the girls at work decided to do Chinese yesterday. I hadn't done a lunch with the girls in over 2 months so I decided to join in and got sesame chicken. I ate it with no problem. No sliming. No PB. But about an hour later. OH MY GOD. My tummy hurt so bad. this was at noon. By midnight I was still in pain. I didn't feel "stuck". I was able to sip water and sipped some cream soup at dinner. I thought the warmth would help. It was soothing, but it didn't go away. I woke up this morning and still had a bit of a tummy ache until I went to the bathroom:redface:. Then I felt better. I skipped breakfast and just had a few sips of slim fast. At lunch I ate my usual. It didn't "hurt" but was uncomfortable. I was filled for the first time 3 weeks ago. It suddenly dawned on me. could the sesame seeds lodged themselves in the band area or something? I didn't even think about it. I've NEVER had any problem eating Chinese food, so it has to be band related. What happened? Could I only now be experiencing some restriction?

Did you eat any rice? it tends to swell and maybe was just sitting in your pouch...I had a similar experience with bread after my second fill before realizing that maybe I had restriction and couldn't eat the same stuff as before. (thank God, cause that's what got me here) Everyone is different, some people have no problems with bread, rice, pasta, salad, some do, it's and individual thing....everything about this band seem to be that way...even different everyday..somedays I can some things, then the next day NOT...tis a learning curve for sure.

Or maybe you just had BAD Chinese food...something to think about, too.

Sesame chicken is breaded usually and breading never goes down right for me. I can't imagine how it was the sesame seeds.

I have used sesame seeds in a dressing for salad and didn't have problems...but I have had rice and I can't do too much of it. Maybe a couple of bites. Also the breading in the chicken would have caused me problems.

But, like Beeblers, I have an okay time with some food one day, and the next not so much. I take it one small bite at a time. :biggrin:

I am curious, though...How much did you eat? Sesame chicken was my favorite and I haven't tried it since banding.