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Hi,

I have a question that is really bothering me. Say, for example, I was to catch a stomach bug (I work in a school). Could I actually vomit from my actual stomach with the band? Or can I only vomit from the pouch above the band? It worries me because what if I get food poisoning? Will I just explode? :o I'm 4 weeks out nearly and haven't vomited or felt I needed to. Anyone any experience of this?

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@@tootyoyo yes if you were to get sick or have food poisoning you would vomit from your actual stomach. Being banded does not mean that you should be vomiting. The only reason you would be vomiting is if you were sick with some type of virus or food poisoning.

As a banded patient you should NEVER want to be vomiting. Practicing good eating mechanics will help to ensure that this does not happen even when your band is adjusted properly and you are in the "green" zone. The goal is not to be vomiting but to control the amount, type and timing of your food intake.

The band does not hold food at the top of the band, the food passes through the stoma that the band creates and food moves into the larger part of the stomach. So any food that is coming back up is usually coming up from the larger portion of the stomach. If there is food caught above the band it is because there are some eating mechanics in failure.

Either you have eaten a bite that is too big and not chewed well enough and there for is unable to pass the stoma, you have eaten the bite too quickly after the previous bite and you have now caused a stacking situation about the band and/or you have taken a drink of Fluid while eating before the food has cleared the band and again causing a bit of stacking issue which will cause the liquid to move below the food and filter through the band and force the food up and out.

So if you practice good eating mechanics cutting small bites, eating slowly chew chew chewing and do not drink while eating you should never need to vomit.

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Well is it the same for someone who has had a gastric sleeve done? Or it is easyer to vomit? From a virus being sick, food poisoning etc.

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thanks for the replies. I have no intention of vomiting it's just I'm a teacher and end up with a stomach bug once a year on average! Thanks for the advice :)

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if you ever get the stomach bug with the lap band just a heads up its the most horrible thing you will ever experience and the pain is horrible.because we all know with the tummy bug you throw up everything even what is below the band so its going to try and push its way back through the band which is rough so always have an antinausea medication on hand and take it and try not to throw up when sick with the tummy bug because its painful and when i had the tummy bug last year it took a week for my abdominal muslces to heal so yes you will throw up with the lap band and its not like the vomit when you eat something wrong with the lap band either its a whole different level.

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