I have been banded for awhile now with little trouble. However, this past week I have come down with a head-cold and a little bit of a chest cold. Since I have been sick, I have been extremely tight. Nothing but liquids will stay down. Has anyone else experienced this?

I have heard a cold and sinus infection can cause you some swelling, which would make you feel tighter.

Give your doctor a call they can usually tell you right away.

Good luck!

I was banded last June also, got a cold over Christmas and barely ate for days - I thought maybe the cold medication may have made me tighter? I have found some medications, alcohol and other particular foods irritate my pouch and cause swelling which obviously leaves me feeling tight. The other thing is fluid retention - hormones, medication etc leave me retaining fluid and my band feels tight - very strange :-)

Inflamation most certainly makes a difference in what I can eat.

I'd agree with what everyone's saying about inflammation making everything tighter in your chest, including your band. But, I've been pretty sick with similar symptoms over the past few days and I'm still eating normally. Could be that I'm newer to this, have only had one fill, and am not at restriction though...