I was wondering if anyone else has trouble after your band with salads. I can eat a little bit of lettuce, like on a sandwich or a tiny tiny salad, but I can't eat a bigger salad anymore without getting into tummy trouble and have to spend the day running to the bathroom. Does anyone else have this problem? I also learned I cant do rice anymore either, but that I can work around.

Hi Dacer,

I don't have any problem with salad - in fact, it's one of the easiest things for me to eat. Have you always had a tough time eating it since being banded or has it been since a recent fill?

As for rice, I usually don't eat it at all - it's just never been one of my favorite things. Although, I can't eat sushi rolls anymore - I just do the sashimi which is better for me anyway. However, I can do a rice pilaf or something with a "non-sticky" rice. I'm filled really tight too!

First of all, where are you getting your salad? If it is from a restaurant, many of their greens and veggies are treated with things that preserve their freshness and can give you the runs. Or it could be the salad dressing doing it to you. I actualy have found that salad goes down pretty easy for me (physically), but I do have a real problem with anything very vinegary. It seems to burn. Never had that problem before.