Am I drinking too fast?

[liannatx 897]

I am day 6 post op. I couldn't even handle the ice chips on day 2, they gave me foamies. The 3rd morning I was able to slowly take little sips of Water with an occasional burp like pressure, and by the 3rd evening could just sip on any clear liquid with no problems at all.

The last 3 days I can sip and finish a 20 oz bottle within an hour or 2. (an ounce every 3-5 minutes?) I don't feel any pain, pressure, or burpy feeling at all. I am easily getting in 60-80 oz of fluids. Is it possible to drink to much or too fast and not know it? Or is just trickling through at the rate that I am sipping it? I don't want to hurt my new tummy.

[Elode 8,093]

No your fine. I started out slow too and now I can drink 128oz a day w/o any issues.

[liannatx 897]

Thank you Elode! I guess people don't tend to post about it NOT being an issue, I will just sip away then.

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

possible to drink to much too fast don't want to hurt my tummy.

@@liannatx

6 day post op i think you should slow down with your drinking

take small sips

this is possibly the only time we say don't drink too much at a time

or too much for the day since you are drinking slowly

i am pretty sure that post op "for a while, few weeks" i was told to take sips of Water very slowly

NUT told me i could gradually drink more at a time til i could gulp

when time has past drink so much Water up to your eyeballs

the more the better

@@Elode and others

are able to drinks 128 oz of water a day

that's a lot of water

i envy her

i can't drink that much

i get my 64 - 96 oz,

usually at leaat 64

you'll hear good answers to many questions

we're all very smart

at the end of the day

always listen to your NUT

good luck bud

continued good recovery

kathy

Edited March 15, 2015 by proudgrammy

[liannatx 897]

@proudgrammy Thanks. I will make sure I am taking small sips. I have really had a great recovery so far, just a little tired but I know that will get better every day.