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I was banded 10/15/2009..

Tonight I made garlic bread for the family-- Ate one small ( I mean small) piece.. Not the soft middle part- the crunchy top part.. Within mins I was in the bathroom sliming.

Anybody else have bread issues??

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Most people have issues with bread, I haven't eaten bread in more than a year!

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bread is not a good friend. I had the same thing

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I can eat texas toast as long as the whole piece is well toasted and crunchy. That's my little treat. Other than that, I cannot eat bread, toasted or not.

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bread is a common problem food for bandsters. I can eat toast or crust, but not soft, doughy bread.

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You all are making me sad...I'll never eat bread again? I LOVE bread...probably what got me banded!

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Pre band bread was my problem. Post band bread is my problem! I was told no bread! Then I read you can have it if it is toasted. So the carb addict in my toasted it then tried it not toasted. I can still eat it. I have learned bread it my number one enemy!!! I treat myself to it once a week one that is it!

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Comeon , I made the garlic butter , sliced the bread , slathered it with the garlic concoction and then baked it and then broiled it . How could I NOT try to have some ..

Like I said earlier , I only had the crunchy top part and I thought it was going to kill me .

Won't be doing that again..

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Sometimes I can eat toast...sometimes I can't. The night before my last fill (yesterday), I splurged on half of a BLT (no lettuce) and had no difficulty. The day before I tried to eat a piece of thin, well toasted bread and it was a no go. This morning I'm drinking warm tea because I can't even get my Protein shake down.

You may find that on another occasion, the toast won't give you any problems because our bands change in tightness from one hour to the next and one day to the next.

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I"m like most of the rest... crust is ok but even toast is a problem... rarely I can get a piece of good crusty french bread down.. but for the most part... bread, cake, doughnuts...anything that can "glump" is a thing of the past.

I've taken to using pieces of endive lettuce and putting my tuna on it in lieu of a sandwich and have to say I LOVE it. My husband is doing it now too... and he is thin!

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bread is hit or miss with me. Dont eat it often, but I have sat and ate it at a restraunt without issues. Just not the first couple of weeks post fill.

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I can handle toasted or thin bread in tiny bites like thin Pizza Crust. I have only ate bread like stuff twice, pizza crust and some toast and was fine but I am a month out and not filled until the 22nd. I have not really slimed or choked but once when I ate a piece of dry meat way too fast and wasn't careful with it.

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Sometimes I can eat toast...sometimes I can't. The night before my last fill (yesterday), I splurged on half of a BLT (no lettuce) and had no difficulty. The day before I tried to eat a piece of thin, well toasted bread and it was a no go. This morning I'm drinking warm tea because I can't even get my Protein shake down.

You may find that on another occasion, the toast won't give you any problems because are bands change in tightness from one hour to the next and one day to the next.

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I can eat salad ,,with cucumber and Tomato and celery -- But cannot eat bacon.. That stuff almost KILLS ME

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I can eat salad ,,with cucumber and Tomato and celery -- But cannot eat bacon.. That stuff almost KILLS ME

Sooo funny how alike yet different we are. I am right there with you on the bacon thing. I can eat lettuce. But I have issues with tomato skin and celery "threads"!

You all are making me sad...I'll never eat bread again? I LOVE bread...probably what got me banded!

Chele...you might be able to do bread. I can eat whole grain breads. It is the really soft, doughy stuff that gives me problems. Alot of it depends on how tight your band is, too.

It seems to me that with the doughy breads, even with the smallest of bites, they regroup and get stuck. But, after a few nasty stuck episodes, I don't miss it. Before the band, had I been told I would hardly eat breads post-op, I would have been like you. Now it's like, ah, whatever, I don't have enough room for the bread anyway!

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I can eat toasted bread - i can eat the bread on a tuna melt ( like grilled cheese)

Bread and butter - sandwiches un toasted.. forget it :lol:

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