Every 15 minutes???!!!
I need some advice... The dietician just came in to reinforce the 1 oz every 15 minute rule. But I just don't understand how I can possibly do that all day long. I feel like I need a nap during the day since having surgery which apparently isn't really an option and how can I possibly drink a little of water besides I feel like by the time I finish my breakfast tray lunch will be here.
I know this is just the name of the game but tell me it gets easier.
I know this is just the name of the game but tell me it gets easier.
Of course you can take a nap. You need to drink at least one ounce every 15 minutes while you are awake. As you become able to drink more than one ounce in 15 minutes, it will get easier to get your liquids in.
Kelly
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Many people are able to drink more than one ounce in 15 minutes even right after surgery, so they can drink 2-4 ounces every half hour to hour (and it is the same amount per hour or more). There is nothing magic about one ounce every 15 minutes... it is just an easy way for those who cannot drink more than an ounce at a time to get in enough water.
Yes, it gets easier.
Lora
Yes, it gets easier.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
It does get better, I promise!
I had the same 1 oz every 15 mins rule, with protein drink once an hour. I did this from 8am to 930pm and took 2-3 naps a day and slept from 1030p to 730a at night. After a week, with nausea gone, constipation better and pouch swelling down, I was able to drink more at a time.
I had the same 1 oz every 15 mins rule, with protein drink once an hour. I did this from 8am to 930pm and took 2-3 naps a day and slept from 1030p to 730a at night. After a week, with nausea gone, constipation better and pouch swelling down, I was able to drink more at a time.
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