HELP... I'm a gulper.

MBallard
on 5/15/12 8:43 pm - Fort Bragg, NC

RNY on 02/07/13

I'm very worried because right now I gulp my drinks down, its become such a habit that when I try to sip I can't. Well I can, it's just very unnatural for me. The only time I sip is when I'm drinking a really hot liquid. how will I adjust to sipping after the surgery? What happens if you accidentally gulp? Does it hurt bad?

Surgery date - February 7, 2013

beachgirl99
on 5/15/12 8:47 pm, edited 5/15/12 8:47 pm

RNY on 01/30/12

I'm a gulper too... it's something I've had a hard time getting used to. honestly for me, getting liquid "stuck" and the discomfort it causes me has made me more careful, but i'm a little over 3 months out and still forget when i'm very thirsty! what will happen if you gulp will vary by person, i feel it stuck and it is very uncomfortable, it passes.

MBallard
on 5/15/12 8:56 pm - Fort Bragg, NC

RNY on 02/07/13

So I guess it will take me a few times to make myself learn what I can and cannot handle. As long as its just uncomfortable and doesn't cause sharp pains it doesn't seem all that bad.

Surgery date - February 7, 2013

Hollie313
on 5/15/12 9:11 pm - MI

RNY on 05/09/12

I've always been a gulper, also. This may sound silly, but when I find I take too big of a drink, I try to keep it in my cheeks/mouth and let it slowly slide through my teeth....lol. Odd...but it works. Hope this helps.

Surgery: 5/9/12 HW: 302 SW: 287.6 CW: 158

bubbylucy
on 5/15/12 10:17 pm - Raleigh, NC

RNY on 12/14/09

It is amazing how our pouches teach us lessons. You only disobey it once or twice before you totally comply with the silly little thing. Thats why most of us have a name for our pouch. ITS IN CONTROL LOL :)

Audra

MBallard
on 5/15/12 10:18 pm - Fort Bragg, NC

RNY on 02/07/13

LOL!

Surgery date - February 7, 2013

jonelle32514
on 5/15/12 10:43 pm - Pensacola, FL

RNY on 12/31/07

Have you tried using a straw? If I gulp down a drink, it will just come right back up. It is not painful, but I'd rather keep it down lol.

287/113
SurgeryWeight/CurrentWeight
5'10"

Erik0409
on 5/15/12 11:39 pm - NJ

RNY on 03/15/12

I am a gulper too. The differenc after surgery is I will fill my mouth with liquid, swallow, and then stop as my mouth fills again. About 5 weeks after surgery I was able to drink faster again. Using a straw does help with protein drinks.

Paul C.
on 5/15/12 11:47 pm - Cumming, GA

RNY on 07/16/10

As a former gulper I can tell you the change isn't that difficult after your first few gulps post op you will start to change.

Paul C.
First 5K 9/27/20 46:32 - 11 weeks post op (PR 28:55 8/15/11)
First 10K 7/04/2011 1:03 First 15K 9/18/2011 1:37
First Half Marathon 10/02/2011 2:27:44 (PR 2:24:35)
First Half Ironman 9/30/12 7:32:04

AprilM1969
on 5/16/12 12:24 am - OH

I sometimes forget and gulp I'm 3 months post op but the funny thing is it didn't bother me at all. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It just seems ok with water, I can't gulp milk or protein drinks it seems to be colder and hits my stomach hard. So funny how the surgery and how it effects people is so different.