Did anyone see this show What is eating you?, last night on E!. There was this lady that said she had the gastric banding done and has now become bulimic. I missed some parts of the story, if anyone saw the show I would really appreciate if you can fill me in. The ladies name was Mona, I did notice she was still overweight.

One more thing I wanted to add, was that the Mona's doctor said she was at risk for her esophagus to rupture. Is this true for lap band patients? And if so does this mean that we are at risk for our esophagus to rupture if we are throwing up everytime something gets stuck. I find that I have to throw up at least once a day because something get stuck. It is the weirdest thing, I can eat a 2 cups of popcorn, but I can't get a yogert to go down; I don't know why this happens to me.

She is a member on this site. You should read her thread:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f15/banded-3-yrs-just-filmed-reality-tv-show-about-eating-disorders-123256/

nope i didn't see it, but try looking for it in youtube.....if you do please keep us posted.:frown:

I've never heard of people using the band to make themselves sick before.

Throwing up with the band terrifies me. Having things slightly stuck is bad enough and makes me feel horrible.

I hope that girl is doing better now. She's very brave to go onto that show and even though I didn't see it, I heard she did it to help people. That's pretty cool of her.

I've had my band for a year and I can sort of see how bulemia comes into it. Every time I even sort of reach any sort of restriction, I can't keep anything down and end up throwing up 7-8 times a day. For me it's either restricted or not; there is no middle ground. I've not lost any weight since my surgery a year ago, but now I'm to the point where I just want them to fill me to where I just can't eat. Yes, I'll be miserable but I'm miserable now. Plus I'm so broke because of the cost of the surgery, I really can't afford food anymore. Too tight to eat is starting to look pretty good.

I did see it. I watch that show ALL the time. She told the Dr she throws up 20 times a day. She would eat bowls full of sausage gravy and mashed potatoes with sticks of butter as well as ice cream sandwiches three at one time. She stated she was a binge eater her whole life she can't stop eating once she starts. So she would eat so much to where she had to throw it up. The Dr said her esophagus could rupture from the throwing up which is common in bulimia after excessive long period of vomiting. She had been doing it for 5 years. She ended up doing awesome she started to eat fruit and veggies and she said she allowed the band to work as it should. by end of taping she had lost 32 pounds!!! It was so great to watch her recover as she is so beautiful!

Laura Lane, If you can't find it on youtube, go to hulu.com and put the name of the show in the search area and you can watch the whole thing as if you were watching it on TV

I'm watching it on E right now. Amazing lady!