I apologize if this has been answered, I just didn't find it on here but my questions are: Why is bread now a no-no after the band? What are some other now no-nos? Is there a ligitimate reason for the no-nos since the band is only restrictive, how do the certain foods cause bad reactions now if only the opening is smaller is it because they are too 'heavy' or 'thick' to pass thru? Is this also why I've seen some say that they hafta eat first then drink? I'm sorry if this is silly or repeating other posts I didn't know about, I was just curious. If I ask my dr then I'd be thinking that he'd tell me about no-nos just to make me eat better foods & not due to any possible reactions (paranoid, silly, I know but that's just my thoughts:rolleyes: ) Thanx!:phanvan

I was back to taking my pills whole, all at once, until I got the right restriction... I'm back to crushing them. I take them with a sip of Water and then immediately throw my chewable Vitamin in my mouth to get rid of the taste.

While I was getting my last fill, the counselor said I should have been crushing them all along because IF on got stuck, the chemicals could erode the tissue and cause band erosion. That was enough scare for me.

I used to take NSAIDs, but they told me not to after banding, so I'm doing chewable Tylenol. not as much help, but it takes the edge off.

I was told to take nothing bigger than a baby aspirin. I don't think I could get anything bigger than that down since I have trouble with food that I do not chew into baby food consistancy.

I may be the same way once I have more restriction.