has anyone taking a herbal cleansing tea with the band?? its a green tea you drink and in the morning it flushes you out. my question is their any risk to damage the band.

I do a cleanse often - I try to do one every few months - and I drink a smooth move is one tea I drink and I also do an herbal cleansing tea sometimes. It does not harm the band. At least my doctor said it didn't. I have been doing it all year and no problems either.

Preband I drank Super Dieters Tea, not sure if it is the same thing, but it is supposed to clean you out, basically it is a laxitive. Man, I would drink that stuff before I had a huge fatty meal and 15mins after I ate I was running to the toilet. It was like instant cleansing though, it didn't take all night to "activate." Maybe I was using it wrong, or maybe it isn't the same thing as you are talking about. All I can say is it worked. I was highly tempted to install handle bars on my toilet, but it worked. I guess it was my sick way of thinking it was ok to eat crappy. If the crappy meal only hung around for a few minutes, how much harm could it really do. I did loose about 10lbs taking it, but it never stayed off. Post band it might work, I don't think it would hurt the band, I mean its not like you are swollowing a huge vacuum cleaner hose that is gonna suck your insides out.

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Yeah..I use Chinese Dieters Tea. I get it at the Asian grocery store. Whew boy...one cup of that will clean you right out!! I drank 3 cups of it once and OMG...NEVER AGAIN!! If I drink just one cup (using only ONE tea bag) it cleans me out and I don't get cramps. I do it once a month.

well I had 2 previous fills and both times the doc says he wasnt sure if he had gotten it or not, the needle was bent and it hurt. I said I wanted another doc to check me out as I thought maybe my port had flipped. so today he says that i have gained 10 lbs!!! no way I am so freaking premenstrual right now, I tell him I feel bloated. anyhoo, he gives a 3cc fil and I have to say i may have just hit the sweet spot, I feel total restriction in a good way. I eat and feel full and I love it! I should start wseeing the lbs come off now, wish me luck!

Ooohh be careful PMS and your monthly can make you tighter. I often schedule my fills the second week after my monthly. If you start to become too tight and can't get water down you might want to get a slight unfill!