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Does drinking fizzy drinks make the tummy/stomach fatter?

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  • NJGamerChick
    NJGamerChick Posts: 467 Member
    Lourdesong wrote: »
    enterdanger wrote: »
    Only if you had gastric bypass or something. Apparently the carbonation can expand a tummy made smaller by surgery.

    I drink seltzer like everyday and have no issues

    I heard that recently, I think on that 600 lb life show. The patient was cheating by having diet soda, and that caught my attention that diet soda would be "cheating", but I guess the carbonation expands the stomach temporarily so that greater quantities of food than the surgery is designed for can be eaten in one sitting.


    YES! It was "My 600lb Life"! Dr Nowzaradan said that in bariatric patients, the carbonation will stretch out the itty bitty pouch that was constructed in surgery, allowing her to eat more than she should be able to. The episode was Zsalynn’s story.
  • Lourdesong
    Lourdesong Posts: 1,492 Member
    NJGamerChick wrote: »
    Lourdesong wrote: »
    enterdanger wrote: »
    Only if you had gastric bypass or something. Apparently the carbonation can expand a tummy made smaller by surgery.

    I drink seltzer like everyday and have no issues

    I heard that recently, I think on that 600 lb life show. The patient was cheating by having diet soda, and that caught my attention that diet soda would be "cheating", but I guess the carbonation expands the stomach temporarily so that greater quantities of food than the surgery is designed for can be eaten in one sitting.


    YES! It was "My 600lb Life"! Dr Nowzaradan said that in bariatric patients, the carbonation will stretch out the itty bitty pouch that was constructed in surgery, allowing her to eat more than she should be able to. The episode was Zsalynn’s story.

    Yes, that was it. Thank you.

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