Why Is The Band Often Tighter In The Morning?

[ElizabethAnne 40]

I just read a couple of posts about the band being tighter in the morning and am trying to understand why. Could someone please explain it? Thank you!

[karewpah 173]

It's because of how the body rests and fluids redistribute throughout the body as you sleep.

In the morning my band is a bit tighter as are my wedding rings...but by the end of the day, as Water (it's heavy you know) moves down to your lower extremities, my rings and band are looser...my shoes might be tigher..I think that's where the Water goes lol

[mdlapband 30]

I just asked my dr about this same thing this week. I thought her answer was actually pretty interesting. (just like karewpah said) fluids redistribute when you sleep. But not just in your body. The Fluid in your band is constantly traveling around your pouch and down into the catheter down to your port. The Fluid doesn't just sit in your band. so when you sleep gravity naturally make the fluid rest in the band. The tight feeling is there, but as you get up and move and the saline starts moving the tightness subsides.

I thought that was pretty interesting becuase I never thought about the fluid moving around.

[dar36 5]

I had always wondered why it was more difficult for me to eat in the morning too. My doctor said this was normal. He said to drink something hot in the morning and then eat something a little later.

[ElizabethAnne 40]

Thanks, mdlapband and Karewpah, for taking the time to explain. Your explanations make sense. Just wish there was some way to figure out if the band will work for me. I don't really want to have surgery, but if it means I will finally be able to maintain a weight loss for the rest of my life, I will be comfortable doing it.

[ElizabethAnne 40]

I had always wondered why it was more difficult for me to eat in the morning too. My doctor said this was normal. He said to drink something hot in the morning and then eat something a little later.

That's good to know. Did he say why it should be a hot beverage? I have never been as hungry in the morning as I am the rest of the day.

[dar36 5]

He said to drink a warm beverage because it would help loosen the restriction on the band when I attempted to eat a little later in the morning.

[ElizabethAnne 40]

He said to drink a warm beverage because it would help loosen the restriction on the band when I attempted to eat a little later in the morning.

Thank you for your reply. I understand what you have written, but it's difficult to understand the concept of restriction without having ever experienced it.

[54Shirley 105]

If you drink a COLD Beverage, it will only cause it to tighten up tighter.

So keep it Warm.