Does anyone know when we are able to chew sugar free gum?

I chew gum, I started at 6 months out ??‍♀️

I chew it now sometimes. I am just conscious not to swallow it now when before I usually swallowed it lol

Did it make you guys bloated? Or made your stomach hurt?

Chewed it starting week 3. No issues 2 months later.

On 4/26/2019 at 9:45 PM, bariutiful said:

Did it make you guys bloated? Or made your stomach hurt?

Nope...no issues.

Swallowing it would be an issue.

2 minutes ago, Healthy_life2 said:

Swallowing it would be an issue.

I swallowed a piece a month post op- not on purpose just out of old habit and I was paranoid for about a day- hasn't happened since.

Glad that didnt stop your stoma up, It would be embarrasing to have an endoscopy to retrieve it out.

On 4/26/2019 at 5:18 PM, bariutiful said:

when we are able to chew sugar free gum?

@bariutiful

NUT told me never, ever have gum!! i never liked to chew gum

so no prob when i was told "no"

kathy

2 weeks out. love gum!

@proud grammy I was told the same. Unfortunately I do like gum. I will try some day I'm sure (as I still have some in my purse) and hopefully I won't have issues.

On ‎4‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 5:18 PM, bariutiful said:

Does anyone know when we are able to chew sugar free gum?

ask your doc. but I was ok at three weeks. just no swallowing