I have read its a no no forever? Why?? This is a tragedy!! Lol

I have read its a no no forever? Why?? This is a tragedy!! Lol

I've heard that bout lb but not sleeve so I'm interested too!

While chewing you are sucking air into your tummy and creating stomach juices. It really isn't that bad I had the lapband and haven't had gum in over 5 years, you won't miss it.

1 year post op, its not that dangerous you can chew a gum after quite sometimes i believe.

I had never heard that you couldn't chew gum. I am a little over 5 months post op and have chewed sugar free gum the whole time. I am down 75 lbs and i don't believe it has hurt me any. I dont plan to stop now.

One of the main reasons I read was in case you swallow it. I had to laugh, I'm an adult, and I don't think I've swallowed gum in years, I don't think I'll have an issue accidentally swallowing it in the future. Also, I have read the same thing about getting gas into your stomach. The same goes for straws, they say no straws because you can swallow air and become uncomfortable. I say once you are post op, try it! Everyone is different, you won't know if it is okay for yourself until you try it. Also, discuss it with your surgeon, and if there are risks, weight them for yourself. I will try straws and gum again, since my stomach won't EXPLODE from doing either activity, in my opinion, it is a risk worth trying

It is the swallowing thing. Gum stuck in a new tummy healing = bad news!!

I have been chewing daily since 3 months out. Orbit white bubble mint. My fav. Just make sure it's sugar free cause gums like bubblelicius are nothing but sugar. (My old favorite lol)