carbonated water

No offense taken ^_^ I was trying to say as nicely as I could that ppl take it too dang seriously.."omg I cant have a drink of soda because my pouch will stretch and I'll fail from that and that alone" ... I think it's all about control.  They tell us to stay away from SOME of the stuff because it's a normal "trigger" food for most.  Soda never was a problem for me but more of a treat so dangit if i want soda :) I drink it. Now today, I had one of my old favorites...chili cheese dip...I have figured out that no I dont dump on it ...yes its yummy and NO I cannot stop once I start eating it..so I have told my fiance I'm not allowed to have it anymore unless it's a spoonfull on some chips with meat as a once a month treat or something.  I just get tired of ppl worrying about stretching the pouch..it would take a LONG time of overeating and bad habits again to stretch it ...thats why I put in the "limit yourself" thing .  I really just dont know how to word things anymore without ppl getting upset and I surely take myself out of any "this surgery  is better than that surgery" posts asap lol.  ^_^ you're very right though and you said just what I was trying to say! =)

By the way I just looked at how my post sounded...I didn't mean to sound like I was attacking anyone LOL Totally meant as advice ^_^ Each person is different though! 

Depends on your surgeon and on you... some surgeons permit carbonated drinks in moderation once the pouch is fully healed.... other surgeons say no carbonation ever (and some people follow that and some people don't)...

Lora

Well it sounds like some people can't tolerate it and some can.  Good to know.  Funnily enough I've always disliked regular soda drinks.  The soda I was referring to was club soda or seltzer, but the principle no doubt is the same.

I'll be quite happy if I can drink it eventually.