things we should not have post-op

July 6, 2003

Since I have come on this list in the last week I have learned a lot that my

surgeon never told me.

All he said was that I should never have aspirin or aspirin like drugs. I did

not know about Nsaids. I did not know that there was the belief that

carbonation expanded the pouch.

I also did not know about the pouch rules that stated that we should not drink

with a meal.

Now I am curious ... is there a list out there somewhere of other drugs we

should not have and other things to be aware of such as carbonation. This is

really scarey for me. I am on antidepressants. When I came home from the

hospital I was put back on the same ones ...now I wonder could any of them be

causing a problem. I have read the pouch rules that are posted on another list

but I am curious now about specific foods and drugs that could irritate the

pouch, disrupt staple lines or expand the pouch.

I am two years post op and amazed by the amount I could eat if I allowed myself

to do so. I am concerned that that may be because I have been drinking diet

soda in the last 6 months because the carbonation wasn't seeming to bother me.

What is the bad stuff to avoid?

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