Oh no. I think a bug has hit me tonight. I had a normal lunch at 1pm (hummus, celery and a Quest bar) and nothing after that because I'm doing a modified fast. Felt just fine until 8:30pm.

On an empty stomach I suddenly had waves of nausea that made me convulse. No food in me, so it wasn't band related. Nothing came out but saliva.

I can hear my stomach churning and I thought maybe it was extreme hunger from no food for almost eight hours. So I ate two small Melba toasts. Another wave came a few minutes later, but the toasts stayed down.

It feels like it may pass, but I decided to lie down for the night and not push it. I'm just nervous about vomiting. I haven't had a nausea episode since banding 8 months ago. I know that retching can cause a band slip.

Any ideas how to make an episode like this less traumatic for the stomach? I found that if I coughed gently while it was happening, it didn't feel so violent to my stomach. Sorry this is so graphic, but I'm scared silly of having my band slip.

Oh no! I have no advice because I'm too new but I hope the night was uneventful.

Oh no! I have no advice because I'm too new but I hope the night was uneventful.

It passed. All I can think of is maybe there was bad cream in my coffee. That was all I had in the evening and it wasn't much. I was prepared for a night of trouble but it didn't happen.

Whew!