Carbonation is definately not recommended, do a search on drinking and alcohol and heck, beer, and see what comes up. Anything that goes through your band quickly and easily and has empty calories is not good for weight loss. I'm not banded yet but I'm sure a occasional beer wouldn't hurt your band, but I think maybe the carbonation is the problem with beer. Good luck!
Do lots of info searching here, you'll find anything and everything...this is mostly a good thing though! Ha!
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I was a beer drinker before banding. Dr recommended no beer or any carbonate products...but did say if I could handle the occasional beer it was fine.
So I flew all the way to Vegas sat at a video Poker machjine and after pushing $40.00 thu=ru I got that free beer. After half a bottle that was it. Way to uncomfortable in stomach. So the beer which actually worked out costing me $574.00 didn't tase good anymore.
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Greg
Banded 08/10/2004
I can LAUGH, COUGH, SNEEZE, FART and PEE all at one time. And they said I was to old to MULTI TASK
Also, I think it depends on what you consider beer. Lagers, beers like Bud or Miller, have more fizz than ales.
Something like a good stout or a porter is less carbonated than what your average American considers beer. I don't think I'll have much trouble with even something as light as an IPA. Of course, that is as light as I'll go.
Of course, Stouts and Porters might be considered a "thick" :D
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Hi Copper. I too, was a beer drinker (pre-banding). Just like Greg said, too much discomfort.
Every now and then I will take a sip of hubby's... unfortunately :( I could never handle the carbonation.
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