I ate about a cup of watermelon and my heart rate shot up to 146 bpm which is way outta norm for me. Took it 10 min to settle back down. I called my Lapband doc who said no more watermelon and to contact my reg doctor which I did. Reg doc put me through blood work and EKG and all was normal but they both felt it was too much sugar. Really? Isn't that natural sugar??? I love watermelon!!!

Wow. Thanks for sharing. I guess sugar is sugar, natural or not.

i have trouble with watermelon! But not the kind you have watermelon gets stuck when i eat it. Kind of weird since watermelon dessolves into "water" i have to chew it til i cant chew it anymore.

I have trouble eating watermelon too. I think it is that I try to eat it too fast. Even when I sit and think about it I just want to swallow it and it it all come. So I have stayed away.

It might sound stupid but I think my pouch rejects certian textures of food

Cheri

sorry you had trouble with watermelon. i feel very lucky that it doesnt bother me as its my favorite food. could your Dr suggest something to take so the watermelon doesnt raise your blood sugar ? just thinkin...............

Thanks everyone for your responses. My regular doc did blood work and EKG and all was normal. As I am not a diabetic and typical don't have any heart problems other than high blood pressure he said just to limit my watermelon intake to just a few bites not a whole cup. He said that because of the small mass area the stomach now has it caused a possible insulin surge which can trigger a heart arrthymia. Interesting huh????

i didint think watermelon contained much natural sugar..some but not much..i do not have any issues with watermelon as long as i chew it, i find it doesent take much chewing due to the texture..sorry to hear about your watermelon malfunction, that sux watermelon is sooo good.

I would absolutely die if I could not have watermelon ever again! Sorry to hear about your problems with it. :-(

OMG... this is why I logged in today. Tried to eat a bite of watermelon. I chewed and chewed and chewed. Did not go down and was afraid it would get stuck. I rarely eat fruit so this is not a big deal....but who would have thought ?