Drinking And Eating With The Lap Band

[Joyce Real 21]

my doctor said sipping is ok, and nothing 15 before and 15 after. Give your food time to move through the stoma.

[Chicka 17]

This is going to be one of the hardest things to get use to

[tsteves1 14]

Thank you all for your responses....of I drink before diner I would have to wait 30 minutes to eat right?

My Dr says I can drink right up to the first bite and then no drinking for 2 hours after the meal. It will depend on what your Dr orders.

[SageTracey 608]

So many different "rules"! My surgeon is 30 before, 30 after. It does get easier after a while and now I don't even consider drinking with a meal. The hardest part for me is the 30 minutes between morning exercise when I drink Water like it's going to run out and then having to wait to eat my Breakfast. But I have found I can't eat breakfast, wait 30 minutes and then exercise, so I am just learning to live with it