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Thank you all for your responses! I have been drinking the Crystal Light with no problems! I'm alternating it with Water, and it certainly helps me meet my fluids goal! Thanks again!

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My bypass surgery was Monday, June 20, 2016, so I am 4 days out from surgery.

I think a nurse told me that I could drink Crystal Light after surgery, but I don't see this on my food list. However, they served me Crystal Light in 1 ounce portions while in the hospital. Crystal Light has aspartame and it's my understanding that the body processes aspartame just like sugar. I don't want to experience dumping. Anybody been told they can or can't drink Crystal Light after surgery?

I havent drank and crystal lite. I actually Water down the Isopure 2,ounce Isopure and 2 ounces of Water and it is,not bad and there is no after taste

This help me get my water and Protein in.

Mrs. Marrufo Phone :)

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Crystal light does have aspartame in it even the single serve packets. I was checking them today cause I'm sick of Water. But I've found since cutting out soda most flavored drinks are becoming too sweet. I did end up buying the propel single serve packets. They don't have aspartame in them. However it says to add one packet to 16.9 fl, so I added two to my 32 oz bottle and it was still way too sweet next I'm going to try with just one packet.

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Try getting the drops that you can add any amount you want or make your own infused Water.

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My bypass surgery was Monday, June 20, 2016, so I am 4 days out from surgery.

I think a nurse told me that I could drink Crystal Light after surgery, but I don't see this on my food list. However, they served me Crystal Light in 1 ounce portions while in the hospital. Crystal Light has aspartame and it's my understanding that the body processes aspartame just like sugar. I don't want to experience dumping. Anybody been told they can or can't drink Crystal Light after surgery?

That's all I drink other then Water you should try it cause things effect people different

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I recently had a conversion surgery from the lapband to the sleeve. I was told that Crystal Light was okay to drink and was drinking a gallon a day. I hit a weight loss stall and got to thinking about something that I had heard before about the aspartame in Crystal Light is bad for you and can stall weight loss and well as cause health issues. I did some research...google searches and read doctor's reports and other patient's posts about it. I decided to stop the Crystal Light and switch to lemon Water. It is true for me at least...every person is different... but I feel much better and the weight is dropping again. I was getting hunger pangs when drinking the Crystal Light throughout the days and I have noticed that with lemon water that is not happening. As I said everyone is different and biologies are different but getting off of the Crystal Light has been a positive for me.

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The Crystal Light I use has no caffeine.

I would like to find a similar sweetener that has zero sugar, and is made with something like Stevia (not Aspartame). Any ideas?

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