Is there a health reason why a patient cannot drink or have ice chips with an NG tube

Just back home from having my surgery last Thurs., 8/24. All is well. In reflection, the most misery was my doctor's orders to not allow any sips of water or ice chips during the time that my NG tube was in. This was literally unbearable. I found a way to work around it with mouth swabs and getting those as cold as possible, even sucking the excess from them. But I wondered if this is a universal thing, or just extreme caution on my doctor's part. Other than that, no complaints. Feedback?

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