Help Please! Haven't been able to eat or drink

[benton15 4]

Since last night I haven't been able to eat or drink anything. It all comes back up. I haven't had a fill in a few months so I know it's not that. I'm always burping and still throwing up Silva. Anyone have this problem

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

If this continues more then 3 days see a md.

[Memily 86]

A "fill" is for the lap-band correct, I don't know a lot about that but I did just have a co-worker who had the lap-band had a similar issue, she didn't go in right away and the doctor said it could have gotten really bad. Her lap-band had slipped. She actually had emergency surgery to remove it.

[No game 14,436]

I will move this to the Lap band forum

[HotButterFly 981]

How long have you been burping and sliming (that saliva you're talking about)?? If you can't keep anything down you should call your doctor right away. Don't wait, like the poster said above, it can get really serious. Let us know how it goes. Good luck!

PS.... Do NOT wait three days.

Edited December 25, 2013 by HotButterFly

[NaNa 878]

Since last night I haven't been able to eat or drink anything. It all comes back up. I haven't had a fill in a few months so I know it's not that. I'm always burping and still throwing up Silva. Anyone have this problem

If you have not had a fill for a long time and your band suddenly gets too tight to the point of obstruction and not being able to drink. It is probably something you ate that has caused this swelling. When the band is VERY tight you don't have much room for error and if you get food stuck and vomit, this will further tighten the band to where you can't get nothing down.

The burping and throwing up saliva sounds SERIOUS, especially if you can't drink, if you can't get liquids down you will get dehydrated, and this will cause other medical issues, you need to call your surgeon ASAP to get some saline out.

Good luck

[christine1182 48]

This has happened to me after I ate to fast and got stuck. I stopped all food intake and only took sips of hot broth. This helped the swelling to down to were I could eat again. It took about one and a half days before I could get soft food down.

[SandyM 1,956]

If you've had a stuck episode, could be swelling. Are you still doing it?

[christine1182 48]

I am back to eating food again. I just have to remember to take small bites, chew, and more chewing. I had just gotten a fill and everything was fine until I tried to eat to fast. It took a couple of days before I could get again.

[SandyM 1,956]

That's how we learn

[cheryl2586 3,053]

Go to the ER your band is probably slipped. I don't understand why people post here serious issues instead of taking care of yourself.

[slomeli84 17]

The ER isn't always necessary. You should be able to call your doctors office at any time just in case you had some problems. Always call your doctor first. But that's why we have this support group. Cherly you shouldn't say bad things like that. That's why we're here to lend and helping hand. So we can vent, talk about our problems. I'm pretty sure that's why this support group exists.