hi i was wondering boy do i need to go back to work too much time to think all these crazy questions lol well here is it does the majority of the banded people expernice pb,s and vomiting all the time or just when you eat too fast and don,t chew right is the trancition from liquids to solids going to be easier then i think and a another question this is way out there has anybody tolrating popcorn in small amts just wondering thanks julie

I think the majority of banded people have at least one PB experience...But only few have a continual problem with it.

Most of the time it will be aviod by chewing food extremely well and cutting down on portion size.

I was banded in Aug of 04 and I have only had one PB and it was very minor.

As far as popcorn. I haven't tried it yet but some on here have posted the can tolerate it and some don't...With all this its a process of learning what Your system will handle. Try something in small amounts and if you tolerted it then its fine if not you may have to exclude it from your program. But if you tolerate it make sure yiou eat the proper portions and don't over do it.

hi grt139 thanks you made me feel alot better then i have been i guess i reading a little to much into this pb and vomiting thanks for the advice greatly appriceated julie

Julie,

I have been banded 19 months and I have not PB'ed since May last year. In total, I have PBed 5 times, 3 times with chicken and 2x with tough steak. So no, it is not normal to barf on a regular basis. I tolerate popcorn very well. I eat the heatlhy choice variety about 3x a week as a snack.

Babs in TX

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It is not a silly question and every bandster will answer it differently because each of us has a unique experience with the banding and the experiences afterword.

I have had alot of bp's because I am trying to change a lifetime habit of eating fast and big bites. I also eat while reading, watching tv or talking on the phone, not so much anymore because a few bp's will correct some bad behavior.

You can spare yourself the problem if you are not an old dog that has a long lifetime of bad habits to break, or if you learn more quickly than this old dog.

hopeful Brenda

I Loooooveee Popcorn... and can eat it easier than a lot of other foods. As far as the PBing... I have only had one sever PB since being banded and that was on dry chicken meat that wasn't chewed as well as it should have been. The other episodes I have had were uncomfortable... a lot of saliva and a whole lotta pacing but over with within a fairly short period of time. In short... I have been banded for over 7 months and have had some months without any episodes and the total episodes have been minimal now that I pay close attention to chewing well and stopping when I am full. Good Luck!