Question:
Are BPD/DS post ops allowed to drink water with meals?

   — Amy K. (posted on March 28, 2001)

March 28, 2001
With the DS, there's no medical reason not to drink with meals. Since the DS procedure keeps the pyloric valve intact and functioning normally, food can't get "washed out" of the stomach, as we sometimes hear about in the RNY. At 17-months post-op, I drink with my meals on a regular basis, just like pre-op. Some early post-ops do avoid drinknig with meals for awhile, since it will fill the tummy faster and hinder the ability to get enough protein, but this is a temporary phenomena for the DS folks.
   — mmagruder