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How long did it take you guys before being able to drink plain Water again? I currently use flavor drops like Mio, and drink G2, but I'm honestly sick of all the flavors. I just crave a good ol' glass of ice cold water, with no after taste! :(

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Not the bearer of bad news. I still cannot drink plain Water without feeling nauseous or uncomfortable. I constantly flavor my water with fruit or those flavorings. I know it sucks but I meant when year and I still can't do water.

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I don't remember exactly but I was probably drinking Water fairly easily at three months, certainly by six months. I am one year out and ice water is satisfying but I still use a lot of water enhancers, too. I usually have a water bottle full of water and a water bottle full of enhanced water going simultaneously.

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Not the bearer of bad news. I still cannot drink plain Water without feeling nauseous or uncomfortable. I constantly flavor my Water with fruit or those flavorings. I know it sucks but I meant when year and I still can't do water.

Oh crap! :( Sorry to hear that! That's not what I was hoping to hear! :(

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I rarely drink plain Water at 8 months out. That being said Fiji water and smart water are my favorites. Vitamin Water Zero Rise Orange is THE BOMB

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I'm 10 weeks post-op and all I drink is plain Water now. After surgery, I drank a lot of G2...couldn't deal with plain water! But it changed for me probably around 3 weeks out.

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I am 4 weeks post op and can't tolerate Water. I get nauseous so I have to flavor it up. Thank God I can swallow more. Even a sip of water at 2 weeks hurt like hell.. no I can have a 8oz water and finish it within 20 minutes. (Still long but better than before)

I'm sad about water, I was a water freak, loved it...now I can't even stand taking a sip

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I had surgery 3/8/16 and can drink ice Water fine now, the first couple weeks I had half water/low cal juice, I think it was around 1 month water started tasting good again, but cold water in the morning is still a no, it's like I can feel it hitting the bottom of my stomach...

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I was experiencing Water nausea for about one and a half months after surgery. I told my surgeon about it and he prescribed Zofran for me. Took care of that nausea stuff right away. Then I was able to figure out on my own when i didn't need to take it anymore... Probably around the 3 month mark. Then i was fine drinking Water on my own. I'm almost 7 months out now and can gulp down water from bottles with no discomfort just like I did pre-sleeve. I just noticed this recently, though. It's quite a relief because sometimes I just get thirsty and want to gulp the whole bottle down lol.

Edit: Also forgot to add that for a while, the only thing I could tolerate was plain red original Gatorade. I was hardly getting fluids or food in for a while so it was what I used. I was vomiting for about two months either after I ate or when I wasn't feeling well - like when taking a shower. I actually grayed out in the shower once. Luckily my boyfriend was there with me helping me shower so he helped me out so I could try to get to my bed. I didn't make it there, though, lol... Had to lay down on the floor (and vomit). Good times. I've never really posted my post op experience on BP but I'm definitely in the small minority of people who didn't have an easy recovery. Mine was truly hell for a while. I was just lucky it wasn't anything too serious that would have required me to go back to the hospital.

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I think it was about 6 weeks after surgery that I could finally drink plain Water. I'm 4 months out and haven't had any issues with it since then!

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