Liquid Diet

I had my surgery on September 17th.   I am currently on the liquid and pureed diet.  Is there a limit on how much liquids you can consume.  I drink alot of water at one time.  Should I be drinking a certain amount?

No, not really.  You can get really sick if you drink huge amounts of liquids in a very short period of time - there was a woman that died after drinking four gallons of water in less than one hour.  So I'd limit yourself to maybe a gallon or less per hour.

I would NEVER try to drink a gallon of water per hour!!  WLS or not!!  you don't need that much water in a day!!!

A gallon contains 16  8oz servings. No one, especially a WLS patient, should drink 16 servings of ANYTHING in an hour !

Surely you ment in a day, not in and hour, and even a gallon might be a bit much for most people in a day let alone WLS patients.........

I wasn't suggesting anyone should drink a gallon in an hour, simply saying it is probably safe to do so.

Anything more than 4 cups an hour puts undue stress on your kidneys while your body is at rest.

Exercise will help your kidneys process this liquid at a faster rate safely.

 The OP is 2 weeks out and has a new healing pouch.

It is NOT safe to drink a gallon of liquid an hour for anyone.

Not trying to be difficult I just want the correct information noted.

A person can safely drink 800 to 1,000 ml (~28oz) per hour without experiencing a net gain in water, assuming they're not overly exerting themselves. After that point, things can get serious, therefore it is recommended to "drink to thirst" and no further.

28oz in an hour is fine. At that rate, a person can drink one gallon (128 oz) over ~4 hours without gaining water and potentially throwing off his/her sodium balance, particularly if sweating a lot. But this medical research suggests to me that your suggested gallon-per-hour is NOT safe.

Nurse Gina concurs