Built In Early Warning System!

[Seahawks Fan 771]

Since my surgery I’ve had a built in alarm that tells me when to stop eating at meal times. I weigh/measure my portions & track my food but when I’ve had just enough to eat I sneeze EVERY time. Great thing to have to keep from overdoing it or getting sick. I love it! Anyone else acquire this awesome built in alarm since having surgery?

Here’s tonight’s dinner. Rib-Eye Steak with Italian Style Veggies. I let out a sneeze with some still on the plate so I had to call it good but what I ate before that was good.

Edited May 13, 2018 by Seahawks Fan

[allwet 868]

I have seen 1 other post that mentioned that same thing. odd but very usefull

[Seahawks Fan 771]

Just now, allwet said:

I have seen 1 other post that mentioned that same thing. odd but very usefull

Interesting! Well at least I know I’m not crazy now & if I am I’m not alone! 😂

[curvylady 49]

This is very real. My two very good friends and my husband have all had the surgery and each one of them has some kind of similar indicator. My one friend hiccups, my husband gets runny nose and I think that my other friend sneezes. I wonder if there’s any science behind us and if anyone’s tried to figure it out.

[Seahawks Fan 771]

21 minutes ago, curvylady said:

This is very real. My two very good friends and my husband have all had the surgery and each one of them has some kind of similar indicator. My one friend hiccups, my husband gets runny nose and I think that my other friend sneezes. I wonder if there’s any science behind us and if anyone’s tried to figure it out.

Yeah it’s interesting to hear of different indicators.

[SleevedJuneBug 16]

That's really cool, it's like a special ability. I wish I had some early warning indicator to stop eating, I almost always eat just a little too much to feel uncomfortable every time, it sucks.

[Darin'Sharon 19]

I thought I was just crazy...but I get a tickling cough in the back of my throat when I'm done. Usually have to have a hard candy or gum for about 15 minutes to make it stop. Never mentioned it because I assumed it would make people look side-eye at me! Glad I'm not the only one.

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[RickM 1,753]

Look up the vagus nerve - that sucker branches out to most of the abdominal organs and helps control most of our involuntary functions including digestion and initial satiety from stomach stretch. It also branches off to the larynx and sinuses along the way from the brain. With our reduced stomach size things are more sensitive now, along with the wires getting a bit crossed in the process, so we can now get some odd signals that we never got before.

[Frustr8 7,886]

So the vagus nerve isn't really that vague? Guess I'm in a punny mood.😝

[Seahawks Fan 771]

3 hours ago, SleevedJuneBug said:

That's really cool, it's like a special ability. I wish I had some early warning indicator to stop eating, I almost always eat just a little too much to feel uncomfortable every time, it sucks.

Special Ability! I love it! Now I’m one of the X-Men. 😂

[Seahawks Fan 771]

1 hour ago, Darin'Sharon said:

I thought I was just crazy...but I get a tickling cough in the back of my throat when I'm done. Usually have to have a hard candy or gum for about 15 minutes to make it stop. Never mentioned it because I assumed it would make people look side-eye at me! Glad I'm not the only one.

Sent from my SM-G955U using BariatricPal mobile app

That’s another new one but as long as it works right?

[Seahawks Fan 771]

1 hour ago, RickM said:

Look up the vagus nerve - that sucker branches out to most of the abdominal organs and helps control most of our involuntary functions including digestion and initial satiety from stomach stretch. It also branches off to the larynx and sinuses along the way from the brain. With our reduced stomach size things are more sensitive now, along with the wires getting a bit crossed in the process, so we can now get some odd signals that we never got before.

I’m gonna google that right now. I’m learning all kinds of new things.

[Syntax_Attack 76]

Did you happen to have a hiatal hernia that they fixed when they did your sleeve? I was watching surgery videos on how they fixed it and I could see that procedure causing hiccups when you get full.

[SleeveinIL 386]

4 hours ago, Syntax_Attack said:

Did you happen to have a hiatal hernia that they fixed when they did your sleeve? I was watching surgery videos on how they fixed it and I could see that procedure causing hiccups when you get full.

I had a hiatal hernia fixed with my sleeve and I don't have any of these signs. I surely wish I did!!!

[Seahawks Fan 771]

9 hours ago, Syntax_Attack said:

Did you happen to have a hiatal hernia that they fixed when they did your sleeve? I was watching surgery videos on how they fixed it and I could see that procedure causing hiccups when you get full.

Nope & I sneeze when full. I don’t think I’ve had hiccups since before surgery now that I’m thinking of it. That’s weird.