Drinking with Meals (Don’t do it.) From my Nutritionist

MStrawn

I think this goes along with what she said. She didn't say anything about diluting vit/min or calories. she simply said it could make you hungry faster.

frugalmomsrock

http://www.livestrong.com/article/437589-why-drinking-water-with-a-meal-causes-weight-gain/


Maybe the nutritionist is trying to help simply with weightloss.

Lrt4uk

It's true! I had bypass surgery 3yrs ago and I am not suppouse to drink anything 30min before, during or after I eat. Because it does make your food go through at a faster rate. Therefore making you hungery sooner that later

My aunt had bypass surgery and the reason she was told not to drink with her meals is because the liquid takes up space. she needs to eat the 4 oz of FOOD allowed, not waste space with liquid.

Just sayin...it had nothing to do with flushing the food thru at a faster rate.

jenniebean1680

washes meals through the stomach????!!!! That's just funny!!

As funny as statements like fructose turns right to fat and is used for nothing else? Or that sat fats are only bad in the presence of cho?

What makes you full is a "signal" from your adipose tissue (fat tissue) to your brain. I belive it is called Leptin. You know what makes that signal happen. EATING FAT!! Carbohydrates do not create that signal so your brain never receives it - this is why carbs keep you hungry.

Please stop making things up

Effects of short-term carbohydrate or fat overfeeding on energy expenditure and plasma leptin concentrations in healthy female subjects. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 2000 Nov;24(11):1413-8.

CHO OF increased plasma leptin concentrations by 28%, and 24 h EE by 7%. Basal metabolic rate and the energy expended during physical activity were not affected. FAT OF did not significantly change plasma leptin concentrations or energy expenditure

Um, sorry, what does this have to do w/ drinking water at a meal?

EvelynForsyth

My landlady who does colonic hydrotherapy and bio-energetic health screenings with metal poles etc for a living says the same. But she also says that i made the damp on the wall of the room i rent from her because i breath in that direction when i sleep and that because i don't have a large intestine i am technically mostly brain dead....

Mom0fTwo

I drink with my meals all the time and not by choice, had an operation as a baby to connect my esophagus to my throat . After growing etc, there is a narrowness in one spot (apparently I am not stretchy lol) I have to drink with my meals to ensure that everything goes down to my stomach and I can go the normal 3-5 hrs in between meals without feeling hungry, and I am the most "regular" person I know (10am everyday lol) Considering I have had to do this my whole life clearly is evidence that is untrue

tsh0ck

rammsteinsoldier

I am sure my kidney doctor would have a fit if I followed that advice.

Melroxsox

From the Mayo Clinic:

Water after meals: Does it disturb digestion?

Does drinking water during or after a meal disturb digestion?

Answer

from Michael F. Picco, M.D.

There's no concern that water will dilute the digestive juices or interfere with digestion. In fact, drinking water during or after a meal can actually improve digestion. Water and other liquids help break down the food in your stomach and keep your digestive system on track. Looking for other ways to promote good digestion? Focus on a healthy lifestyle. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Maintain a healthy weight. Include physical activity in your daily routine.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/digestion/AN01776

^^ There ya go

frugalmomsrock

I am sure my kidney doctor would have a fit if I followed that advice.

You refer to your Nephrologist as a kidney doctor? Methinks you type in jest.

MissssC

I have heard the same thing from other nutritionalists as well. I was told that green tea is the only thing you should drink with a meal. Water messes with the digestive juices needed to break down the food.

Bentley2718

It is also IMPERATIVE that you NEVER eat red colored foods mixed with blue colored foods. They'll mix and spawn a virus that will kill all cute kittens on the planet. Please, think of the kitties.

Thank g*d my kittens are ugly.

infamousmk

This is why I only drink beer or wine with meals.

Or coffee with the first meal.

shoot. coffee is only for the first meal?

I don't know why we can't have beer or wine with the breakfast!

reaolliemama

All I have to say to the OP is

Ya! This

Marycandoit

This applies to the small meals eaten after you have had bypass surgery to make your stomach small. It is advised as patients with a bypass often get dumping syndrom caused by the food going thru their system too quickly. If you have had not had surgery then drinking water with the meal is fine. Not an expert but I do have a sister who had the surgery. She lost 120 pounds. Today she is a size 8. Maybe someday I will be a size 7

AllanMisner

So water before a meal sits in your stomach, but water after a meal flushes straight through?

Bentley2718

My landlady who does colonic hydrotherapy and bio-energetic health screenings with metal poles etc for a living says the same. But she also says that i made the damp on the wall of the room i rent from her because i breath in that direction when i sleep and that because i don't have a large intestine i am technically mostly brain dead....

The fact that she does "colonic hydrotherapy" would cause me to question any health advice she gives. There is absolutely no scientific evidence that such practices are necessary or even beneficial.

Lizzy_Sunflower

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoscience&defid=6206695

Dave198lbs

I have heard the same thing from other nutritionalists as well. I was told that green tea is the only thing you should drink with a meal. Water messes with the digestive juices needed to break down the food.

green tea has water. now what?

erxkeel

Man EFF that. Ill drink my wine. and I'll smile about it too.

meltygarden

Erm, this is contrary to what I learned in Anatomy/Physiology 1, 2 and 3.

frugalmomsrock

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-eating/ice-water-and-digestion.html


Or perhaps she meant no ice water?

3dogsrunning

I have heard the same thing from other nutritionalists as well. I was told that green tea is the only thing you should drink with a meal. Water messes with the digestive juices needed to break down the food.

green tea has water. now what?

This is giving me flashbacks to the water vs liquid debate. I'm out. LOL.

WickedMouse

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hoscience&defid=6206695

^--- Perfect Lizzy!!!!


*scratches elbow and walks out*

Sabresgal63

From the Mayo Clinic:

Question

Water after meals: Does it disturb digestion?
Does drinking water during or after a meal disturb digestion?

Answer

from Michael F. Picco, M.D.
There's no concern that water will dilute the digestive juices or interfere with digestion. In fact, drinking water during or after a meal can actually improve digestion. Water and other liquids help break down the food in your stomach and keep your digestive system on track. Looking for other ways to promote good digestion? Focus on a healthy lifestyle. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Maintain a healthy weight. Include physical activity in your daily routine

Quasita

The reality of it is, if this caused food to move through at a faster rate, you would have BMs that consisted of undigested food. I've had this problem before, but it was largely because I overate and had too LITTLE water, so my body couldn't digest or metabolize appropriately. Part of my journey to this point in my life was to adopt a bypass diet without having surgery, and although it worked for losing weight, it was not long-sustained weight loss because I could still easily binge.

So, I guess, if you find yourself crapping out chunks of meat and veggies, you may want to stop and consider your food intake and liquid needs.

All water does it fill space and limit your hunger for a short period of time. Part of why they say drink it before a meal is because a lot of people will confuse thirst with hunger on a gut level, and therefore overeat. Drinking during a meal makes a lot more sense to me too, because it ensures that you don't keep eating when you're really feeling hunger. Drinking after would help further, as you need water to metabolize calories... but for a bypass patient, you have to be careful of overloading your intestines. I had a friend that DIED because she didn't take it seriously and her colon ruptured.

2012x

i drink throughout the day with meals, after the lot.
im fine read loads places to.drink with your meal.

samatalma

I think your nutritionist is 1 chicken nugget short of a Happy Meal there partner.

reaolliemama

:sad:

ishallnotwant

OP, I think you need a new nutritionist.