Why do we wait to eat after we drink?

(deactivated member)
on 3/31/07 7:57 am - FL

Does it really take a half hour for the liquids to leave your pouch? How big is the stoma opening?

tobealoser
on 3/31/07 8:02 am - minot, ND

My dr told me its about the size of a dime, he also said that smooth things like yougurt, liquid, etc don't "sit" in the pouch, as your drinking it is leaving the pouch slowly.

(deactivated member)
on 3/31/07 8:05 am - FL

It seems like it would move on through almost immediately. So why do we wait for a half hour before eating?

Britt
on 3/31/07 8:16 am - Long Island, NY

RNY on 11/06/06

Hi Wanda, I do not wait a 1/2 hour to EAT after I drink - but I do wait a 1/2 hour to DRINK after I eat. hugs, Britt

  Nothing - tastes as good as it feels -to be at my ideal weight :)
Lap RNY 11-6-06 at goal 10-6-07 - Attacking my regain 2013
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(deactivated member)
on 3/31/07 8:21 am - FL

Absolutely! It makes sense to wait to drink after you eat. I'm having trouble understanding why you can't eat after you drink. It just doesn't seem like there would be liquid left in the pouch after just a few minutes.

Britt
on 3/31/07 8:33 am - Long Island, NY

RNY on 11/06/06

Yes, I agree - I've never been told NOT TO DRINK for at least a 1/2 hour before eating - Maybe call your surgeon and ask them to explain - then share "why" with us How did your FLOWERS come out? hugs, Britt

  Nothing - tastes as good as it feels -to be at my ideal weight :)
Lap RNY 11-6-06 at goal 10-6-07 - Attacking my regain 2013
                        Mommy to 3 princesses ~ Wife to Paul

     I'm a "before and after" in OH magazine (January / February 2008)

sunnymoonx
on 3/31/07 8:17 am - cape cod, MA

RNY on 05/16/07

right, i can understand not drinking with a meal or right after a meal because it will wash the food down out of the pouch too quick. but why not drikn before a meal? if the drink will go right through the pouch, it wont be able to fill you up so you arent hungry for food. I don't completely understand either??

~Debbie~

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DaNell H.
on 3/31/07 8:24 am - Idaho Falls, ID

RNY on 11/21/06

My surgeon and nut told us to do "fluid loading" which is drinking as much as possible right before we start to eat. Then he recommends waiting an hour after eating to drink again. It's working for me....