I need help understanding why it takes 2 days of liquids and 2 days of mushies before one can eat after a fill - - It isn't like after surgery when there are stiches and wounds to heal. Please help me better understand.

Thanks!

because your stomach may swell after a fill...and if you go straight to solids and throw up your stomach will swell even more and you may require a complete unfill. so best to follow doctors orders. hope this helps :tongue2:

You do this because you want your lapband to work. The main reason is so that your stomache can slowly get used to being tighter and second the 2 days of liquids and 2 days of mushies really jump start your weight loss! I always lost the bulk of my weight right after a fill. Good luck and I hope this helps. The rules of the band are simple to follow and are there to help "optimize your weight loss!"

Everytime that I got a fill I would be on liquids for about 3-4 hours prior to fill. After I got the fill I would drink Water and eat a Protein bar soon after to make sure I am not too tight. I was told to eat mushies for the rest of the day. The next day I can move to softs then solids later that day. I guess every surgeon is different. So far I have had no issues. :tongue2:

Dr. Michael Snyder

Surgery Date: 10/9/2008

First Fill: 11/11/2008

Second Fill: 12/11/2008

Third Fill: 1/8/2009

My fill doctor has no restrictions. They said I just need to be careful as I adjust to the new fill level and test the waters regarding restriction with the band.

I asked about the logic behind it because so many people do go on liquids . . . they said some people are tighter right away, and some take a few days/weeks for their fill to kick in, as long as we are cautious it shouldn't make a big difference.

However, I do recommend following your doctors plan, whatever it happens to be.