An American with an Irish-food question...

[sheila227 0]

Hi all,

I was just banded last week here in NYC, so I'm a bit far away from trying this particular food again, but I have to know: Does anyone have trouble eating brown bread? I fell in serious love with it on my first trip to Ireland 20-some years ago, and just recently discovered that Amazon sells quick-bread mixes from McCann's here in the U.S. I'll give it up if I must, of course, but I thought I'd do some informal research first. Thanks!

Sheila

Banded 6.23.08 by Dr. Fielding, NYU

[Coco 0]

Hi Sheila,

Yes I agree, the brown bread we have here is great!:thumbup: Congrats on having the surgery, hope you have fantastic success with it. As for which bread you will be able to eat, well as a general rule of thumb, bread is a no no once you get good restriction which for most people is by their third or fourth fill. But I do know banded people who eat our great brown bread, albeit, very slowly and usually sliced very thinly and sometimes toasted twice, but its not impossible. I would say to you to enjoy an odd slice of bread whiile you can, even though you've been banded it will probably be a couple of months before your restriction level will prevent you from having it.:thumbup:

[sheila227 0]

Thanks, Coco! I know white bread gives people a lot of trouble, and I guess I was just hoping against hope the brown bread would somehow be magic. :thumbup: Ah well, we do what me have to. No turning back now!