I chewed on a very small piece of gum on the 3rd day and paid for it dearly with gas pains. The Optifast shakes are milk based and it coats your tongue and leaves you breath smelling like spoiled milk. Yuck!!!
I'm 4 days post op and I'm just trying to survive the full feeling I get when I sip on a little bit of liquids. I was fine until the 4th day hit. My band feels tight. I'm guessing it's because scar tissue is forming around my small pouch. My fear is getting dehydrated.