Diet pepsi

SuzysJourney72
on 4/30/12 8:03 am - Wilmington, NC

I was told by both my nut and surgeon to completely remove carbonated beverages from my diet forever. They said the carbonation bubbles up in your pouch and over time will stretch it out. It was the hardest thing for me to give up because no matter what diet I was on over my lifetime I was always permitted it. I have started using the MIO flavor enhancers which do not contain any sugar. They are easy to carry with me in my purse and come in so many flavors I rarely get bored. To me, it's worth giving up to never have a problem down the line that I could avoid. Hope this helps!

. Good luck!

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/30/12 8:38 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

They lied. See my response above about why it CANNOT stretch your pouch. Now, there are lots of good, legitimate reasons not to drink diet soda (no nutritional value, acidic, may lead some people to want unhealthy foods), but pouch stretching is NOT one of them.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

ericson414
on 4/30/12 10:34 am - Harlingen, TX

RNY on 01/28/08

My Dr. said no carbonated beverages after RNY, so I haven't had any since I had to do a 3 month diet before surgery. The only way I have used anything carbonated was in making protein ice cream. Come September it will be 5 years since I had any kind of soda, and I don't really miss it.

Laura in Texas
on 4/30/12 10:41 am

RNY on 09/17/08 with

I've said this here a zillion times, but I'll say it again. Most people I know in real life who have had weight loss surgery and have gone back to drinking soda, even diet soda, either never got to goal or have gained a ton back. I like being thin so I'm not risking it. Period.

Laura

Laura in Texas

53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)

RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis

brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco

"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."

deborahgalek31
on 4/30/12 10:52 am

RNY on 03/02/11

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poet_kelly
on 4/30/12 11:53 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I thought the OP was asking for facts, not opinions. But yes, we can all believe what we want.

Facts are important to me, which is why I asked if you could point me to a study that found carbonated drinks stretch the pouch.

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

deborahgalek31
on 4/30/12 11:05 am

RNY on 03/02/11

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poet_kelly
on 4/30/12 11:56 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

She is correct in saying that drinking soda could push food out of the pouch, if you were drinking it with meals. But so could any fluid. The carbonation has nothing to do with that.

However, I don't understand how the gas from a carbonated drink could stretch your pouch since there is an opening at the top and another at the bottom. Why wouldn't the gas go out one of those openings? What would keep it in the pouch?

Kelly

Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 4/30/12 12:29 pm - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I see LOTS of use of the words "may"' and "could", but NO use of the words "do" and "will". This is simply one doctor's opinion and brief summary of studies that have no firm conclusions.

She also offers no proof of the alleged physics-defying pouch stretching. Yes, soda will push food out of the pouch (which might stretch the stoma but not the pouch!) but so will water, milk, coffee, ANY liquid... which is why we are told not to drink ANYTHING with, or right after, meals.

She also mentions the caffeine in soda, which is less than half that of even the lowest caffeine content coffee and MUCH less than some designer coffees... But never mentions people staying away from coffee. How did soda get to be the "bad guy" while some doctors are still sanctioning coffee?!?

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Sara O.
on 5/1/12 12:59 am - NC

RNY on 03/12/12

You should try sugar-free "Brisk" orange drink. its non-carbonated, 0 calories, and tastes great. my NUT said its packed with electrolytes so thats a bonus. :)

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