Guest guest Posted May 5, 2003 Report Share Posted May 5, 2003 Shirley, Here is what my surgeon tells us about water loading (taken from their website). It is not recommended for new post-ops, but a good thing to do once your pouch heals and you are eating normal food. If you want to read more you can go to www.sabariatric.com Hope this helps. - D Pre-load with water. Just as you can avoid severe hunger with proper use of the pouch/tool, it is also manageable to avoid thirst and remain adequately hydrated. Beginning about 2 hours after a given meal, you should begin to drink (zero calorie) liquids aggressively. This brisk liquid consumption should finish with a " water load " about 15 minutes before you are to eat again. " Water load " means that you quickly drink as much liquid as you can hold, intentionally stretching your pouch. This maneuver serves to top off your hydration and to send satiety signals to your brain before you eat - this should moderate the pace and amount of your eating. Some allowance in this system must be made for the time of day. It is a good idea to get fluid in before breakfast, including the water load. It is also OK to wait longer after dinner (three or four hours) before drinking fluids. At 08:07 PM 5/5/03 +0000, Shirley wrote: >I THINK THAT I DO UNDERSTAND BUT COULD SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME " WHAT IS >WATER LOADING? " AND DOES IT REALLY WORK? > > >Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > >Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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