No one ever answers my posts......so please comment!

[moveandgroove 67]

I have not had a carbonated drink in almost 2 years. I don't miss now - but sure did in the beginning. My nutritionist said no alcohol/no carbonation. I would think once you have been out for awhile - perhaps at goal weight a little beer now and then would be ok???

[SharonTX 32]

I've posted a few times on this site and I'm a little disappointed by the lack of responses I've gotten. Wasn't this site to help users new and old to the Gastric world with questions or problems they maybe having, and to help with advice from someone who has gotten exactly what you have done?! anyway my question is...carbonated drinks...like beer, I've read some people drink them after they've sat out and gotten flat but I'm very interested in what people are saying about BEER, can I have a few sips? none at all? has anyone commenting tried to have some after their surgery? any advice would be great!!!!! and GO.....!!!!!!

Start weight on June 3rd, day of surger- 222lbs

Goal Weight- 120 or less

Current weight 200lbs

24 days post-op and I've lost 22lbs

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I just had the sleeve on the 17th, but my husband had it in 2012. He stayed away from beer for about the first 6 months because it didn't go down well. Now, on occasion he will have a beer, but can't drink any more than one because he says, "it just feels me up, so why bother." I think you may find you will have a difficult time eating a slice of pizza and drinking a beer at the same time or at least not be able to drink very much of it.

[athena3127 199]

I personally haven't tried any carbonated drinks. My cousin however, is 3-4 years out and she advised me that she has tried beer a few times and it always always made her sick so she doesn't try it and selects something different. I certainly wouldn't try it so new out of surgery. I'm not even a year out and still battle with different foods so I can't personally see wanting to try beer for sometime if ever. I would talk to your dr and nut. We all have our own battles to choose.

Wishing you the best!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

Has your surgeon or nutritionist told you that sleeved patients should not drink and eat at the same time?

Just sayin'.

[bvenegas 89]

My sleeve was on June 1, I asked nut about alcohol consumption for a family trip that would take place at my 8 wk mark. Nut didn't recommend beer but OK with a few sips of wine. She stated my stomach might only agree with only a few sips. I hope this helps.

[no onions 258]

I don't care for beer and soda I can take or leave. I'm on purées and can eat very very little - like 3 tbsp tonight - so I cannot even imagine eating pizza. It doesn't even sound good to me, though it may again someday.

@@VSGAnn2014 makes the good point about not eating and drinking at the same time. From what I can tell that seems to be one of the most consistent rules. I hesitate to say all surgeons follow it, but I've yet to see anyone say otherwise.

Edited June 29, 2015 by no onions

[maxinee 20]

Did your surgeon say booze is ok now? Mine said its ok a month out but since I'm a mom I don't drink but I would assume it's safe if it's sips

[Sara51692 162]

So far, my experience has been a bit different than others on here: My surgeon told me alcohol was fine a month out, in moderation. I'm a month out now, and I had two margaritas (separated by quite a bit a time and ate an hour+ beforehand) with no ill affects, on Thursday. My tolerance seems about the same. Added to my calories for that day but it wasn't too bad. Had maybe 5 ounces of a mimosa (went minimal on the champagne b/c of carbonation and stirred it a lot) this weekend, and that went down fine. No pain from carbonation. I didn't try beer though - we only had bottled beer and even pre-surgery, that seemed too carbonated to me (compared to draft beer). Though I did take some gas-x before or after (don't remember) just in case. I haven't tried soda since - don't really want to! Used to love Diet Coke too much.

Basically, it varies by surgeon. Ask yours about it.

[LivingFree! 478]

As we all know, how dedicated we are to CHOOSING to change our old, familiar eating and lifestyle habits and adopt new HEALTHY habits FOR LIFE during our first year after surgery dictates how much (or how little) freedom from struggles with food (and weight gain) we will have. Total freedom tastes REALLY good...

[qnz234 101]

i drink it...just a small sip...burp, and keep on. i dont like flat anything. try it and see...but dont overdo it if your belly takes well. i was drinking too much soda at one point. cuz i love the burps! but it was causing other issues, so i cut back. and dont drink too fast...omg...painful! takes me 2-3 days to finish a bottle of soda unless im craving. beer, i almost never finish it...a few sips and im good. oh btw i dont drink regular beer...i drink the angry orchard and apple flavored ciders...or a specialy beer like the samuel adams thingamabob...good luck

[liannatx 897]

Even if it is flat, I am wondering how a 12 oz beer could fit in my stomach!!! It would take me an hour to drink it, lol.

Actually, I have drank since my surgery. I had a trip to Dallas a couple of weeks ago (at 3 mo post-op) and drank several glasses of wine. I had no complications from it, it didn't seem to affect me any differently, and I still lost 2 lbs that week. I made sure to get all my Protein in before we went out, because for me there is NO eating and liquids at the same time... there just isn't room, it would probably make me puke to eat pizza and try to drink a beer.

[qnz234 101]

as far as regular liquor and spirits go, do be careful. lawd! when i tell u it takes NOTHING to get me drunk these days?! omg...i've gotten a bit better at knowing my new limit...but shit...i was a plum fool at first...so take it easy with the regular cocktails and such

[shancanssleevejourney 74]

I am under the impression that carbonation is a no no for life. I think if you tried it, the pain would outweigh the benefit. pizza and Beer are just a short list of comfort foods that got us here in the first place. Just the thought of a flat beer sounds so gross to me. I am thinking you're not getting many responses because people don't want to come across as being judgmental in their replies. My thoughts are if your big concern is when you can have Beer and pizza, you need to do some deep soul searching as to why you went with surgery in the first place. It isn't a magic pill and you still have to work really hard and give up some of the things you used to love and many bad habits such as eating too much,eating too fast, and eating the wrong combination of foods. I truly mean this in the most respectful manner. If you really are looking for Help, listen to those who are successful and I think you will find that the majority of the successful ones on here are following the guidelines set up before surgery and after. I wish you much success!

[Stevehud 1,790]

beer is calories carbs and sugar, the big triumvirate of bad things to someone trying to lose or keep off weight.

Even the lightest beer is heavy in carbs and sugars. Its just not a good thing, don't go through all this pain, expense, and work, just to derail it on beer. When you've hit your goal, and you are on maintenance and can truly ascertain how much work you have to do to keep off a beer, then maybe you should think about it. Until then it just seems alike a lot of work to do for some liquid.

[devillynn 193]

i have a friend who had this same surgery that we did - the sleeve - she is going to be at her 2 year mark in September - anyhoo - she drinks beer all the time and she doesn't wait for it to be flat - it doesn't bother her - my surgeon told me that i could drink it after i healed up - but here's the deal - do i want to? Beer has a butt load of empty calories so i am going to have to really want those calories in order for me to drink it. When i do drink I usually choose something that has less carbonation in it - i drink wine - it still has empty calories so like i said when i decide to drink i fit it into my caloric intake for the day - it has to be worth it to me - because at the end of the day that is who matters the most - ME. Happy Monday folks!