Does a bad cough cause any damage to the band? I have started getting sick and am prone to bronchitus.

i wouldn't think so exp because that has to do with your lungs not your stomach, now if you get sick and throw up that different

The muscle you use to cough is the diaphragm so any strain from coughing would be from the diphragm-upwards (diaphragm, lungs, esophagus and throat). Since your stomach is below the diphragm there should not be any issues. If we can do abdominal exercises then there should be no reason that coughing would be an issue.

Be very careful. I am on my second lapband thanks to bronchitis. I originally got my band 04/2006. that october i started getting sick and after 3 antibiotics and 2 specialists, they were still guessing. my cough was horrible. i couldnt sleep in bed, had to sleep in my lazyboy. at the time, my band doctor didnt think anything was wrong. but, after having an upper gi, and begging for the hospital (yes the hospital) i ended up in 2 different hospitals, they gave me a pass to go to my band doctor. immediately, she put me into the second hospital, and the next day my band was gone. my stomach had come up past the band and was above the band 2/3 of the way. after i lost my band, i was also on life support due to complications with breathing. but yes, i did have a second band put in. i had to wait six months for healing, but i was rebanded in nov 2007. so far this one is doing great. but, in answer to your question, yes, a cough can cause your band to slip.