please confirm pop question

 

My mom had this surgery 30 years ago and they told her not to drink pop because it would dissolve the staples.

I was told I can drink diet pop if it is uncarbonated.

Can we drink uncarbonated diet pop?

Yes you can but is flat pop worth it i think not!  Yuck

Pop will not dissolve your staples, carbonated or not.

Yes, you can drink flat diet pop if you want to.  You can drink pop that is not flat if you want to.  It will not harm your staples or anything else.  It might give you painful gas or it might not.  Doesn't bother me at all.

I am 6 months out from my RnY.  I have not had any soda/pop at all.  

I do not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes either.  

I am not going to take any chances with my new life by having that stuff.  

I have been drinking fully carbonated diet soda since 20 months post-op. I have not had any issues. Other than this unhealthy habit (yes, I know all the diet soda horror stories), I eat a well balanced Lacto-Ovo Vegetarian diet. If interested, please see my profile page.

Soda is not anywhere near strong enough to start to dissolve staples AND because your pouch is basically a funnel, liquid doesn't stay in it for any extended period of time... It trickles out as soon as you swallow it... so no liquid is in the pouch for very long to cause any kind of problems.

Even if soda DID dissolve the staples, it would be the acid in it that would do so, and just letting pop go flat wouldnt change the acid content.  If you find flat diet soda appealing, sure you am drink it, but most people find that the carbonation is a big part of the attraction so flat soda isn't very appealing.  Some people find that the carbonation causes pouch discomfort; other people have no problem with it.  Some people find that soda gives them gas (burping OR flatulence); others have no problem. Personally, I have a diet soda more days than not, am maintaining me weight loss at almost 6 years out, and just pour the soa over a little bit of ice to cut the carbonation a small amount.  It doesn't cause me any discomfort, but if I drink it "straight" instead of pouring it over some ice, it can give me gas (flatulence, in my case).

Lora

Lora,

At what point did you try pop again? Ad do you drink caffeine or decaf?

Thanks,
Katy

I had a single sip about 4 months out, but did not have more than that until after 6 months, and then it was just very occasionally (maybe half of a class/can per week).  I did not start drinking it again regularly until I was almost at my goal (so at about 18 months out).  I drink caffeinated (usually Pepsi Max or Coke Zero).

Lora

Those staples are made out of  Titanium.  They would survive more than our bodies.  If someone digs up my grave in a couple hundred years the pile of staples will probably still be laying there.