I have had my k pouch for 33+ yrs and have always had a diet drink of two whenever I felt like it...if my memory serves me well, I didn't start drinking them til after the 1st yr but then I was just fine with it...one of the girls who had had hers done just before me told me that by 6 months she was drinking a beer or 2 when she went out but never more...I am not a beer drinker but now have a large, icy diet coke whenever I go out and really don't feel a thing...
Allow your pouch to stretch out a bit and your capacity to grow before you start trying them...then just gage your capacity and like everything else...take it slowly and go slowly.
Sharon
ps...I have only used beano or other such stuff on the very rare occasions when I eat artichokes late at night and don't want to be woken up by gas during the night.

Thanks!

My god, if it wasn't for my coke, I'd die! Lol! Aka, soda is just fine, at least for me, good luck, and bottoms up!

Cheers,
Eric

I find I tolerate Diet Pepsi best. It seems like there is less air in the bubbles, if that makes any sense. Like, with Coke, I feel like I am just drinking bubbles which gives me more gas.

I still have gas with Pepsi, but it's not terrible and GasX also helps if I plan ahead.

I drink Ginger Ale a lot. It seems to be the best for me. I had most of my stomach removed years ago and back then I couldn't tolerate can soda but fountain had less carbonation so I had less gas. Seems to be the case currently for me still.

I drink Diet Sierra Mist, I will pour it into a glass of ice and let it water down a little before I drink it, so that helps me out a lot!

I don't drink sodas. Too much carbonation. I stick to iced tea and coffee.