I had my band completely unfilled today, because I had gas trapped in my lower stomach. The past two weeks I have had some discomfort, with occasional intense pain. So, I went to see my surgeon today, had a floro, and saw that my band was positioned well, had good restriction but not too much, and was bulging with trapped "air".

So, other than being upset that I have all of my fluid out (because I had pretty good restriction and was happy with my weight loss), I'm now trying to figure out why I had that "air" trapped. I was looking at my food journal, and realized that I had started eating beans a few weeks ago, and have eaten them pretty regularly since then. At some points, I have become a bit "gassy" from... to be polite as possible... the other end. I'm thinking maybe I've been gassy inside my stomach too, and that's what has been causing my pain.

I'm hoping some of you have either heard about bandsters with pain that was caused by beans, or have experienced it yourself, so that I can determine if I should stop eating beans... or if it's just coincidental.

Otherwise, doing great. Really loving the gym & working out, which I never thought I would say. I'm thinking about starting to job and if I like it (and get good enough), joining a jogging group...

Thanks for reading! Good luck to you all! Cheers ~

Whoa boy, I hope its a coincidence and not the beans!:sad: I'm not a big meat eater and I rely on beans for protein.

Maybe try Beano?

Good luck, and I hope everything goes well, and you can get back on track easily.

Beans are one of the foods that are gas-generating by the nature of the carbs they contain. Beano works on this beautifully...you need to take it with the very first mouthful for it to be really effective.

Good luck!

Christine

Thanks Melissa and Christine for your responses.

I am doing LOTS better now. Have no pain, no gas, and feeling like things are going to be back to normal soon. I'm still not sure if it was the beans that was causing the pain or if it was simply coincidental. However, I have decided to stay away from beans for a bit, get back on track, and then try them again. And, if it gets worse, then I know it's the beans - and I guess that will be the end of beans for me... or maybe I'll try the Beano???

I don't know about others, but I find if I lay on my left side, I sometimes burp (even though I didn't feel the need to burp before). After seeing my band and stomach in the floroscope, I'm thinking that gas might just get stuck up there regularly anyways, and that leaning over might be a good idea to do on a regular basis. Has anyone else experienced this?

Hope you are all doing well. Cheers ~

I'm glad you're feeling lots better!

Beans generally do their gas producing in the intestine, not the stomach.

I wonder what was going on to prevent the escape of gas from the lower portion of your stomach. Did the doctor address this at all?