This is a spinoff to most agreeable foods.

What foods do you find you must stay away from?

Chicken, no matter how I prepare it, or how I chew it or how long it is cooked. Chicken.

Fran

So far, for me, it's been lettuce and ground beef. I am only a month post-op, so I hope one day to eat lettuce again, but those two things were really bad for me and made me throw up.

Dry chicken is not so good either.

soft breads - I have tried bites from muffins and donuts, once each, even when I had a loose fit. one bite killed me

swarma - I don't know why, but this gave me the worse reaction that I have had

rare beef, chicken, any type of thick cut meat

Bread, pasta, rice, any kind of beef, lettuce

for me its chicken left over really bad, soft bread.

I have good restriction and can eat mostly anything in small bites. I've only had 2 "bad" episodes and they were both after eating seared ahi. It's weird because I can eat sushi, beef, chix, bread..etc. Needless to say, I stay away from seared ahi now!!

Hi everyone. I was banded on May 22, 2008. So far, I have only had problems with hard-boiled eggs. I have been able to eat bread, but I have to chew it for a really long time. I haven't gotten my first fill yet, so I don't know if this will change. I was told not to eat sushi because of the small grain sticky rice that it is made with. My doctor told me it will swell up and get stuck. So I am really not even tempted to try. I have tried pasta and it seems to go down ok. It seems like the whole grain pasta goes down better tho.

Once I'm banded I plan on staying away from the "big" no-no's. Like soft breads and soda (which I don't drink anyway), but out of curiosity, how do you discover as a bandster what is not agreeable? Is it something that gets "stuck" (that's my worse fear is I'll eat something that gets stuck)? Or is it something that just no longer agrees with your stomach (as in makes you queasy).

For example, I love steak. I've heard a lot of bandsters are able to eat steak while others cannot. Figuring how my luck normally goes, I think I'll be scared to even try a bite of steak for fear I'll get it stuck and be in severe pain.

I have a friend that was banded like 4 years ago, she cannot eat meat in any form (she also is pretty bad with her band, lots of milkshakes - she's gained like 40lbs back - I realize this is her own fault by not being a "good" bandster) but, I think I would be a little disappointed if I could never eat meat again, which I love.

In all honesty not being able to eat meat wouldn't be a deal-breaker for me I'm still getting the Lap Band regardless, but the journey to discover what foods I'm able to tolerate scares me a little.

MicheleK

You learn from experience. There is really no other way. As a matter of fact, the "no-no" list can change depending on fill level, time of the month, whether or not you're congested, stress level.

You need to take small bites and as soon as you feel something stuck...stop eating. The worse thing you can do is add more food. If you feel stuck, sip on a warm liquid, stand up and walk around a little (that seems to help the food go down) or sometimes get rid of it in the bathroom (it's really not as horrible as it sounds)

Eventually, you'll find some constant "no-no's" on your personal list. My absolute no-no's are hard boiled eggs, grilled chicken, steak, doughy breads and rice.

Keep in mind that anything can get stuck if you don't chew properly. I've actually gotten stuck on applesauce because I took a giant mouthful.

Thank for the info Libra! I'll keep that in mind. I guess it's like anything else, trial and error. :ohmy:

(Sorry if I hijacked the thread...)