dancinbr
Member
Hi,
One of the challenges I am having is drinking at the right SLOW rate. I remember coming home with a guideline to drink one ounce of liquid every 15 minutes and that I drink that ounce with several small sips.
Now that I remember that I realize I am drinking way too fast and must slow down. Since slowing down I am doing much better. I do get a lot of gas from drinking liquids especially if I drink too quickly. I had a horrible day yesterday going around all afternoon burping. I clearly consumed about 12 ounces of apple juice way too fast. If I follow the guideline above it should have taken 3 hours not 30 to 45 minutes.
So it is a lesson learned. I also remember other post op folks that I spoke to at group meetings mentioning that they literally walk around with a sippy cup and constantly sip liquids all day to stay hydrated. I am about to order some sippy cups. What I understand is a sippy cup helps reduce the amount of air that you take in when consuming the liquid. Combine this with drinking slowly ( one ounce per 15 minutes) it will produce a lot less gas and what gas I produced gets out quickly and quietly.
I would be interested in hearing about other folks and their experience on this.
Thanks,
Ralph
One of the challenges I am having is drinking at the right SLOW rate. I remember coming home with a guideline to drink one ounce of liquid every 15 minutes and that I drink that ounce with several small sips.
Now that I remember that I realize I am drinking way too fast and must slow down. Since slowing down I am doing much better. I do get a lot of gas from drinking liquids especially if I drink too quickly. I had a horrible day yesterday going around all afternoon burping. I clearly consumed about 12 ounces of apple juice way too fast. If I follow the guideline above it should have taken 3 hours not 30 to 45 minutes.
So it is a lesson learned. I also remember other post op folks that I spoke to at group meetings mentioning that they literally walk around with a sippy cup and constantly sip liquids all day to stay hydrated. I am about to order some sippy cups. What I understand is a sippy cup helps reduce the amount of air that you take in when consuming the liquid. Combine this with drinking slowly ( one ounce per 15 minutes) it will produce a lot less gas and what gas I produced gets out quickly and quietly.
I would be interested in hearing about other folks and their experience on this.
Thanks,
Ralph