How long has it been since you have had a soda?

Bridget S.
on 7/15/10 6:18 am - Malone, NY

I actually just had a bit of soda today. Its only recently that the bubbles don't bother me as much as they used to (I'm almost 6 months out).

SkInNyMiN
on 7/15/10 6:20 am - NE

DS on 07/03/09

About 10 minutes lol

MsBatt
on 7/15/10 6:28 am

DS on 12/11/03

Pre-op, I was a stone-cold Coke Classic ADDICT. I drank 2-3 liters EVERY DAY. I quit Coke cold-turkey six weeks before surgery,

I tried a Coke about three months post-op, and couldn't hold but a couple of sips---the bubbles were murder! Now that I'm 6+ years out, I can drink it with no problem, but---I just don't like it like I used to. (I do, however, drink about a gallon of iced tea every day.)

I do drink Coke from time to time---when I eat somewhere that I know I don't like their tea, mostly. I can drink most of a small one now. Mom and I ate at Subway yesterday and I had a Coke there.

kdizzle
on 7/15/10 7:06 am - Concord, CA

RNY on 10/06/10

I am with you... I was told that after surgery I would not be able to drink it, so I did it cold turkey 1 month ago. I drank more almost 2 ( 2 liter bottles) a day. i drank it instead of water.
I am just now beginning to get over the lack of caffine, but I am thankful I have done it. 'why do folks want to push the envelope and drink it... makes no sense to me.
(just my opinion)

Kristen Hunter
"Sierra and Echo" springer spaniels

rachaelv
on 7/15/10 7:09 am - Williston, ND

I also quit cold turkey because I knew I wanted this surgery and knew I wasn't supposed to have soda anymore. It was pretty easy for me. It was like the billionth time I had tried but this time it was fairly easy. The thought of it actually nauseated me before I even had the surgery after I quit. Now I am o****il I sit next to someone else who is drinking one and then its like OH I WANT ONE!!! But I still haven't even had a sip because not only am I afraid of what it would to my pouch but I am afraid I won't be able to stop again.

MsBatt
on 7/15/10 8:29 am

DS on 12/11/03

Oh, I didn't give up CAFFEINE!!! And if I had, the people around me would have held me down and force-fed it to me in a couple of days. (*grin*)

Here's something interesting:

Caffeine ingestion and fluid balance: a review⁽¹⁾School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Loughborough University, Leicestershire, ROYAUME-UNI

Background
Caffeine and related methylxanthine compounds are recognized as having a diuretic action, and consumers are often advised to avoid beverages containing these compounds in situations where fluid balance may be compromised. The aim of this review is to evaluate the available literature concerning the effect of caffeine ingestion on fluid balance and to formulate targeted and evidence-based advice on caffeinated beverages in the context of optimum hydration.

Method
A literature search was performed using the Medline database of articles published in the medical and scientific literature for the period of January 1966-March 2002. Subject headings and key words used in this search were: tea, coffee, caffeine, diuresis, fluid balance and water-electrolyte balance. A secondary search was performed using the bibliographies of publications identified in the initial search.

Results
The available literature suggests that acute ingestion of caffeine in large doses (at least 250-300 mg, equivalent to the amount found in 2-3 cups of coffee or 5-8 cups of tea) results in a short-term stimulation of urine output in individuals who have been deprived of caffeine for a period of days or weeks. A profound tolerance to the diuretic and other effects of caffeine develops, however, and the actions are much diminished in individuals *****gularly consume tea or coffee. Doses of caffeine equivalent to the amount normally found in standard servings of tea, coffee and carbonated soft drinks appear to have no diuretic action.

Conclusion
The most ecologically valid of the published studies offers no support for the suggestion that consumption of caffeine-containing beverages as part of a normal lifestyle leads to fluid loss in excess of the volume ingested or is associated with poor hydration status. Therefore, there would appear to be no clear basis for refraining from caffeine containing drinks in situations where fluid balance might be compromised.

Journal of human nutrition and dietetics