Are any foods off limits for life with the lap band? Like in gastric bypass surgery you can have no sugar, no carbonation, no alcohol.

Amy

well my doctors office always soda after 6 months as long as it has no calories..so again everyones doctor is different..good luck

My doctor says no caffine or soda pop.

My doctor said no carbonation for a year. I don't really get why, but it doesn't bother me either way. I can live without it. You also aren't supposed to take any kind of over the counter pain meds except Tylenol. Anything else can cause ulcers and cause your band to errode. Also no stomach meds like Pepto or Alka Seltzer for the same reason mentioned above. Basically nothing with aspirin. You can have mylanta for a stomach ache. I have been lucky and can eat just about anything except bread. It is very painful. But it is bad for me anyway so I don't miss it.

My doctor told me that there is no food off limits except for one, and that the band will let you know what YOU can eat and not eat. It is unique to the person. The one exception being.....persimmons, that was the BIG no no. Something about the texture, to bad to because they are SOOOOO good here!