Thursday for dinner I decided to try low fat hot dogs with slaw, I felt kind of crappy after I ate but it wasn't horrid. During the night I woke up a few times with my stomach hurting, since then it hasn't stopped hurting. I haven't done any exercise other than a super short speed walk which I really wasn't up to since I ate the weiner and slaw. I know people say cabbage can be very gaseous but this seems more. I was banded 1/23/09 and am 8 days from my first fill. My port area feels fine when I touch, theres no pain. The pain comes from taking deep breaths and swallowing along with the occasional discomfort that comes and goes pretty fast. I should add I am lousy at getting rid of gas, I burp internally, it doesn't make its wait out just like a hiccup but its a burp that doesn't make it above the start of neck if it gets that far. Those are painful more so now than before when I talked to my dr about them. He said air got trapped behind and would eventually disapate. My drs in surgery on Mondays, I want to believe this is gas and I should never eat weiners or slaw again. Just looking for opinions. Thanks in advance

i can eat cole slaw just fine no problem but i have never eaten hot dog since my surgery - did you eat it with a bun or by itself? hot dog meat is intestinal food maybe its just not a good meat to have with this band.

No bun just a weenie with some slaw on it. I did read where someone else could eat ht dogs, I'm just surprised its still messing with me but I know one thing just in case low fat weenie of any kind are now off limit and probably just to be safe slaw as well........

Hope you feel better hon

Do you still have your Gallbladder? You may be having symptoms of impending problems. Good luck.

Mimi

Do you still have your Gallbladder? You may be having symptoms of impending problems. Good luck.

Mimi

Yes I do.....they ran some tests about a year ago or so and decided I had IBS but didn't tell me anything

I know over the time I have been banded, there have been a couple of meals that just messed with me for several days. I have since learned to take it easy and go for a couple of days of liquids/mushies if I still feel bad the next day or two. I have found that one such food for me is corn on the cob. It doesnt get stuck going down but I feel really crappy for a couple of days after. I can eat hot dogs and slaw with no issue.

I hope you are feeling better by now.

Thanks for all your posts, the way I was feeling did finally pass and I was so glad. I doubt that I will want to try a hot dog or slaw again for awhile. I'm about 7 weeks out and haven't had my first fill yet its Monday afternoon, but it seems strange to me I've already dealt with PB and have a lot of restriction. I was telling my DH I can't imagine eating less than 4 ounces which is all I can tolerate right now. I guess I'll find out next week