Drinking after Gastric Sleeve

[Flutterfly19 15]

I'm not a big drinker, never really have been. With that said, I DO like to go to happy hour here and there and I do like to be able to enjoy having drinks with friends occasionally. I had a friend who had the gastric BYPASS...and man, when she would drink, it would hit her like a freight train. She would be wasted in NO time and it really became an issue. I am scared of that happening to me if I decide to be sleeved.

What is it like...drinking after being sleeved? Does it hit you harder than before?

[millergirl314 168]

Great question, I'm inly a week out so I wouldn't know yet but I am curious of the answers though. I was told the same thing about the alcohol hitting hard.

[kltklass 144]

If you go to the search bar and type in "alcohol after the sleeve", and click the "down arrow" under topic and choose forum, a bunch of forums show up. Some of them are very informative. I hope this helps.

[Flutterfly19 15]

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[Flutterfly19 15]

Awesome. Thanks so much!

[AprilC 0]

I had my sleeve mid January. I waited a month before having any alcohol and only had a glass of wine. At 6 weeks, I had a martini. I drank both the wine and martini slowly over an hour or so. I didn't notice any difference than before my surgery.