I had my band surgery 5/22 and have been on the lovely liquid only diet. About 45 minutes ago without thinking, i swallowed my gum. I feel fine, but should i worry?

Thanks!

hehe glad i'm not the only one who did that!! I was fine. I'm sure you will be.

hehe glad i'm not the only one who did that!! I was fine. I'm sure you will be.

LOL! Good, I'm glad I'm not alone. I have to admitt that I did feel really silly after.

Thank you!!

No problem. I panicked too and I of course felt like an idiot as well.

My uneducated guess would be if it doesn't get stuck and goes into your lower stomach, it would be the same as before your surgey, I'm sure you swallowed gum as a kid.

Sounds like we have all been there. I have chewed gum for years, never swallowing it, so I was sure I would be fine after the band. Guess who accidentally swallowed her gum post-op? GUILTY! I waited to see if it got stuck, and when it didn't I went on my merry way. I think I did it a second time too, recently. Unless it gets stuck in the opening you are fine. I think the danger is if it gets stuck. Welcome to the gum-chewing club!

We were told not to chew gum for a while after surgery because of things like this. I'm sure it's rare for it to get stuck, but better safe than sorry I guess. I'm sure you'll be fine!

I ask my Doc about that and he said to watch farting :redface:

I ask my Doc about that and he said to watch farting :biggrin:

Holy cow, I just spit my Water everwhere! LMAO! :biggrin: