get tighter when you get pissed off or aggervated. I have had such a day... and i cant seem to keep anything down. At one point i actually pb'd ona protien shake! Im attibuting it to my stress level and overall just being pissed off because yesterday i had a fairly 'open' day. I was just wondering if this happens to anyone else...

Lauren, I have heard that stress can cause tightness. I would stick to liquids today if I were you.

Lauren, YES, stress can cause the band to be tighter. If I'm having a particularly stressful day, I'm better off having something mushy, like refried beans, because I'll get stuck on almost anything solid.

Absolutely, stress makes my band tighter. I have to be very careful if I am having a particularly stressful day and stick to something like soups.

Yep stress likely caused the first episode, and then add swelling from that to it---and you get right where you are!

You have been given great advice, just exactly what I would do--liquids then mushies, baby your stomach, and when life settles down reintroduce some regular food.

Good Luck!

Kat

Stress gets me bad... I got an unfill during a time of my life that was just all stress all the time because it was so bad.

wow... well its good to know why i was so tight...

that just seems so wierd to me.. does anyone know why stress causes it to get tighter?

Thanks all = )

Well listening to you all here explains alot. I never would have assocciated the stress with pbing and having food stuck but I have noticed that when I am upset I have alot of difficulty eating. huh now it makes sense.

Well, keep in mind that your body is probably reacting to stress the way it always did, just now with a band in place, having our stomach tissue swell in any way actually means something to us! It probably is the same reason (whatever that is) that some people get nauseous when they are upset.

I have found that I can't eat when my little one is fussy. I get all stressed out. I have to wait till she is fed and happy or asleep. I have also found that not drinking enough water will tighten you as well. Who knows why these things happen it is crazy.

Me too, stress and PMS :yell:

Oh yeah...when I get stressed everything just comes back up!

When I found out I was having port complications all I wanted to do was eat, I came home and tried to eat some chicken...right back up. the doc said it is common when you are stressed out to have increased restriction.

Does anyone have any ideas to combat this stress=tighter band thing? My uncle died yesterday morning and I had a fill last friday. Ever since I found out he died I have barely been able to keep liquids down - I even PBed milk this morning. Any ideas?

Sometimes a few sips of something warm/hot helps to loosen things up....otherwise just do liquids for a few days, very, very s lowly.

So sorry to hear you lost your Uncle ((((hugs))))

Kat