Water How Long Before Eating?

Tigs
on 2/29/12 12:41 pm - Petoskey, MI

I know we should not drink with our meals (so hard but I ma back to doingit) and we should wait 30 minutes after a meal to start drinking water again.

When does your surgeon want you to stop drinking water before your meal...15 minutes?...30 minutes?

Thanks for your help.

chelsea41808
on 2/29/12 1:03 pm - OH

RNY on 05/14/12 with

30 mins

AnneGG
on 2/29/12 1:32 pm

RNY on 07/15/10 with

I've never understood the not drinking before a meal part- it doesn't make sense because water just washes right on through.

But I do wait 30-45 minutes afterwards.

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MacMadame
on 2/29/12 1:51 pm - Northern, CA

VSG on 09/24/08 with

Mine says 0-5 minutes before. I've looked int our how digestive system works and water and other liquids run right through us so there is no reason to wait more than a nominal amount after drinking to start eating. The liquid is gone so it's not going to mix with your food and make it mushier (which is why we don't drink while eating).

For after meals, I try to wait at least 45 minutes. Sometimes I need to wait longer. But our stomachs start emptying at around 20-30 min. after we eat so I want to have enough of a gap that I'm not pushing food through there the second the pylorus valve starts opening but letting a lot of it empty out at a natural pace first.

RnYers haven't got a pylorus valve though so I'm not sure how that changes stomach emptying times.

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HouptMom
on 2/29/12 3:28 pm - PA

I was instructed no fluids 30 minutes before and no fluids til 30 minutes after meals. The classes taught that the food needs to be in the pouch and not be washed away with fluid so we stay full with our food.

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poet_kelly
on 2/29/12 4:30 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08 with

How does drinking before a meal wash food out of your pouch? The food isn't in the pouch yet.

Kelly

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uticacute
on 2/29/12 7:41 pm - Utica, NY

RNY on 12/19/07 with

Drinking before meals lubes up your pouch making it easier for food to pass through...stopping the intake of liquids by 30 mins gives the pouch a chance to sorta dry out so that the food stays longer and waiting 45-60 mins after gives the food a chance to digest and the longer the food stays in your pouch the less hungry you will be....that's what I was told and it makes sense to me!!!
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poet_kelly
on 2/29/12 7:45 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08 with

But the pouch is lubed up whether you drink or not. Your stomach and intestines are lined with mucus. It's slimy in there. Not drinking does not cause the pouch to dry out.

Kelly

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poet_kelly
on 2/29/12 4:29 pm - OH

RNY on 11/04/08 with

My surgeon said to stop drinking 30 minutes before a meal, but he didn't have a good reason why. I drink right up until I'm ready to eat.

Kelly

Disclaimer: I am not a doctor and do not play one on TV. I've done a lot of research on vitamins but am not qualified to give medical advice. I'm happy to share my research with you, but you should see a health care professional if you want medical advice.

Check out my blog at: storyofmyservicedog.blogspot.com/

Marilyn101
on 2/29/12 5:28 pm - FL

RNY on 04/13/11 with

I also drink before my meals but do wait 30 to 45 minutes after meals.

ShoreToLose
on 3/1/12 6:02 pm - Brick, NJ

RNY on 06/07/10 with

I agree with some of the other posters. I drink right up until I eat. As fars as waiting afterwards, I must admit, I "cheat" there, for lack of a better word. Depends how thirsty I am, like after a workout. And it's usually just a sip or two. U really just can't drink alot if ur eating.

But from what I understand, the logic is it will wash the food outta ur pouch, thus making u hungry faster. But since I eat 5-6 times a day, I never allow myself to get hungry. Well not like hungry pre-surgery.

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