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Im on my 2nd week since surgery day for my sleeve and i have a constant thurst i cannot quench and its making me miserable...I drink and chew on ice all day but the minute, i mean minute its out of my mouth, im dry and soooo

thursty...Please give me suggestions...TIA :0)

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Well, at this point you don't need to be sucking on ice. You should be sipping on actual Water all day long. Take a sip literally every couple of minutes. Moisturize during this process or your hands and lips will suffer. As time passes you will reach the point where you will be able to drink as normal. I'm almost a full year out and I could chug an entire bottle of Water if I wanted to. But at your stage I was forced to just take baby sips.

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I do sip every couple of min also....Even if the Water is cold once i sip it, it doesnt seem to sooth it so that why i also chew the ice...Im getting enough Water for sure...I just didnt know if there were any sugar free candy, or something any1 could suggest....Congrats on ur year success :0) i cant wait....

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It could be your body's reaction to ketosis, which is know to cause dry mouth. It could also be oral thrush. Check your tongue in the mirror and see if there is a white film on the back of it, toward your throat. I got oral thrush post-op from the liquid antibiotic I was on.

Otherwise, you might just genuinely be thirsty. How many ounces of fluids are you getting in per day?

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Ok, so i just looked at my tongue and no thrush...I had 3 kids so i know what that would look like and im almost pos my dr said try to have atleast 40oz... Im not 100% sure id need to doubke ck for the exact amount...

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Ok, so i just looked at my tongue and no thrush...I had 3 kids so i know what that would look like and im almost pos my dr said try to have atleast 40oz... Im not 100% sure id need to doubke ck for the exact amount...

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That is why you are thirsty. One of the challenges immediately post-op is staying ahead of dehydration. If you are thirsty you are dehydrated. Keep aggressively sipping. You need to be getting more Water.

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Thank u guys i appreciate ur comments...im gonna keep pushing and pushing on the liquids.....I see ny dr mext week tues and im gonna also talk with him about it....thankx again

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Try Vitamin Water zero rise orange ... It could be the potassium that you're craving and plain water or ice chips just doesn't do it.

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I know im not drinking that much because it def makes me feel full but atleast 2 16oz bottles and the ice all day...

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You're thirsty cause this isn't enough Fluid. I was given a minimum of 64oz. In order to do that I had to sip every moment from the second I woke up in the morning. I did not go to bed till I had gotten in 64oz. My Protein smoothies were 24-32 oz and the rest was pedialyte, Water, diluted Vitamin water, diluted juice, and since I had an easier time getting in warm fluids I drank a lot of broth and herbal tea.

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