So I am aware that I must cut my caffeine to one cup of coffee a day. Carbonated drinks are not allowed. Then the surgeon told me certain foods are not tolerable after the Lap-Band, such as rice. The first food addict thought that came to my mind at that moment was, "No Sushi ever again?" He told me not everyone has that problem with rice. I have been reading the forums and it seems some people don't have any food problems but then last night I am eating corn and I start thinking, "will I be able to eat this after the surgery?"

So, I started this forum because I want to know, what food or foods (if any) have you had to give up because of the Lap-band?

I can drink pretty much as fast as I did pre surgery.... But not quite. I still drink with my meals l. My dr said it's not that big of a deal because I'm still satisfied between meals for about 6 hours. But I drink way less. My husband use to call me a camel because when we would go out to eat, I would drink probably around 5 or 6 glasses of soda(ahhhh!!! Calories!!!) with my dinner. Now I drink about 1/2-1 glass of Water or tea with dinner.

Also, about the anti-inflammatories.... Does Tylenol work at all for you? You can still have Tylenol after surgery but no anti-inflammatories. it causes the acid in your stomach to multiply and that acid can cause erosion. Erosion is when the band basically eats through your stomach wall... You definitely don't want that to happen.

Hope that helps!

Can drinks/shakes be gulped after the lapband? Or small sips always?

This is probably a silly question, but I'm a newbie: what does it mean it "gets stuck" and how do u know something is stuck. I'm just 6 days out, how do I know if the pouch stretched? I'm having awful gas pains, but feel like I can gulp down Water and have to make myself drink slow.

Getting stuck is when your band is too tight or you are eating the wrong foods and they do not go down the band good. The food just sits there "stuck", it's painful. Your band it trying to get it to go down but it wont go. For me I end up throwing up in order to get "unstuck" and stop the pain. This might be "TMI" but it's not the same type of throw up from your stomach, the food never makes it to the stomach. So it's more like you just chewed your food up and spit it out (no stomach acid). The point of me bringing this up is because I can't stand to throw up or see anyone throw up; this isn't as bad.

Can drinks/shakes be gulped after the lapband? Or small sips always?

I've never had to small sip any liquid. I can still almost gulp just the same, I said ALMOST. BUT I can NEVER eat and drink, I will for sure throw up!...lol. Luquid does not help the food go down at all it just fills up in my throat like a clogged drain.

Thanks Dray1873! Not tmi, but good info! I was concerned how to know and wasnt sure if anything would go down around it or if it was all "stuck". I made the horrible mistake of a bite of a breadstick with my soup and dont think it'll ever appeal to me again. Ive been so bloated ever since...stupid I know but I guess Im hard headed. Wont cheat at all on the liquid, too much at stake.