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to booze or not to booze?
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scrunchiemunchie
New Member
sorry i cant help as im a bander! Some one will be along soon though im sure...
Good luck!
Good luck!
Roch
Shrinking away nicely :)
Soz i am pre op like you but tbh i am so desperate for this surgey that if i am told to not drink booze for a yr that is what i will do as i would not want to jeopardise my chances of my bypass not working to its best capability.
Of course there are post op bypass people who do drink and maybe dont follow their pouch rules but my personal opinion is that i have waited a long time to get the surgery i want it to work and i would not do anything to jeopardise this.
Soz if this is not what you want to hear but is it not worth waiting a yr and following the doc`s orders to make sure ur bypass works for you the best it can.
Of course there are post op bypass people who do drink and maybe dont follow their pouch rules but my personal opinion is that i have waited a long time to get the surgery i want it to work and i would not do anything to jeopardise this.
Soz if this is not what you want to hear but is it not worth waiting a yr and following the doc`s orders to make sure ur bypass works for you the best it can.
Karlos
New Member
I guess you should keep off the booze for as long as you possibly can and follow the advice given by your surgeon. If they say give it a year, give it a year. The first year is the golden period for weight loss and the more you can do to help yourself, in that period the better your chance of success.
I was lucky in that I stopped drinking 10 years ago so it's not an issue for me.
I was lucky in that I stopped drinking 10 years ago so it's not an issue for me.
phatgirl
New Member
This topic comes up from time to time and you should always go by the advice of your medical team. I was not told to wait for a year but I was advised to drink cautiously due to the increased effects, the high calorie content and the dangers of transfer addiction. You would be wise to consider those factors and learn more about them before drinking any type of alcohol post-op. That's my 2p advice anyway!
Here are some links:
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-we...le-should-know-about-transfer-addictions.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/96480-demon-booze.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/90660-alcohol-bypass.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/75942-alchol.html
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Here are some links:
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-we...le-should-know-about-transfer-addictions.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/96480-demon-booze.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/90660-alcohol-bypass.html
http://www.minimins.com/surgical-weight-loss/75942-alchol.html
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HI, if you have been told to avoid alcohol for one year then that is what you should do, if several bypassers are drinking in the 1st year then they abviously aren't too bothered whether they are successful or not at their weightloss, its up to each individual but why would you want to go against your surgeons advice???
teen
post op loser
Im am very serious about my weightloss thankyou and I think thats a very sweeping statement. I have had the occasional drink post op but I have avoided fizzy drinks like lager and fizzy mixers.
hayley1983
New Member
Luckily, I can take it or leave it when it come to alcohol.
I did ask the question about drinking, and was just told "in moderation", and to leave it until I'm on a wholesome, healthy diet.
Everyone seems to get different advice.
Like everyone has said tho, you should really go with what you are told
xxx
I did ask the question about drinking, and was just told "in moderation", and to leave it until I'm on a wholesome, healthy diet.
Everyone seems to get different advice.
Like everyone has said tho, you should really go with what you are told
xxx
phatmomma
New Member
Personally, and don't shoot me for it, but if you'd had to pay for your operation the going rate of about £10,000 and your surgeon said don't drink for 12 months would you? I don't think so, you'd probably think i aint wasting all that money..... Well with so many people waiting on the nhs for wls by going against surgeons advice you might just as well slap those on the waiting list in the face and carry on with it.....
Sorry if it causes offence but that's my 2p worth too......
Sorry if it causes offence but that's my 2p worth too......
Oh just watch your not accused of making a sweeping statement like I was, I dont understand people who get weight loss surgery and then go against their surgeons advice, is that now how you got overweight in the first place.........doing things your not suppose to do!!!!!
Im sorry but I cannot see how you can be serious about weight loss surgery if you are looking to go against a surgeons advice
thinkbethin
New Member
Sorry I can't help as I'm a bander and don't drink. The only thing I can say is watch for the sugar contents of the alcohol when you do otherwise you'll dumpxx
salski
New Member
I am the same as Nichole in that I was not told to avoid alcohol, but told to be aware of calories etc. I had my operation on the NHS and Im am very serious about using my tool to the best of my ability however I dont see that 5 months post op, having 2 nights out where I did have a drink on both occasions is 'wasting' any chance. Im not daft and dont drink pints, I had vodka orange on both occasions.
Thats my thoughts anyway hun xx
Thats my thoughts anyway hun xx
I think what people are confused about is that there are so many different pieces of advice given to people - if people were given so much conflicting advice about what made you fat in the first place then the whole nation would probably need WLS
Remember, surgeons are not gods - they can have differences of opinion with their colleagues or have pet theories about things or even be downright mistaken
I hardly drink at all - 1 or 2 units of alcohol per MONTH at the very, very most (No exaggeration there - I count as a non-drinker for all medical purposes 'cos the forms don't go that low
- but even I was interested in finding out whether I could continue having my favourite little tipple post op. If I had to give up alcohol completely tomorrow I probably wouldn't miss it at all but on the other hand, I will be damned if I am going to end up in WLS Hell if I have one single glass of Bolly.
love
TillyBob
PinkyButtonz
New Member
I think whatever advise given by the surgeon is best followed. I'm sure there are good reasons why we are advised not to consume alcohol for however long post-op.
Though, at the end of the day we are adults and free to make our own choices. In making choices that go against a surgeons advice, if there are adverse reactions we have only ourselves to blame.
Though, at the end of the day we are adults and free to make our own choices. In making choices that go against a surgeons advice, if there are adverse reactions we have only ourselves to blame.
quetiapina
Bumps along somehow
Hi, I'm a bander and don't drink anyway but there is sugar in alcohol so could this not cause the dump syndrome? Always stick to what yr medical team says I would say x
teen
post op loser
Im sorry but I cannot see how you can be serious about weight loss surgery if you are looking to go against a surgeons advice
well pardon me for breathing I have lost 7 stone since my op so I can say I am serious. We are also told not to eat crisps chocolate sweets And when you can come on here and say you dont have anything that made us fat in the first place you can throw stones
I have a drink now and again and stick to to vodka with sugar free still flavoured water. Life does not stop cause of WLS
salski
New Member
bungle1999
New Member
I never even asked about this question cos I don't drink but got the advice anyway! I was advised in moderation only 6 months onwards and was advised heavily that you don't need much to affect you. But as i say I am a teetotaller. Hope this helps. x
