Struggling with drinking

I know I'm not supposed to drink with meals......but I get so thirsty! I can't wait an hour after eating.. My mouth is dry and I'm thirsting to death! (Ok, that's a little dramatic but you know what I mean).  Did this come natural for you guys or was not drinking with meals something you had to learn?  I don't want to ruin my chances because of water!!!! Help!

Back in the day if I had to I would use both hands.  No sense in wasting perfectly good distilled or malted beverages due not having a good grip.

It did take some getting used to not drinking with meals.  Had to "practice" some before surgery.

Im with Don, it took some work befor and after. But its now like I have never drank with meals. It does get better. Wile wating that hour do something elce, clean house, read. That is what I do.

Laurie

This just goes to show how different every surgeon's protocol is.  My surgeon found though years of patients becoming dehydrated, waiting a half hour before and and an hour or more after a meal did more harm than good.  Most people would have to drink around the clock.  My surgeon says drink up until you eat, and a 20 minute wait after.  I know this isn't going to do you a darn bit of good what I get to do but what ever you do, you have to break the cycle of drinking and eating.  It will get better and become second nature.  Talk to your surgeon again.  I don't have faith in NUTS only registered dieticians because NUTS are not required anything and give out the screwiest and sometimes dangerous advice.  Many have good luck with their NUTS so it is not all of them. 

Again, there are many habits you are going to have to break, is this is just one of many.  Best of luck..  Jane

Try drinking a lot before you eat.  There's no  reason to stop drinking more than a few minutes before you start to eat.

Eat moist food.  Really dry food will make you thirstier.

Try finishing your meal with a bite or two of something cool and refreshing, like fruit or yogurt or jello.

If I get too thirsty after my meal, I will eat a sugar free popsicle.. and that usually does the trick... but during a meal, if you're getting thirsty, maybe your food is too dry? maybe you need to even juicier things?

ditto on the SF popsicle....and sometimes I have a small amount of ice on hand to suck on for in between bites.It does get easier with practice to wait