Straw drinking....

Im really careful if I drink out of a straw, but sometimes I feel like my throat is stretching and sometimes its a little sore afterwards.  Weird or am I doing damage to myself...?? 

Dear the straw thing really is more for newbies. It's about the air that goes into the pouch with the liquid.

You're far enough out where drinking from a straw is not so damaging. Or at least there is no conclusive evidence that it should be.

Drink away!

nothing happened to your throat during surgery. In fact, your entire esophogus and the opening into your stomach are in tact and unchanged -- it's only the stomach itself that has been changed.  So strange feelings in your throat having nothing to do with your surgery.

My program told us to avoid drinking with a straw for the first few weeks post-op because it's more difficult to gage how much fluid we're sipping through a straw... so until we fully understood what a "sip" was by drinking out of a 1oz medicine cup, then we needed to avoid straws.

Thanks guys!

My doctor said if it hurts don't do it - in reference to straw use, but I think thats a good advice anyhow

The only way I could get all of my liquids in the beginning was by using a straw...  I just remember my NUT saying " as long as you can use a straw responsibly.."  What??  How does one use a straw irresponsibly??  I have always just stuck to the if it hurts or makes me nauseated, don't do it.  It is funny because I go back and forth from week to week sometimes I like a straw other times I prefer not to use one...  I think when they did the surgery they forgot to tell me that they inserted another brain in my body because my pouch sure does have a mind of it's own!

 Ugh, using a straw gives me painful gas.