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JeffGDDG
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Does anyone here not drink liquids with meals to help digestion? Just curious if it helps with gerd or other issues.
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I don't drink 20 minutes before a meal or 45 minutes after. I may sip a little wine on a special occasion, but I generally prefer my wine after I've eaten. Fluid moves the food through my stomach more quickly and that means I get hungry more quickly. So I don't do it. I take smaller bites and eat more slowly and haven't had any real issues. My GERD issues faded when I stopped fluids with meals, but that's my experience. I don't know that there's any evidence it's anything other than my own n=1.0
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As a post Bariatric patient I must not drink with my meals. I hydrate the rest of the day.
The Chinese think green tea helps with digestion.
Personally I find a shot glass of Kefir seems to help my digestion.0 -
I read and now trying no drinks 30 minutes before or 90 minutes afterwards so the acid is in its normal pH range.0
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Take one each Enzymedica Digest Gold with each meal. No worries.
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I sip green tea with some meals (decaf with dinner). Really any tea you are just sipping. I tend to like something to wash down the food, but usually not in great quantities. We don't serve milk with meals, for example.0
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@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?0
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I don't like to eat and drink at the same time. I usually eat OR drink. It makes me too full otherwise.0
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Lol. Gastric pH returns to normal after drinking a full glass of water in about 3-4 minutes.@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?0 -
Honestly I've never heard of the idea that not drinking helps with digestion.
I drink when I'm thirsty...I don't when I'm not.
I don't have any digestion issues.
Take what you will from that.0 -
I have to drink water while I eat because the food gets stuck in my chest. Maybe because I don't break it down much .0
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Do you eat a lot of dry food? I find I have to have water if I'm eating dryer food like bread or potatoes. No matter how much I chew sometimes it just gets stuck.I have to drink water while I eat because the food gets stuck in my chest. Maybe because I don't break it down much .0 -
juggernaut1974 wrote: »Honestly I've never heard of the idea that not drinking helps with digestion.
I drink when I'm thirsty...I don't when I'm not.
I don't have any digestion issues.
Take what you will from that.
Me too .. and I drink water only when iam thirst - while iam eating too_ no problems here.0 -
chelsea7162 wrote: »
Try smaller bites? Works for me!0 -
@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?
@jgnatca this source and others indicate drinking water and eating sugar with meals can be an issue for some people.
niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/dumping-syndrome/Pages/facts.aspx0 -
I don't know, I only drink during meals to wash out the taste of a food before I eat another one, lol.0
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juggernaut1974 wrote: »Honestly I've never heard of the idea that not drinking helps with digestion.
I drink when I'm thirsty...I don't when I'm not.
I don't have any digestion issues.
Take what you will from that.
Me neither. It takes 6+ hours for food to go through your stomach and small intestine. It seems like it would be impossible to prevent the mixing of liquids and solids, unless you maintain a pretty strict drinking/eating schedule.
I always have a beverage with dinner. Mostly water but sometimes iced tea and, once in a while, pop.0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?
@jgnatca this source and others indicate drinking water and eating sugar with meals can be an issue for some people.
niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/dumping-syndrome/Pages/facts.aspx
The majority of people with this syndrome have had gastric bypass surgery.0 -
FunkyTobias wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?
@jgnatca this source and others indicate drinking water and eating sugar with meals can be an issue for some people.
niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/dumping-syndrome/Pages/facts.aspx
The majority of people with this syndrome have had gastric bypass surgery.
Yes which confirms drinking water/sugar (juice, etc) can impact digestion if we overfill our stomachs. No wonder drinking two glasses of sugar/water (coke, etc) can lead to digestive health issues for non gastric bypass people.0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »FunkyTobias wrote: »GaleHawkins wrote: »@GaleHawkins do you filter the sources of these claims at all?
@jgnatca this source and others indicate drinking water and eating sugar with meals can be an issue for some people.
niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/digestive-diseases/dumping-syndrome/Pages/facts.aspx
The majority of people with this syndrome have had gastric bypass surgery.
Yes which confirms drinking water/sugar (juice, etc) can impact digestion if we overfill our stomachs. No wonder drinking two glasses of sugar/water (coke, etc) can lead to digestive health issues for non gastric bypass people.
Wut. That's not what the article says at all.
Do have any evidence for these claims, or are you just making things up again.
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