If we can't have sugar why can we drink apple juice?

Just a couple quick questions.  If no sugar how come apple juice/orange juice?  Is there a diffrent type of sugar we're not supposed to be drinking cause i thought sugar was sugar.  Also I've read in other profiles that when your 6 mos out you're supposed to water load before you eat 15min. is that true?  Also how quick does water go threw your new stomach.  I mean its liquid so I assume it moves pretty quick.  Also I updated my profile so everyone check it out.  Plus today is the first day I was able to eat a whole egg with 1 slice of cheese!  I haven't been able to eat more than 2-3 oz at a time.  Is that a good thing?

My nut said we could have watered down 100% apple or orange juice just in small amts.... The difference is most other drinks have added refined sugars and the sugars in 100% juice are all natural....  I'm 7 months out, and although I don'****er load on purpose, I do sometimes feel that way since I'm getting in more than 100 ozs of water a day.... and yes with the RNY water does move through the pouch pretty quickly.  I think the theory behind water loading is that the intestine becomes full too and the water does not move through there as quickly so the food you do eat cannot move out of the pouch as fast as it would if you didn'****er load... As for the whole egg, at this early stage it might not be a good thing to be testing your limits like that.... And finally, yes the further out you are the more that you will be able to eat.  I have to remind myself on a regular basis that just because I can eat more, doesn't mean I should!

Heya Karen...have you checked your email lately?  *hint hint* 

 Why, yes, I did early this morning.... I sent you a reply... did it not get through??? and BTW, THANKS! WOOHOO! Love my Citracal Creamy Bites!

Noooo - didn't get it :-(  Could you send a fresh email to [email protected] - maybe my spam filter took the subject line as spam lol.   *smooch* and congrats!!!

fresh fruit is alot better for you than juice.  The trick is the amount......people in their minds justify juice as good for them...it is like 2-3 ozs a day...who drinks 2-3 ozs...no one I know.  So grab a real apple. 

Sandy -  You are getting closer to goal 9 pounds and counting?  I have been watching your signature line to see how you are doing on geting to goal.  You should update your ticker....  Great job on that 1 pound a week or so!  You are an inspiration.

The rule of thumb is that fructose that is in it's natural form and concentration isn't a problem; neither is lactose that's found in milk. Natural raw fruit and unsweetened juices are what I mean by natural form. Canned fruit in it's own juice is OK, too. Of course, there will be exceptions. I've dumped on OJ once, but only that time, and I've had it many times since. The big three to watch out for are sucrose (table sugar), dextrose, and high fructose corn sweetener (Karo syrup). Those will get me every time. My wife gave me fruit punch one tine with corn sweetener in it, and I was sick within 15 minutes. Yuck. The other rule of thumb is to look at the nutrition label. If the sugars per serving are into double digits, I pass on the item. Some other people can tolerate more than I can; I think in my pre-op nutrition class, the suggested cutoff was something like 15 g. Hope this helps.

*My* program calls for no fruit juices at all.  Wasted calories and if you are going to ingest naturally-occuring sugars, like that found in fruit, *I* should actually eat them, not drink them.  IF you do drink them, I would dillute it to at least 50% water.  JMHO As far as water-loading goes...yeah, the water moves through very fast.  I think it just helps to satisfy hunger before eating, rather than actually being more 'filling'.  Most recommended not even using the Pouch Rules until you are 12+ months post-op, if at all.  The Pouch Rules have a lot of good information in it; but, also a lot that I, personally, would disagree with. The further post-op you are, the more you should be able to eat...that's supposed to happen.  We are not meant to live on 1-2 oz. of food per meal for the rest of our lives...we'd waste away to nothing if that happened.  Usually, the pouch capacity increases at around 6, 12 and 18 months post-op. HTH!  :-)

I am allowed some sugars in fruit and juice, but I don't like to drink my calories - I do about 2 or 3 times a month have a glass of diet apple juice sweetened with Splenda or the Lite Orange Juice.  :-) Liquids go through like they would a funnel - fast!