This isn't routine advice for J-pouchers. My best guess (and it's just a guess) is that they want to keep your stomach volume available for calorie- and nutrient-rich food, to help you gain back the weight you need. Perhaps you could ask them if that's the reason (or just what their reason is).

I have heard the advice given to dieters. They do that to avoid gas, over filling (and thus stretching) of the stomach and diluting their digestive process.

Never heard it advised to a j or k poucher but there is always a first time.

Mixing certain liquids like juice with your food can cause a lot of bloating and gas so it is wise to avoid it...

I have a friend who has lost a ton of weight by drinking 3-4 glasses of water during her meals...by the end of the meal she has barely eaten 1/4 of her plate so yes, it works against you if you are trying to put on weight.

My best advice is always to use common sense, logic and follow your gut (pun intended).

Sharon

Thanks for your reply.

I've asked them again and the plan is by not drinking right before, during or after a meal, the food can wash down in a slower pace and nutrition are more likely to be absorbed. 

This should also make stools less watery and therefore easier to hold back. 

I'm just hoping this is something that I have to do right now and later on be able to drink water to my meals. By the answers you gave me it seams like you are able to drink when eating? 

Cheers! 

I have seen this recommendation often. It is to help prevent the stomach from emtying too fast and helping to slow digestion. I have pretty much always avoiding drinking much with a meal. I guess having colitis or a j-pouch most of my life, I just naturally adapted my eating habits that way. I do like to sip on wine with my dinner, but no gulping down a glass of water.

But, you need to be sure to drink plenty of fluids between meals. I don't know about not drinking before eating.

Jan

Hello, I'm new on here but a veteran UC patient, ileostomy for 13 years and now a j pouch and temp loop ileostomy, the pouch is not connected up yet because it's been very naughty...12 months of naughty! So my loop ileostomy is on quite a short bit of small bowel...and certainly I have been told not to drink too much before or after eating, to aid absorption of your food. And I do find that if I drink lots with food, my output is much much higher, and I'm probably just getting rid of what I've just eaten a lot quicker. Yet drinking in between is so important, so it's a balancing act and can be tricky to maintain. and of course, life makes sure we get plenty of distraction. Mine being two small children to take care of and my own business to run (a coffee shop/newsagents, very ironic seeing as I can no longer drink coffee, I just sniff the beans instead) My tip would be about what you drink, it's not just about how much. Rehydration solutions mixed in water are a lifesaver for me xx Nikki