[Delilah_Rose]

I have heard from some people that they have found it hard to eat certain foods now that they have a lap band.

What foods do you find hard to eat now you have a lap band?

[Guest_Kakki_*]

Have you had the surgery yet?

[SmallPotatoes]

Popcorn - that's it and I suspect if I tried it again now (haven't tried it for over 12 months) I would be able to.

You should be able to eat just about anything with a lapband - you just have to be careful about how you do it and make sure you follow the rules about chewing things to an almost liquid before swallowing them.

I will note that some things, like meats are easier to eat and chew appropriately when they are accompanied by a sauce.

[Delilah_Rose]

Have you had the surgery yet?

Nope ive got to wait until september before I can get an appointment to see a surgeon to talk about getting one.

[ttc3]

Oranges, red meat, hot chips...I can eat them but have to be careful or they stick. At the start I also had trouble with green salads.

I also find I have trouble eating in public (like restaurant) I think I become anxious about food sticking and so it becomes true. Same food would have no problems with at home??

[Pearson]

For me, segmented fruit like oranges can be an issue, so can some stone fruits or capsicum. Steak can be an issue, but well cooked (not over cooked) steak that is a good cut is ok, in small pieces chewed well. I usually just steal a little bit of hubbies, because I cant eat a whole one) White Bread, especially really highly processed white bread is a no no, scones are a no no, rice can be an issue, needs a lot of sauce if it is sushi. Fried rice is a no no. Overcooked meat, or badly cooked meat is an issue. A Little turkish bread is fine, as is some focaccia. Popcorn can be an issue - but I look at every piece, or eat one piece at a time to make sure I am not eating to kernelly a bit. Bubbly drinks like softdrink or champagne can get caught in the pouch below the band too.

Everyone is different though.

It is hard for me to eat when I am having dinner with friends, because you are talking, and you forget to chew properly, or enough. I prefer to eat vegetarian when I am out because of the issue of incorrectly cooked meats (bad cooks, not salmonella).

I find I eat different foods now, foods I did not eat before. Food tastes different as well. You appreciate good food, why fill your small little pouch with sh*t food that tastes blech, when you can fill it with beautiful tasting good for you and tastes good food?

You will have to learn how to eat again, you start off like a baby with fluids and go from there. It is not easy, by any means, no matter what anyone tells you, it is not the easy way out. Once your mind is retrained, in so many ways, to not cook as much, not eat as much, and that you are not that large person you were before, no matter what you see, it is wonderful and will hopefully change your life for the better.

You know what the annoying thing my friend and I both find, is that the pain is in your upper chest, not your stomach when something does get caught!!!

Pregnancy with a lap band can cause some issues as well, however, I did not have heartburn this time, and only put on a fraction of the weight I gained the first pregnancy.

This post has been edited by Willow Angel: 26/05/2011, 01:49 PM

[Guest_Kakki_*]

Nope ive got to wait until september before I can get an appointment to see a surgeon to talk about getting one.

I just ask becasue where I work, (and it is a bariatric ward ) they are not doing lap band any more but sleeve gastrectomies as the complications are less

[Georgie83]

sleeves are not reversible though.....

[Guest_Kakki_*]

sleeves are not reversible though.....

Nope. They are a lifetime committment.

This post has been edited by Kakki: 26/05/2011, 05:06 PM

[Pearson]

I just ask becasue where I work, (and it is a bariatric ward ) they are not doing lap band any more but sleeve gastrectomies as the complications are less

Nope. They are a lifetime committment.

explain to me how removing 75% of your stomach has less complications than a laprascopic surgery that requires minimal cutting? I realise that gastrectomies are laprascopic too, but within the abdomen is what I am talking about.

while a lap band may be reversible, I dont see it that way, it too is a lifetime commitment. What happens when someone gets pregnant? When they get really sick, like perhaps with cancer, or some other horrible disease?