged from drinking sodas

> (even diet sodas). They weren't off limits but she recommended that we

limit

> them as much as possible. I asked her whether the carbonation was

supposed

> to 'stretch' the stomach (I've heard some rumors about that) and she said

> that wasn't the case.

>

> Some people do have bad reactions to the carbonation and prefer flat soda,

at

> least immediately post-op. I didn't experience problems with it at all --

> but I don't drink as much of it post-op... I can never really finish a can

on

> my own now, so it just seems like a waste to me. I try to get the

> caffine-free stuff whenever possible so I don't minimize my calcium

> absorption but I just don't find I crave it or want it much anymore.

>

> Funny, eh?

>

> all the best,

>

> lap ds with gallbladder removal

> January 25, 2001

> Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

>

> seven months post-op and still feelin' fabu!

>

> preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

> now: 223 (lost 2 lbs! Yahoo!)

>

>

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>