This seems wrong......

I can drink an 11 oz. RTD protien shake in about 20 minutes...
It seems like I shouldn't be able to drink tha much..Is it just because it is liquids????
Someone PLEASE help me figure this out...
Julie

Please someone answer me.. 27 people have looked , but noone has taken a few seconds to reply..
Julie

Just b/c someone looks at your thread doesn't mean they know the answer to your question. 

I could not drink that fast, especially my first month. My Dr also said to not drink more than 2 ounces in a 10-15 minute period. I can now drink faster, but not protein shakes. One shake takes me all morning however, I teach, so there is not always a lot of time to focus on drinking.

I cannot abate your concerns. We are each individual; as long as you are not pushing it & making yourself sick, I would think it is just fine.

It may be because it is liquid, I'm not an expert.  How far from surgery are you?  Did it hurt?  Are you following your doc's guidelines?  Some questions are hard to answer without more information.  Sometimes people look at a post but don't answer because they just don't have a good answer.  With a sleeve you shouldn't really eat or drink some things "just because you can"  I can eat a lot of cheetos- but I shouldn't.  Know your plan and stick to it.  It seems like people have a lot of discomfort from testing their sleeve's limits.  It may be better to sip more slowly to allow better absorption of the protein, but your nutritionist could answer your question better than I could.  I hope that helps.

I also could drink water and protein shakes fast with no problems.   My dr said that was too much, too fast and to slow it down - to drink a sip every 3-5 minutes.  So that is what I have been doing. 

Today my Dr just got on me for drinking too fast. He said yes you can, we didn't shrink your esophagus, it will go right through...but you are not supposed to. I an having to remind myself

Hi Julie,

It takes me 30 minutes to drink an 11 oz shake, and we had our VSG's done on the same day. It used to take me longer at the beginning. But the nutritionist told me "meals" should take take between 20 and 30 minutes, so if you consider a protein shake a meal, then it seems like you're on track.

Good luck!

well, i would say since its a liquid, it slips right down, and i think u are still swollen from the surg. so your new belly is going to take a while to shrink, just keep following your drs. orders..... i am sure that when u start solid protein, u will not be able to tolerate more than a tiny speck ;)

It was months before I could drink any liquid that fast.  The amount of swelling is different in each of us.  I suggest you try to slow down, if you need to you can limit your intake by pouring into smaller glass and sipping slowly.  You don't want to push even liquids since that puts stress on your healing sleeve.  Try to follow dr orders which is usually, sip, sip, sip and walk, walk, walk.  It takes awhile to figure out what and when you should be eating/drinking and also how to figure out when you are full enough.  Good luck on your journey.