I have read some things that are no-no's after one gets the band. I will list those that I have heard about. If there are comments on these, please let me know. Also, what else is a no-no that I don't know about? Thanks in advance!:wink2:

1. Soda

2. Beer (no problem...can't stand it anyway)

3. Rice

4. Straws--although some say okay to this

5. Pasta

P.S. Also please add anything that is not a food/drink. Is there any activity that you can't do anymore? (I'm sure there will be plenty of new activities to make up for these.)

I drink diet soda on occasion but I pour some out of the bottle and shake it flat, I know this may sound gross but it really is tasty. I am able to eat rice but VERY LITTLE. I was never told rice was a "no-no" As for food items I think it's trial and error,You learn what your body will tolerate and what it won't.

corn

popcorn

There are no no-no's with the lapband. Now, your doc may not want you to have something.

1. Soda- I have

2. Beer (no problem...can't stand it anyway)-don't drink.

3. Rice-I have often

4. Straws--although some say okay to this- I have w/ every drink

5. Pasta- I have often

The only no-no is what YOU have attempted to eat but it didn't work out well. But only you can answer that one.

I can eat anything I want. I don't drink anything except for Water though. That is my choice. I don't want artificial sweetners in my body, so I don't do crystal light. Occasionally I have propell water.

I eat popcorn when I go to the movies or sometimes I will have a bag of the 100 calorie microwave pop corn.

I don't have any no no's!

Lalaredd, good luck with your big day tomorrow!

Thoughts and prayers...Amy

ok Vegas Grace.... I am 256 and having band in one week... nervous about pre diet... cause... it is hard... where you told about Liver?

In Orientation they said drinking with your meal is a no no. They said to stop drinking 10 minutes before you eat and don't drink anything for an hour after. Otherwise the Water flushes the food out of the pouch and you don't get the full feeling.

Is this a rule all follow?

I wait 30 minutes until I take a drink after a meal. I had Soup one night and decided it should be ok to have a drink, After all I was eating soup. When I took a drink, I started to have problems. It was forcing the solids in the soup down too fast.

That is the one thing I really like about the band. GO against the rules and it hurts. I follow the rules pretty close.

I was told no bread, Pasta or rice.

Hi there, I still eat rice and Pasta quite happily. Rice I have to take slow or it gets stuck and I struggle more with brown rice than white rice. I can use straws no problem but it was tricky for a couple of weeks out of surgery. Bread seems to get stuck very easily though even if I toast it. Hope that helps!

K

In Orientation they said drinking with your meal is a no no. They said to stop drinking 10 minutes before you eat and don't drink anything for an hour after. Otherwise the Water flushes the food out of the pouch and you don't get the full feeling.

Is this a rule all follow?

It is a wise one. Not that drinking will cause you any 'problems', but it will work against you in that it helps wash the food down quickly -- sometimes before your brain gets the message that your pouch is now full.

After I was a few months post-op and hit my first "stall" on the scales, I started examining and realized that I had started sipping a little here and there as I ate. I recommitted to sticking to the 1 hour rule and NOT sipping at all during a meal.

My husband and family immediately noticed how much my portions shrank -- instantly. Since I'd been slowly inching up post surgery, they hadn't noticed I was probably eating more than the recommended amounts -- and honestly, I wasn't totally aware of it either.

But when I went back to checking my drinking it was apparant.

Sort of like when you diet and weigh/measure your portions or journal every bite -- it's a checks and balances sort of thingy. AND it insures you're getting better nutrition as most beverages we have with food do not provide any nutrition.

I have read some things that are no-no's after one gets the band. I will list those that I have heard about. If there are comments on these, please let me know. Also, what else is a no-no that I don't know about? Thanks in advance!

1. Soda

2. Beer (no problem...can't stand it anyway)

3. Rice

4. Straws--although some say okay to this

5. Pasta

P.S. Also please add anything that is not a food/drink. Is there any activity that you can't do anymore? (I'm sure there will be plenty of new activities to make up for these.)

Aivey, Once you're past the post-op stages of liquids and mushies, pretty much anything is okay IF YOU CAN TOLERATE IT.

I have my Sonic Diet vanilla Cokes quite regularly with no ill effects -- save that they displace the Water I SHOULD be drinking instead!! :thumbup:

I can eat both rice and pasta if I take it slow and easy -- BUT, since Protein is so important, I usually focus on my meat and veggies and that leaves very little room for rice or pasta (same with potatoes and bread). IRONICALLY all the things that HELPED me put on the weight in the beginning and things I couldn't leave alone enough to significantly lose weight.

What a coinkydink!

ok Vegas Grace.... I am 256 and having band in one week... nervous about pre diet... cause... it is hard... where you told about Liver?

Katie, like you I was 256 pounds. I know you are nervous but hopefully excited...hopefull at the same time. And yes, hard. Very hard. One of the toughest things I've ever gone thru in my life.

Liver? As in we should eat it or not eat liver? I don't like liver and haven't had it since I was a child. We used to eat this stuff called Neeses Liver pudding. Came in a parchment wrapper and mom would slice it. Was tastey....but gross!

I am just starting to try "normal foods" and it is scary, trial and error.

I haven't had a problem with bread but then again I eat gluten free bread and rolls and gluten is the glue like texture in bread so I think that is why it doesn't stick.

I can't eat blue corn tortilla chips, they prompted a thread from me because I had horrible shoulder and neck pain. Scary..

I am waiting till week 6 to try corn, steak, pork chops and rice.

I was only told never to have carbonation, don't drink with meals, 30 min. before and 45 min after, should never drink calories, eat Protein first........but other than those few rules it is on..........

I was told everyone is different and to only progress "as tolerated" of course I haven't had a fill yet.

Good luck!!!

And.......we should not use NSAIDS - they are hard on anybody's stomach, but they are especially bad for those of us with little pouches - they irritate the stomach/pouch and can cause ulcer and internal bleeding. Tylenol products are about all we can take safely. (this is from a voice of experience BTW....8 transfusions later).......

NSAIDs : non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Aspirin (Anacin, Ascriptin, Bayer, Bufferin, Ecotrin, Excedrin)

Choline and magnesium salicylates (CMT, Tricosal, Trilisate)

Choline salicylate (Arthropan)

Celecoxib (Celebrex)

Diclofenac potassium (Cataflam)

Diclofenac sodium (Voltaren, Voltaren XR)

Diclofenac sodium with misoprostol (Arthrotec)

Diflunisal (Dolobid)

Etodolac (Lodine, Lodine XL)

Fenoprofen Calcium (Nalfon)

Flurbiprofen (Ansaid)

Ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, Motrin IB, Nuprin)

Indomethacin (Indocin, Indocin SR)

Ketoprofen (Actron, Orudis, Orudis KT, Oruvail)

Magnesium salicylate (Arthritab, Bayer Select, Doan's pills, Magan, Mobidin, Mobogesic)

Meclofenamate sodium (Meclomen)

Mefenamic acid (Ponstel)

Meloxicam (Mobic)

Nabumetone (Relafen)

Naproxen (Naprosyn, Naprelan*)

Naproxen sodium (Aleve, Anaprox)

Oxaprozin (Daypro)

Piroxicam (Feldene)

Rofecoxib (Vioxx)

Salsalate (Amigesic, Anaflex 750, Disalcid, Marthritic, Mono-Gesic, Salflex, Salsitab)

Sodium salicylate (various generics)

Sulindac (Clinoril)

Tolmetin sodium (Tolectin)

Valdecoxib (Bextra)

Note: Some products, such as Excedrin, are combination drugs (Excedrin is acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine).

Note that acetaminophen (Paracetamol; Tylenol) is not on this list. Acetaminophen belongs to a class of drugs called analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). The exact mechanism of action of acetaminophen is not known. Acetaminophen relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold, that is, by requiring a greater amount of pain to develop before it is felt by a person. It reduces fever through its action on the heat-regulating center of the brain. Specifically, it tells the center to lower the body's temperature when the temperature is elevated. Acetaminophen relieves pain in mild arthritis but has no effect on the underlying inflammation, redness and swelling of the joint.

Paracetamol, unlike other common analgesics such as aspirin and ibuprofen, has no anti-inflammatory properties, and so it is not a member of the class of drugs known as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDs.

* Naproxen Sodium

" Naprelan contains naproxen sodium, a member of the arylacetic acid group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)"

"The chemical name for naproxen sodium is 2-naphthaleneacetic acid, 6-methoxy-a-methyl-sodium salt, (S)."

I am waiting till week 6 to try corn, steak, pork chops and rice.

Read my P B from H E double hockey sticks article. Pork chops and steak are very tricky. Make sure you chew chew chew even if your not very tight, it's nice to already have this practice down.