Hello everyone. I have been banded for 14 months. My weight loss has slowed considerably. Due to acid reflux I had to have some fluid removed. The acid reflux has improved and I only experience it now once in a while. However, I've noticed the last few weeks that when I eat I don't really experience any pain, but about a 1/2 hour to an hour after I'm done eating I start to experience pain and discomfort. It seems like as the food is passing through from the top to the bottom that it hurts. Even soft types of food cause this discomfort so I'm not sure it's a lack of chewing on my part. It's starting to concern me. I'm going to do liquids and puddings/yogurts for a few days to see if that calms things down. It's almost like the tightened part of my stomach is irritated. Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, what did you do?

Edited May 24, 201016 yr by A New Woman

Hi:

That was happening to me as well. I started paying attention to when it happens, (ie. what I ate that may have caused it) and come to find out I'm lactose intolerant! Milk and sadly yogurt affect me. I took a lactaid pill and had a bowl of Cereal and was fine.

Try to see if it happens all the time, or only when you eat certain foods.

good luck!