It's both. The caffeine will dehydrate you and the carbonation will cause gas, bloating and stretch your pouch. I think there may be some more reasons, but that's what the dietician told me.

I'm not cheating, but boy have I wanted to. I'm still on soft/solid foods and beans and chili are just getting boring. I'm craving cornbread so bad. Never have been a big bread fan. So I'm...

I've wanted to have something sweet so bad at times, but I just get some canned peaches and cottage cheese. Good Luck.

WOW! you look amazing. Good job!.

Yes it is, but he says it's for my own good. To allow my stomach to heal. I have been eating really mushed up veggies and cottage cheese with canned peaches. Puddings Jellos popcicles and...

Wow! wonder why my Doctor doesn't want us eating any meats for a month? Weird.

The Dr says I can't eat any meat other than tuna and baked fish until Sept 11, I'm already down about 20lbs since surgery.
I missed a call yesterday eveining from my dietician. Wouldn't you know...

So did you eat all the vegs. just mushed up or chewed really good.

So what all could you eat? I can't get my surgeons office to call me back, Been trying to reach them for 2 days. They have a dietician on staff.
What about the veg they said I could have any...

I am 17 days post op. What is ok to eat as soft solid foods. Very confused as to what I can and can't eat. My paperwork says scrambled eggs, Tuna and baked fish all not pureed but some other soft...

I feel the same way, R U on soft solid/at this point.

The paper says Mushy, cooked vegs.

OH wow! Maybe I'm reading this wrong. See my instructions are so ambiguous. I hate the way my Dr's dietician does things.
It says mashed up with a little liquid in it. Like Bananas, Did you...

Are you still doing well with your VSG.

I just don't know, I was very sick and just starting to feel better, What all foods did you eat during your Phase 3 Soft-solid/pureed plan? I'm so afraid of doing something to cause mine to leak...

Just had my band removed and gastric sleeve done on the 29 of July and have been having a few problems. Wanted to ask advice of those that have been thru this also.