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Chewing Gum not a good idea I found out

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LundyLane    0

LundyLane
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I had read on here that some doctors said not to chew gum - mine never did or if he had I did not hear him :lol: lol

Needless to say I thought what is the big deal and picked up a piece while riding in the car with my husband and chomped on it for the ride for about 10 to 15 min no big deal right? :thumbup: WRONG! I got out of the car after spitting out the gum and got REALLY BAD PRESSURE :blink: gas/air in my stomach that went up into my shoulders. Then I grabbed the Gas-X strips with no real relief. Took a few hours to get rid of the pain and pressure so I LEARNED MY LESSON! :w00t:

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Hastings    3

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I think part of the issue with chewing gum is swallowing it. A few have had to have it removed at the hospital cause it gets stuck.

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Blix    0

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I've chewed gum with no problems at all. I think it is just different with some people. My doctor never said anything to me about not chewing gum.:lol:

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betrthnever    107

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Mr Dr had to remove gum before. Is it worth chewing it? I use to enjoy drinking coffee so much now it gives me the runs. Def NOT worth it LOL

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ARMKAM    0

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Chewing gum for me causes me to start sliming. I hate that because I was a major gum chewer before the band. I sing all day long at my job and it helped to keep my mouth moist. it kind of depends on the day also. It would be a mess to get it stuck tho'.

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Emmersglue    0

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I have no problem with gum, I get sugarless of course. I just spit it out. Haven't had any problem with gas issues and gum, but I say that now... it could happen.

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Lana24    10

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damn now I really don't have the courage to try gum, LOL thanks for the info.

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I began chewing sugar-free gum and mints the minute I left the hospital and have had no problems whatsoever.

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Hastings    3

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Of course if you accidentally swallow it, it won't matter if you have no restriction.

Once you are restricted, you might experience something different.

I regular mints all the time. Life saver wintergreen. Especially at the gym.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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