Drinking During Your Meals

[tovanta 49]

I am 2 1/2 weeks post op....I would like know what is the true reason for "not drinking with or before your meal" No one has really been able to answer this question....and to be honest when I see my dr. I have so many other questions that I forget about this one important question. I hear the rules are 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. Can someone offer me some consise info on the importance of this rule....

[SylviaMom 83]

Drinking too soon before or after eating does two negative things: first, since your sleeve doesn't expand as much, you can overfill your sleeve and it may cause you to throw up. Second, drinking too soon before or after "washes" the food down too fast, defeating the purpose of the sleeve so you get hungrier sooner.

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

This should help

[tovanta 49]

Thank you that really helps.......