Here is a list of common foods that can get stuck or cause problems. Some or all of these my effect you. This is only a short list. You will have to go through trial and error to discover if any of these foods you can tolerate. Just remember to chew, chew, chew your food really well.

1. Red meat such as steak, roast beef, and pork. Red meat is high in muscle Fiber, which is difficult to separate even with a great deal of chewing. Always be careful and chew well.

2. Dry meat.

3. Shrimp.

4. Untoasted bread or doughy breads.

5. Pasta.

6. Rice.

7. Peanut Butter.

8. Membrane of citrus fruits.

9. Seeds and skin of fruits and vegetables.

10. Dried fruits.

11. Fibrous vegetables such as corn, asparagus & celery.

12. Nuts.

13. Coconut.

14. Popcorn.

15. Greasy or fried foods.

I have only tried Pasta, Peanut butter, and some hot wings. These items went down okay before my second fill. I have had pasta since my second fill and it seems to do okay if I remember to chew well. I realize I should have skipped the hot wings, but they are my weakness. With this new fill, I will be avoiding fried foods.

Just a note on fiber. Constipation may occur after surgery and is most often attributable to decreases intake of food, fiber, and fluids. In order to prevent constipation it is important to drink plenty of fluids. It is recommended to consume a minimum of 64 ounces daily. It may be helpful to try baby prunes or unsweetened prune juice. High fiber foods may slow down stomach emptying.

Edited May 3, 200818 yr by andyisbanded

thanks for tip on foods i should avoid, i/m waiting for a date to have surgery,i will need all advice i can get ty larry

I just decided to give up on bread. It keeps getting stuck no matter how much I chew

I'm getting stuck almost every day. I should get an un fill but thinking it's me. :thumbup:

how about swallowing meds i take these big ass 800 moltrins will i be able to get them down????larry

how about swallowing meds i take these big ass 800 moltrins will i be able to get them down????larry

I take big pills but they are potassium and dissolve.

First; check with your doc about the motrin. Many say DO NOT take NSAIDS (of which Motrin is one) because they are really harsh on the stomach and you don't want stomach trouble with the band. (you never "WANT" it, but you REALLY don't want it with the band)

Secondly if s/he approves, take 4 of the 200 motrins; that way you can take them singly or in pairs.

I'm getting stuck almost every day. I should get an un fill but thinking it's me. :laugh:

You do know that PB ing comes with the band but to do it daily is dangerous and you risk a slip? Maybe you meant you just feel uncomfortable and it goes through; but if you're getting stuck daily and vomiting it back, call your surgeon. You may need a SLIGHT (I mean slight, like .25 of a cc or less) unfill until you master the mechanics a little better.

I did that; it was smart of me. I hit good restriction in March 09, during the last 2 months of my senior year of nursing school. To say things were insane is an understatement. That was NOT the time to finally feel restriction! A small unfill; I graduated with band intact, and the day after my last final went and got the unfill replaced, plus a little more. YAY!

You don't need to suffer and you don't want to risk your band.

Hi Restless You and right and thank you for the good advice I am

starting to get very worried and I made an appt. I guess I'm resisting because I don't want to go back to being hungry all the time. I have however

gone on liquids all day yesterday and plan on doing it today as well. I don't think I gave my band a chance to heal and the swelling to subside. I'm not a very compliant person....way too much strict upbringing in school and home. I will see what 2-3 days of liquids do for me. Also when you are very tight you get stuck on healthy foods which could lead to going for the sliders like ice cream:scared2::wink:

I'm not a very compliant person....way too much strict upbringing in school and home.

I TOTALLY understand that "cut off your nose to spite your face" mentality! :wink: For years I refused to quit smoking because everyone agitated so much for me to do it. TV commercials, the doc, you name it. The more I was bombarded with "do not smoke!" info the more I smoked. BUT one day I finally had to realize that regardless, I didn't want to smoke. It was finally MY choice, and the reason wasn't because of any of that noise, either. (can you say hard-headed? LOL) That's why I always question band rules so that I can understand the rationale behind them. If it's solid, I do it, because it makes sense, not because I was "told" to. You may want to try that trick!

Shrimp is okay with me too as long as eaten slowly. Every thing else on the list is off limits for me as well..but you adapt.

I haven't tried a lot of those things since I was banded... but I have tried red meat- sort of. I'm too scared to swallow- so I'll just take a bite of my hubby's, chew until the flavor is gone, then spit it out! lol, I'm so pathetic! I miss red meat.

Sounds like a good idea! I have the same problem, I never know when it will stay down.

In my experience, steak and ground chuck are always a problem. The rest of the meats I can keep down most of the time, as long as I don't try to eat them with my first meal. Once my tummy wakes upm I'm usually ok. Hope that helps!

I have a realize band and these are my problem Foods:

any fish including shrimp

chicken breast, but legs okay

some breads

any kind of pretzels and pepperidge farm fish crackers

any food before noon

slurpees (weird isn't it?)

For me what I eat is not nearly as important as how I eat. As long as I take small bites and eat slow I have not had anything that I couldn't eat. That being said some things are just not worth the effort.

I am 14 mts post op and I have tried several times with no luck at all with chicken. And I can not eat bread at all.

Activa yogurt works like a charm for constipation.