Chugging/gulps

[KarissaKhaos 170]

When were you able to take big gulps and/or chug when you drink? I'm 6 weeks out and can take a nice gulp but I can't take a few gulps in a row or it hurts tremendously.

[lessofmeismore 1,405]

I'm four months out and still can not take a big gulp with out pain/discomfort.

I am looking forward to being able to drink bigger amounts so I can reach my Water intake goals.

[Ijam75 102]

I was given the OK to drink faster at my 10 day followup. For the first few days it would take about 30 mins to drink a 20oz bottle. Slowly it got netter, 2.5 months out I can chug a 20oz bottle in just a minute. We're all different.

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[Lissa 2,631]

When you gulp or chug, you're filling your tiny sleeve up with Water and it takes a few minutes for the water to go through the pyloric valve at the bottom of the sleeve/stomach. As your swelling goes down, your capacity for water will go up. I can remember chugging huge amounts of water pre-op, usually on a day where it was really hot and I'd worked outside a lot. Now that I'm drinking water steadily throughout the day, I seldom feel the urge to chug or gulp, except to finish the current bottle of water because it's getting warm. I find myself carrying a water bottle constantly these days and my worst times mentally now are when I forget a bottle of water when I'm headed out to drive an hour somewhere.

[ozeedonkee 145]

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[Caradina 65]

Wow... 20 oz in only a minute! Lucky!

I'm almost 6 months out, and still can only do a little at a time. I can gulp, but only 2-3 gulps or it'll all come back up -violently-! So I have to sip and sip. It takes almost an hour to finish a 20 oz bottle of Water. I'm very active outdoors in summer and it has been an issue this year to say the least!

[Rootman 1,101]

Yes, perfectly normal and will be for some time if not ALL time. I'm pushing 2 years out and can just now drink fairly rapidly but not as rapidly as I once could.