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just want to clarify.. started puree today... stop drinking 30 min before I eat and wait 30min after I finish??

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That's how I've been doing it

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I'm trying to do it that way but i am so thirsty all the time that an hour of no Water feels like forever. I have been drinking a small amount after I eat :(

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I just try and add as much moisture to the food as I can. It sucks!

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Yes

no eating/drinking:

30 min before each alternate session

30 min duration Max for eating sessions

30 mins after each alternate session

This is for anything that is not a pure liquid/liquids as a solid

Otherwise you can have those without breaks (water, Protein Shake, broth, popsicle, Jello, milk, tea, etc.)

Touch base with your team for additional clarity

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30 min after a meal, most certainly; 30 min before meals, maybe (depends on specific program instructions.) You don't want to drink after meals to keep the food in the stomach as long as possible; drinking too soon can help empty the stomach sooner leading to more inter-meal hunger and is associated with weight gain or poor loss. Drinking before meals can be a problem for some for a while immediately after surgery as with the potential for inflammation in the stomach, fluids may still be in the stomach at meal time, impeding getting the food in. As the inflammation resolves - a few days to a few weeks, the fluids move through the stomach easily and quickly and drain out in just a couple of minutes, so the pre-meal limitation is no longer needed. Some programs mention this last detail and open up pre-meal drinking at some point, but many don't bother and leave their patients hanging. (Similar problem as to how long does one need to sip, sip, sip their Water before one can drink normally - many programs don't bother saying.)

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My surgeon goes by the 15 min before and 30 min after rule. So if I'm thirsty, I drink now and push off eating for 15 minutes. Works for me!

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