I had Thai tonight for the first time since being banded, a nice red chicken curry, and the waitress asked the normal question 1-5 (level of spiciness) and I automatically told her 5. Not being able to drink while eating was quite a challenge, but man was it good (and hot).

I love thai food! I haven't even considered spice with no liquid because everything I eat now is so tame! Thats pretty funny though...I'll keep that in mind when I finally venture out for some spicy curry!

I can no longer eat spicy foods....at least not the way I use to add Cholula Hot Sauce to EVERYTHING....

Early on , I had big issues with reflux, as the majority of people with WLS experience....

I simply cut back and in some cases did away with hot spicy foods and I have not had any reflux issues in a long, long time.

I have read many stories about people automatically blaming the band, getting it unfilled, and eventually not loosing weight all because they blamed the band, and not their eating habits.

Spoke with my surgeon about this....the thinking i with the pouch, I eat less food, confined in a smaller area, so the effects of the spicy foods is concentrated and has a more intense effect...

Once I visualized this, I have had no more problems with reflux....

If people can get away with it, that's a good thing...but me, the reflux and thought of ulcers, etc and ultimate failure at this journey was enough.

Not drinking with my meals is, for me, the toughest of all my band rules. I can live without bread, pasta, rice, cakes, fizzy drinks, and everything else I no longer indulge in. But man, how I miss sipping water with my food!

I can no longer eat spicy foods....at least not the way I use to add Cholula Hot Sauce to EVERYTHING....

Early on , I had big issues with reflux, as the majority of people with WLS experience....

I simply cut back and in some cases did away with hot spicy foods and I have not had any reflux issues in a long, long time.

I have read many stories about people automatically blaming the band, getting it unfilled, and eventually not loosing weight all because they blamed the band, and not their eating habits.

Spoke with my surgeon about this....the thinking i with the pouch, I eat less food, confined in a smaller area, so the effects of the spicy foods is concentrated and has a more intense effect...

Once I visualized this, I have had no more problems with reflux....

If people can get away with it, that's a good thing...but me, the reflux and thought of ulcers, etc and ultimate failure at this journey was enough.

Haven't had the reflux issue due to spiciness, and I even have cholula's on my popcorn. Personally, I always figured the stuff my stomach produced to digest the foods was worse than what I was putting down there. One of the mysteries of the band how it treats each of us differently.