Hello, all!

The other day I ran into someone with a stomach bug. I've been worried ever since. I had a case of the sit n spins about 2 years ago, and the memory still haunts me.

But now that I have the lap band, I'm even more worried about throwing up. I know that too much throwing up can cause slipping and rupturing.

Does anyone have any tips, tricks, or any sort of knowledge about this? If I end up with a stomach bug, I'm going to go to my surgeon, but I don't know if I could get there in time.

I'm just sort of nervous :S

I think most of us have concerns about a stomach bug. Talk to your doctor about his recommendations in case you ever come down with one. The NP in my doctor's office said a 24 hour bug shouldn't harm the band but anything over that, they'd want to call in a prescription med to my pharmacy to settle things down.

I was going out of the country last spring so I got a prescription med to take with me. Thankfully, I didn't need it, but I was glad I had it just in case. Some lap banders keep a prescription med on hand in the event of a stomach ailment.

I have read that most stomach bugs are caused by food poisoning. Make sure you eat well-cooked and safely stored food and you'll probably avoid most bugs, unless you get the flu, and this is the season for it.

i agree, talk to you surgeon. Many of them want you to get an emergency unfill until it passes.

I have read that most stomach bugs are caused by food poisoning. Make sure you eat well-cooked and safely stored food and you'll probably avoid most bugs, unless you get the flu, and this is the season for it.

Good advice!

i agree, talk to you surgeon. Many of them want you to get an emergency unfill until it passes.

I'm glad you brought up an emergency unfill. I had forgotten that was an option. My NP had mentioned that as well. Not that anyone would want to be in the position of having to go to the doctor with a stomach bug, but at least it's an option.

The H1N1 virus is causing vomiting in some people. I've already gotten my seasonal flu shot, and I'm very anxious for the H1N1 vaccine to be released.

We've got 3 kids so like most people at this stage of life, stomach bugs have been a regular part of the last 10 years in this household. Someone is always puking.

Thankfully, my kids seem to be growing out of this now, their immunity is becoming more adult like and they're not always bringing home these things, Eliza at 6 has had so much exposure through daycare, kinder, school, big brothers etc that she rarely gets sick.

however my oldest son started with the temperatures, vomiting and diarhhoea the DAY I got home from being banded. I was in an absolute panic! I went straight down to the local doctors and got a script for an anti nausea medication and keep this to hand at all times. When the kids have been sick I've turned into the disinfectant freak, I do not touch ANYTHING without gloves, bleach the toilet and bathroom every time they use it, bleach in the laundry, all round the washing machine doors and buttons, spraying Glen 20 on every single surface, training myself not to touch my face and using that hand sanitiser a million times a day. It works, they've been sick 3 or 4 times over the last four years and I've not caught it.

I'm about to finish my teaching degree and will be working next year, I'm really hoping that as an adult graduate, with kids myself, I have a strong enough immune system not to fall victim to the legendary horrible first year of illnesses!