hey guys, i was banded almost 5 months ago, and i have had three fills. The last one was about 2 or 3 weeks ago. Although i am happy with the portion sizes i now eat, and do not feel i am missing out (dont have much of an appetite anyway) i do find it extremely hard to drink 2 litres a of fluid a day. In the mornings i am simply too tight to drink more than a few small sips. Some days are better than others, and i hate to admit it, but there have been a few days where i probably drank no more than 400 ml of fluid. I know this is not good at all and im feeling it. i am so thirsty and tired even though ive had adequate sleep. I just cannot get fluid down me.

Please help. summer is coming up here in australia and i dont want to faint of dehydration.

i try and sip slowly during the day but even when doing this my sips are so tiny i dont get much down, and if i try and go any quicker it all comes back up.

is my band too tight?

I would say your band is to tite, I down 150oz of water a day no problem but I have not had a fill, I just ahd my one month check up and after the doc seeing my weight loss and talking about my eathing he thought it best not to do a fill.

I have what I think is good restriction but have no issues with water.

if your band is so tight that you cannot drink, then you surely are not getting adequate nutrition either. Don't mess with your health that way. Go get some saline removed from your band, pronto!