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Are you drinking dairy with Lactose in it? You may be lactose intolerant now which can give you tummy probs and diarrhea. Try switching to lactose free and see if that helps.

Oh my dudes - it happened to me!! The dreaded dumping. And I was being really good (or so I thought!). Today is the first day of regular food for me, so I went to Costa and ordered a porridge and a skinny-milk flat white! I carefully looked at the porridge stats and they weren't too bad. So I sit down to have the porridge with some added Sweet & Low (no honey or sugar or jam of course) and about half-way in, I felt hot and cold and immediately nauseous. Like oh my goodness. And what do I do - I'm not at home, I'm in a freakin' coffee shop. So I went to the loo and sat on it for a while and it passed thank goodness (as well as TMI some squidgy diarrhoea). I don't understand peeps. I was being so good waaaaaaaaa ?

Autocorrect strikes again methinks

I'm stunned! Congrats too!!

It's the dreaded week three stall / hiccup. Seems to happen to a lot of peeps. (It did to me too). But concentrating on dropping clothes sizes and medications helps! You got this!

They look like what my cat throws up from time to time (sorry lol)

I was really lucky, I felt a bit miserable the next day and asked the nurses for something stronger than the paracetamol they were giving me. No idea what they gave me but it worked. Had no gas pain (didn't have it with my lapband either). I took some anti - nausea drugs I think but other than that it was just paracetamol when I was out of hospital. I did take notice of what I'd read here on the forums, and made sure I got up and walked around. Did the physio exercises they have me and blew and sucked the breathing thing they gave me too. But I've had WAY worse pain than this. (kidney stones, infected dying fibroids, blocked urethra) so this was nothing by comparison.

Really good article. Imma print it out and put it in my bariatric folder!

Me neither!! (morphine not working). Neither does codeine or tramadol. I reckon I have that gene that doesn't metabolise them properly but if I ever tell a doc that I sound like a drug seeker [emoji22]

I reckon nearly everyone has some level of stress prior to surgery. In my case it wasn't the operation itself (coz of a variety of illnesses I've been under that many times I've lost count) but more the panic of what this will mean to be permanently unable to eat a family size block of chocolate in one sitting (I know, I know, priorities - right!) Be kind to yourself! If you find yourself obsessing over it, try and break the brain cycling with a distraction. Come and read all the VET success stories here. You can do this - it's hard work but oh so worth it!

You look fabulous!!

They're onto something there!

To be fair, before surgery I was never able to fast properly. After I've got through this mushy stage anf got into a good food routine I'm defo gonna try.

Actually the Buddhists do too. I think. The monks stop eating after lunch if I remember correctly. Maybe the great traditions aren't so irrelevant in the modern age [emoji16]

My religion has IF built into it. *smug grin*. Yeah, sure everyone knows about Ramadan, but did you know we're recommended to fast between dawn and sunset on Mondays, Thursdays, 13—15th of each lunar month and more if we're able. *smuggity smug face*

Mazel tov! May your success continue to inspire us!

Good for if you have a history of breast cancer in the family too I think

As I told my in-laws "I'm just re-jigging the plumbing a bit"

Clean bill of health with my Diabetic doc! My Hb1ac is 5.2 - that's normal folks! I'm off all diabetes meds yayyyy.

Woops, would help if I read the entire thread before replying. Good to hear you're feeling better and you look amazeballs.

I wonder if it's iron deficiency? When I had really bad anaemia due to fibroid blood loss, I used to get awful cramps and restless leg that was only resolved when my iron levels went up.

Three Brazil nuts a day, keeps the prostate cancer away (at least... I think it's Brazil nuts)

Oh gosh no. That stuff feels like you stuffed a chilli up your lady parts!

I'm another failed band converted to mini-gastric bypass. It's early days for me but I second / third the previous posters. Bands are so finicky. Plus if you go bypass it is theoretically reversible if you're worried about changing your anatomy.