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ireallywannabthin    286

ireallywannabthin
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Ok, this may sound really stupid, but being 10-day post op am I allowed to chew gum? My doctor never mentioned anything

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Sharpie    3,306

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My Dr. says no gum ever.. he explained that if you accidentally swallowed it it would get stuck and you would have to have it surgically removed.. also the chewing of gum causes too much air to be swallowed which is not good for your pouch..All I know is I didn't go through all of this to chew gum and have it screw up my band.... whatever my "Dr. says I am doing.. he also does not allow straws or carbonated drinks of any kind... so I think I can live without all of those things for a healthy life...

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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I chew gum everyday. I quite swallowing gum years ago.....

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☠carolinagirl☠    18,722

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dont see why not (as long as you dont swallow)

but if you are concerned, call and ask the dr or nurse

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Sharpie    3,306

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I said "Accidentally " not that I am some child that would purposely swallow my gum.. If your Dr. says chew gum then chew away... I am newly banded and I am not taking any chances...

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♕ajtexas♕    3,771

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I said "Accidentally " not that I am some child that would purposely swallow my gum.. If your Dr. says chew gum then chew away... I am newly banded and I am not taking any chances...

Sorry I didn't mean to offend you. I was just trying to be funny. I meant no harm.

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firefaerie266    53

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Sheesh I might never be able to chew gum again LOL I never thought about how dangerous it would be if I swallowed it! Eeek! (I have a long standing problem/habit of swallowing gum)

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hely88    883

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I chew gum all the time because I have chronic dry mouth and my tongue is always in severe pain. I chew gum that has the first ingredient xylitol which is dentist recommended for dry mouth and for fighting tooth decay.

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Sharpie    3,306

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Everyone , responses and opinions are like navels we all have them.. Nobody has to be snarky or try to be cute when someone responds honestly to a question... I thought we were adults who were serious about weight loss on here, but evidence of the contrary is here on this thread. I am too old for drama and the "gotcha" game and I don't think my statement was meant to be silly or cute.. I simply said what My Dr. says.. that is what he is paid to do. There are always exceptions to some things and as a new band person I am very serious about not doing any damage to myself or my band..so think before you make your comments..

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Spaness2012    609

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My doc never mentioned a NO GUM policy. The best thing is to call the office and ask.

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Sharpie    3,306

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I had to ask my Dr. about gum, because I always chewed sugar free gum when I was on a diet.. so, yes the best thing to do is to ask.. they all have their own issues with different things..

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hely88    883

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As always take what you can use from the post and leave the rest behind. You will never like 100% of the posts you read just ignore what you don't like. Always use your doctors advice as final say.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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