sharie24 35 Posted October 10, 2014 How long after surgery should you wait to have an alcoholic beverage? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ProudGrammy 8,322 Posted October 10, 2014 (edited) How long after surgery should you wait to have an alcoholic beverage? @@sharie24 ask your doc all docs will give you a different response various time periods one month, 2 months etc as you loose weight it will take less alcohol to get you "tipsy" doc told me to wait 20 years!!!! good luck kathy Edited October 10, 2014 by proudgrammy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GummyTummy 154 Posted October 10, 2014 My Doctor said at minimum wait 3 months. I know some on here that say theirs told them to wait 6 months or a year. I think this is primarily because alcohol is completely empty calories and usually associated with sugar that you might still be sensitive to. Remember, your body will burn the drink before it burns fat and also, there is a HUGE risk for us as overweight people to develop alcoholism post weight loss surgery. I've actually witnessed someone go through that first hand as I worked for them in home and saw her take on 6-8 beers sometimes nightly. Counterproductive after her bypass because one, beer is carbonated and two, even though she looked like a twig, she was diagnosed with fatty liver disease and likely has cirrhosis. I don't know how that wasn't stretching her pouch. Anywho, if you are talking about just a drink, I would make sure that most of your sensitivities to foods are done and over with before you test your new tummy. Never drink and drive. and last but not least .... remember you are now likely going to be an incredibly cheap date. Just sip on one drink very slowly and the effects will be felt, as soon as you feel them, I would stop drinking. If anything could make you dump, it would be a drink not sitting well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bosslady46 51 Posted October 13, 2014 My doc told me 9 months to a year.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dollybee123 4 Posted October 15, 2014 Mine said not until 48hrs after surgery. I tried it and found I no longer liked it! X Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livvsmum 2,369 Posted October 16, 2014 ask your surgeon what he recommends. I think you will find the surgeons recommendations on alcohol as varied as they are on caffeine/coffee! I think I had my first social drink at maybe 12 weeks post op, but I tend to avoid alcohol altogether now because it really is just excess calories. If we are out with friends I will get a "token drink" and sip at it, but that's about it. I'm all about not throwing the calories and carbs away for drinks. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
