DRINKING and EATING same time....bogus or real?

My surgeon's explanation for not drinking 30 minutes before or after meals was that the liquids would be taking up some of the limited space in your now much smaller stomach and would not leave enough room for you to get in the protein and other nutrients you need. That made sense to me so I have been following that recommendation so far.

 My kaiser  has explicit instructions to never eat soup again.  It's because of liquid calories that don't fill us up.  I do fine with soup but generally have the liquid part first, then the dense protein that's in it.

If I start regaining, I will give up my occasional soup and stick to he dense protein.

If I eat a meal, then try to drink before than hour passes, I will get sick.  My sleeve hates water poured in there on top of dense food.

Each of us is different.  I'm having soup for dinner with chicken shredded in it.

I'm not much of a soup eater, so that has never been an issue for me. I always wait about 45 min-1hr after eating, before I drink any fluids. If I drink with eating, I tend to get sick, because my sleeve is too full from the dense protein. It isn't a bogus rule. Each to their own.

I don't eat cereal and milk any longer, unless it is a small amount of oatmeal with a little milk and protein powder in it.

Each to their own. If it works for you to drink with your meals, go for it. It makes me sick.

It actually causes a sharp pain for me to eat then drink so I chug before hand then wait at least a half hour after.