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I have been setting my timer to stop drinking before 'meals'. I have some blended Soup that i have been working on for the past hour. This means that for the four ounces of eventual intake, I will be off of my drinking for about 2-4 hours. In this heat, is it wise to eat, or wiser to just keep drinking? I'm 6 days post-op

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I have been setting my timer to stop drinking before 'meals'. I have some blended Soup that i have been working on for the past hour. This means that for the four ounces of eventual intake, I will be off of my drinking for about 2-4 hours. In this heat, is it wise to eat, or wiser to just keep drinking? I'm 6 days post-op

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I have been setting my timer to stop drinking before 'meals'. I have some blended Soup that i have been working on for the past hour. This means that for the four ounces of eventual intake, I will be off of my drinking for about 2-4 hours. In this heat, is it wise to eat, or wiser to just keep drinking? I'm 6 days post-op

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u don't stop drinking Water till after 3 weeks

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Really? So the waiting rule doesn't apply yet?

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Hey Latido, since I'm only 2 weeks post-surgery, I'm going to refer to the WLS manual for gastric bypass that was given to me. This is what it says:

"When planning meal time, STOP drinking any liquids 30 minutes prior to meal and do not resume until 30 minutes past the conclusion of the meal. Meals should last NOT less than 20 minutes and not more than 30 minutes."

This is what I use - and I hope it helps you! Blessings! :rolleyes:

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^^ That's what mine says as well

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I went for my one week post-op today, and was cleared for purees. I came home and tried pureed, and it went down extremely easy. So far so good. I've been able to manage to get it in at around one hour. So it worked out well. I guess I'm just less swollen by now. liquids bloat me instantly, food does not. Go figure.

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