Are spicy foods tolerated differently after banding?

I like spicy food (tobasco is not hot in my book). It makes me more satisfied an I am inclined to eat less.

I understand that I'll need to take it easy at first but will I be banned from spice forever?

Thanks for your help

Some people find that their tastes change after banding, but as far as what you "can't" eat due to digestive issues, there should be no change. Aside from those items that can cause harm to your pouch (soda, for example), your body is perfectly able to process things like it did before the surgery. Remember, lapband is NOT changing your body's actual structure like gastric bypass does, it just changes the shape of one of the structures - the stomach. All the enzymes and gastric juices are still produced and come in contact with your food. This explains why we still have to be watchful of what we eat - we are able to continue absorbing all the nutrients - both good and bad - that we put into our bodies.

I think it's a result of the bland, liquidy, mushy diet I was on for so long, but I have a harder time with spicy foods than I used to. My taste buds are slowly getting their tolerance back, though

As far as being restricted because they might damage the band--nope, not that I've heard from anyone. Eat spicy food to your heart's content!

I am not banded yet but this is bothering me a little.

I love hot sauce but I also douse the fires with fluids while eating. So, it is not so much whether my body can handle it, it is whether I can get used to eating spicy food without drinking something or I have to turn the heat down a little.

I am not banded yet but this is bothering me a little.

I love hot sauce but I also douse the fires with fluids while eating. So, it is not so much whether my body can handle it, it is whether I can get used to eating spicy food without drinking something or I have to turn the heat down a little.

Perhaps you could use some brown rice? I don't have troubles with regular rice. Sticky rice, sometimes gives me problems. Bread, not so good for me. I miss bread (sigh)

But spicy foods don't give me any problems. Bring it on!!!

Denise

I can still eat spicy food after being banded with no problems. I haven't had problems with any foods except beef, ground beef is ok but not steak or roast beef, I can't get it down even with gravy.

I have had zero problems with spicy foods since being banded. It's just the same as it was before surgery for me. In fact, I had some pretty spicy guacamole earlier today and it was dee-lish!

Catherine