Are we allowed to chew sugar-free gum or have sugar-free breath mints?

I must admit that chewing gum and having the 0 calorie, sugar-free wintergreen mints really helps cure me of the "hungry" feelings.

Just not sure that since I am now banded if I can still have them! Advice please!!!!

I eat those mints by the handful. They're sugar free and I can't imagine they could hurt you, except for the fact that

they contain sugar alcohols, Sorbitol, etc. which are powerful laxatives in sufficient quantity, but for many of us, I doubt

that's a problem :>).

I have sugar free mints all the time. Gum I hesitate bcause if you swallow it you will have a problem. I have had it a few times but are really careful. I tend to throw it out after a few minutes of chewing. CAT

I quite smoking right before surgery. I have chewed sugar free gum a few times since. It doesnt cause any problems

You can eat them. But be careful, my sisters husband is diabetic, so he eats sugar free stuff and he says some of them can be pretty bad in your digestive tract.

My doctor and dietician say no gum at all,,,,it puts a lot of unnecessary gasses in your tummy....all doctors are different so check with yours

My doctors office actually gave me 2 packs of sf mints in my free goody bag for the hospital (chapstick, a variety of Protein drinks to taste, a pair of snuggly socks, and a small cooler to keep my Protein Drinks cool in when traveling). And I chew gum all the time. I actually don't do the sf gum - it just doesn't "pop" as well and I'm a gum popper. There's only about 8 calories in a pc of regular gum anyway.

So my advice - yes, they're both ok. I've had my band for 2 yrs and have never had any problems with them.

Marci

everybodys digestive system is different, but even one or two pcs of sf mints work like a quick laxative on me. i have no idea if that will change after being banded (dec 13th !) but i dont think i want to find out!