I'm a week out from being sleeved an I was just wondering if any of you had problems with chewing gum (sugar free, of course)! Does it seem to fill your stomach up with air? It's been a life saver during this preop diet but just don't want to cause any problems postop :-) thanks!

I didn't even try, my doctor said no gum.

My doc said no gum also.

I've chewed gum after surgery with no issue (I'm 3 months out but think I began with gum at around the 1 month mark) every surgeon is different, when in doubt ask!

I tried sugar-free when I was about 2-3 weeks out and have had no problems, can also do sugar-free mints.

Thanks everyone! That will be one of my questions for my doc!

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My nut & doc said no gum because 1) can cause air bubbles in tummy & 2) you can accidentally swallow it and it can get blocked.

I had never heard no gum, however last week I learned the hard way. No gum!!!!

The reason gum is not allowed the first 6 weeks after surgery is because of the risk of accidental swallowing.

I'm a week out from being sleeved an I was just wondering if any of you had problems with chewing gum (sugar free, of course)! Does it seem to fill your stomach up with air? It's been a life saver during this preop diet but just don't want to cause any problems postop :-) thanks!

Remember those scenes from the Aliens movies where the creature pops out...

I'm a week out from being sleeved an I was just wondering if any of you had problems with chewing gum (sugar free, of course)! Does it seem to fill your stomach up with air? It's been a life saver during this preop diet but just don't want to cause any problems postop :-) thanks!

Remember those scenes from the Aliens movies where the creature pops out...