Banded 5 weeks ago. Have had one small fill. My doc doesn't tell how many cc in a fill. Had to drink water during my fill until it stuck. Anyway that was 8 days ago. Did the liquids for 24 hours, went to mushies and back on solid foods 6 days ago. I can eat a suprising amount of food without feeling full. I have to make myself stop eating for fear I will gain weight. Have not been full or uncomfortable at meals. However, water is getting stuck. Sometimes its after one sip, sometimes two or three. I have tried it at all temperatures (cold, room temp) and it doesnt seem to make a difference. It also doesnt matter when I drink..it still sits on my chest for a few moments before it finally funnels down. Its strange to me that food goes down fine but water gives me a problem. Has anyone else experinced this ?

Yep ! A lot of times some food is left in the band, and it goes unnoticed.

Now when you drink, you feel the Water getting stopped from the food in the band.

Then it will go down in a little time.

Hope that makes a little sense to you.

I have had that too on and off. I am not sure what it means. I can see if you are putting liquid on top of food but I can be completely empty in terms of eating and liquids still snag up on me.

But I have learned to use it to my advantage if I am in the mood to overeat. I

eat what I consider a reasonable portion but I want to eat more...I have a few sips of liquid and I am done! I cant eat more so it kind of works for me!

I have had Water feel like it's going down sideways too..

I always drink with my meals or it would be painful to try to eat..

The other morning after Breakfast, I must not have washed it all down, because

when I got to the Gym,and was working out, I took a swallow of water, and the biggest BURP ! came out.

That was so embarrassing.. People are telling me O it's O.K. Honey, I have 2 sons.........

I'm saying NO, that's not quite what this is all about, and had to explain it.

So now when I leave. I have to make sure my pipe is open.

As in NEW PLUMBING !

I was at my surgeons support group meeting and one of the banded nurses mentioned that sometimes after a fill, water can have trouble going down. The surgeon recommends adding crystal light which adds just enough weight to the water to help it go down. It's weird but I've found it works. I hope this helps!

Thanks ! I'll try it !

I was told not to drink water 2 hours before or 2 hours after a meal. Water can expand the stomach pouch making it easier to over eat. What i do now is a visalus protein shake for 2 meals a day and usually a bowl of chili, soup or chowder for dinner. It is important to get about 60-70 grams of protein a day and i cant seem to do that without the shakes. I have found that eating or drinking too fast can cause the problem you are having so if i eat slow and drink slow it seems to not be as bad. I've lost 80 pounds over the last year so i must be doing something right. Good luck!!

Hey girlie. I've been banded for almost 3 years now...and honestly this is considered normal for me. I never can drink liquids in the morning, and usually they aren't 'heavy' enough to go down without some food. I'm very tight in the morning anyway. So I usually just eat something semi mushi/easy to eat in the morning and liquids are fine...Been like this for me for as long as I can remember, and I'm not 'too tight'.