Re: Cravings for Vinegar post-RNY?

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Well Suzy.....halfway thru reading your post I was thinking that I have two

in my house who drink the leftover juice from a jar of pickles

(vinegar).......would you believe they are the two BIGGEST milk drinkers I

ever saw...........hmmmmm, wonder if there is a connection!!!! P.

Cravings for Vinegar post-RNY?

> Greetings, Grads!

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> Has anyone experienced strong cravings for vinegar, pickle juice, or

> even soy sauce -- straight up! -- since their WLS? I have a friend

> who is several months post-op (not yet a year), who has been having

> such cravings ever since the surgery, and at this point, sometimes

> drinks 6-8 oz of vinegar almost every day (with soy sauce) --

> ackk!!! She's an RNY patient (not sure if prox. or dist.), and has

> been supplementing/vitamin'ing faithfully since the surgery.

> Evidently, her pouch tolerates the vinegar, but she is of course

> concerned about the persistence of this weird craving -- What does it

> mean? -- and the potential for harm to the pouch (if any) if she

> keeps ingesting so much vinegar.

>

> Is there some vitamin deficiency that might prompt these cravings?

> One helpful person from AMOS advised my friend that these cravings

> could mean she's getting *excess* calcium (based on some info found

> on a chiropractor website). (She's behind in getting her labs done,

> but will check on that, of course.) Ring a bell with anyone?

>

> Any/all advice or insights appreciated ... thanks!

>

> Suzy C.

> RNY 5/30/02

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[Guest guest]

Reba,

Leg cramps (for me) are a sure sign that I've been skipping calcium doses. As

soon as I start taking my calcium again, within 15 minutes, the leg cramps are

gone. How's your calcium intake? I shoot for 2000+ mgs of citrate but some days

I only get 630 and then I usually pay.

Z

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/127/140 (goal was 160)

then/lowest/now

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From: shrinkin2000

Sent: Sun 8/3/2003 6:52 AM

To: Graduate-OSSG

Subject: Re: Cravings for Vinegar post-RNY?

Just my experience...I have fought leg cramps since one yr out. I

found that getting in some type of vinegar liquid or food keeps the

leg cramps limited. Not sure if this will answer your question, but

I thought that it was interesting. Also, the closer I get to my B12

shot time, the more I want pickles/vinegar and the more leg cramps I

get. Anyone else have this experience? Or, as usual, am I just the

wierd one, LOL!

Reba in Auburn, AL