so many questions

[melissa]

I had sugery on 8/13 and i have a few questions
Do the popcils and broth count as a meal
do the popecils and broth count as 64 oz of liquids
and if I drink to much liquid or to fast am I going to strentch my pouch?

 

[Kim M]

The popcicals and broth are clear liquids and can count toward your fluid intake of 64 oz. Since I don't know when you had your surgery, I can only relate my experience. I could only sip at first. Now at 3 months out I can drink more liquid without any discomfort. It sounds like you might want to speak with the nutrtionist at your surgeons as it can get confusing especially at first. I am sure someone will post about stretching your pouch with liquids. I'm inclined to say no, but I am not sure. I would thing you would have to have downed a great deal of liquid, and would feel much too uncomfortable in doing so.

 

[Javajoy]

Melissa, you did not say what kind of surgery you had. Juice, broth, popsicles, jello, water, and protein shakes all count toward your daily liquid totals. At first I was to count things like broth and jello as my meal. As long as you sip and drink slowly your pouch probably will not stretch. You should have a nutritionist at your surgery center who can better answer your questions and they should have given you plenty of literature on what to eat and drink at the beginning. I have a lapband so I was allowed two shakes a day but not as a substitute for a meal. My meals were juices, jello, popsicles and broth for the most part. Every center is different, and each type of surgery carries different requirements. Joy

 

[melissa]

I had gastric bypass sugery