sip sip sipping all day

Hi everyone! Today is my second day on pureed foods and I am back to feeling alot better than I was about 6 days ago-anyway my question is this: Now that I cant drink 30min before or after my meals how can I get all of my H2O in? I am taking little sips so how often should I be taking those sips??????? Please help

It takes me almost an hour to get 8 oz of Nectar in, as you get better, your sips will be a little bigger and closer together. Don't push yourself too hard. Remember broth, jello, and your protein drink count towards your fluid intake!! ::hugs:: Cyndi

Hi Lori, I just sip sip sip as much as I can. I usually get in about 32 ounces of fluid, that includes my protein shake. It is hard but will get easier. Carly

It's really hard getting in all the fluids (my surgeon wants 64 oz. daily!!) I did some minor calculations and in order to get in 60 fluid ounces----it would take 5 hours daily of constant sipping (3 ounces for every 15 minutes). Plus with the food intake and the 30 minute wait before and after food intake----that part of the day would be about 4.5 hours daily. rounding that off it takes 10 hours a day to contantly be focused on getting food and fluids in the body. Some days I want to take a nap or sleep late for a few hours but if i do - it will impact the amount of waking hours i have to dedicate to the intaking of fluid/food. It seems next to impossible to get 64 ounces of fluid in despite getting a nausea prescription a few days ago. I keep trying but my average is somewhere between 30-40 ounces of fluid daily. Plus most things I put in mouth (food or liquid) tastes tainted so its hard to swallow even 3 ounces of anything. I can't find much of anything to drink that doesn't make me gag. Teas, crystal ligh****er - anything with no aspartame and no lactose--- none of it I can tolerate in any large quantity daily and some of it - just the smell makes me want to Sorry i am not much help---just venting and comiserating. Karen