Water consumption stretching pouch??

elizabethW
on 4/27/09 12:14 pm - San Jose, CA
RNY on 08/08/08 with
Okay, it is very clear that I need to be getting more water in, but with the no-food-for-15-min-after-you-drink and then no-water-for-60-min-after-you-eat  I am having a problem finding times to drink. I am a tour guide and do not have acess to water at every moment (can't have a bottle with me on tour, bummer). So I would need to guzzle 15 ounces 3 to 4 times a day, but I am afraid of stretching my pouch.

Any ideas or thoughts on water stretching the pouch???  Help!
Terri R. R
on 4/27/09 12:38 pm - 'bout 45 minutes from San Francisco, CA
Think of your new stomach as more of a funnel.  Fluids will pass VERY quickly.  It's will be darn near impossible to stretch it with water.  You notice I said darn near impossible.  If you had a stricture where NOTHING passes easily, then it might be possible.  I've been chugging water since about 2 weeks out and my pouch is still nice and small at over 3 years.

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Cynthia R.
on 4/27/09 1:31 pm - Montgomery, AL
So it's ok after a little bit to actually take normal drinks?  I didn't realize that...I've still be sipping and strugging to get my fluids in!  I haven't hit the 64 oz mark yet and I'm almost 2 months out!!!

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wendybear1
on 4/27/09 2:49 pm - Brooklyn, NY
Drink.

In a month or two, you'll get that "geez, I've had too much water" feeling. right now, drink a normal sized drink, then wait. drink, wait... etc.

      

Jenni123
on 4/27/09 11:33 pm - orlando, FL
 I am five weeks out and can take normal size sips/drinks.  The only time I feel a little pain is if I take a sip right after eating.  So I have learned to wait just as the rules say :-).  I take water with me where ever I go.  My husband bought me a water jug thing that I fill up and it has something around it so the water stays cold most of the day.  I do add ice.  He bought it at CVS.  I cannot drink water unless it is cold.  I also enjoy decaf tea and my morning coffee.  I can only drink about half of a medium coffee from Dunkin Donuts.  I have not drank anything else since surgery.  I do not care for the flavored water or crystal light.  
elizabethW
on 4/28/09 2:06 am - San Jose, CA
RNY on 08/08/08 with
Thanks Teri,
I try to drink one of those 16oz bottles within about 5 to 10 min, then go out on my tour. I don't have a stricture of any type, so you think this amount so soon is probably okay?
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