Question:
I am also interested in this. I was becoming quite a wine connoisseur before WLS.
I am 2 weeks post op. — Marilyn W. (posted on March 8, 2003)
March 8, 2003
Hello! I'm not a wine drinker and your question wasn't very clear as to
what you were asking, but I'll post something I learned about wine. I
called one of the wineries in Napa Valley and spoke to one of the head wine
makers and explained my surgery and asked about the sugar content in wine.
Of course, IF wine had a label it would show sugars and some amount of
grams, but I didn't know if that would be sugar from the fruit or added
sugar. As it turns out, this very professional sounding gentleman with
possibly an italian accent informed me that it is against regulations in
California to add any type of sugar to wine! I did not know this. He said
as long as it is a California wine from one of the reputable wineries, it
will not have sugar in it. The reason being is that wine making is a very
competitive field where wines are graded and rated.....and these ratings
come from the superb quality of the fruit and the taste that it
provides....NOT by adding sugar to get a better taste. Anyway, he said he
can only speak for California wines and that wines from other countries
and/or states could be a different story entirely. I called the St. Julian
Winery in mid-Michigan and spoke to a wine maker, and sure enough he said
that there are no such regulations in Michigan (must be because the
wineries in Michigan are so competitive as the ones out in
California)....anyway, they add different types of sugar to the different
wines....he specifically mentioned white refined sugar and beet sugar.
Hope this helps.
— Lynette B.
March 8, 2003
What is the alcohol percentage in Wine versas Beer and other Drinks? I was
told by my Drs. that alcohol is not to be used if all possible. It goes to
the liver much faster, your alcohol level goes higher faster and you can
develop Cirrosis of the Liver much faster than before.
— Sally P.
March 8, 2003
One of my biggest concerns before WLS was how much wine I could drink
post-op. I loved my nightly 1-2 glasses of wine after work. The really
amazing thing is I didn't miss it for the first 2 months post-op! Now when
we go out I will order a glass of wine and can only sip 1-2 ounces. It
really is not worth drinking it and it doesn't even taste very good
anymore. So WLS has cured my alcoholism too :). RNY 11/14/02
— cathy G.
March 9, 2003
Marilyn, I love wine as well. Every surgeon has a different opinion about
many things, and mine says that wine in moderation is okay, and is the best
thing to drink post-op b/c beer is too carbonated and liquor can be rougher
on the stomach. Just be careful about the sugar content, and as a rule of
thumb, I never drink more than 2 glasses in a night, but usually stay to
one. I probably have one or two glasses a week. Just like the previous
poster said, it pretty much goes straight to our liver now, so you really
have to be careful and make sure to get blood tests. If you are going to
drink, just drink in moderation. And be careful- I get drunk alot faster
now!
— Lezlie Y.
March 9, 2003
I think the most important thing to remember about any alcohol post-op is
that because of our re-wiring, it effects us much quicker, like twice as
fast. I have an occasional glass of wine, and I'm quite buzzed on 3/4 of a
glass.
— Cindy R.
March 10, 2003
When I went to my doctor to ask for referral for this surgery I had two
prerequisites in mind: 1) That I would be able to have children post-op,
and 2) That I would still be able to have my wine. Lucky for me the
answers were both yes! My boyfriend and I run a local wine tasting group,
we go to Napa at least once a month, and my license plate even says Vino
Girl... so you can tell that wine was (and is) a big part of my life. I
drink less of it now, as it goes straight to my head, but I definitely
enjoy wine a few times a week still, and I'm 5 months post-op. Good luck!
— Renae
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