Ok, i swallowed a piece of gum. am i in big trouble i'm not feeling alot of pain, but just a little tightness. anybody else do this???? Am i going to be ok.

i guess i should have given some more info, i'm 8 days post op and doing great. i knew not to chew that gum, i new it. if y'all would have seen me trying to hack it up before it got all the way down you would have peed your pants. please tell me i'm going to live and that its not going to stay in my stomach for 7 years like my 8 year old just told me.

I would think if you're able to drink liquids okay, the gum passed. If you feel discomfort, call your doctor. Wouldn't you know you'd swallow gum now of all times. I'm sure you've chewed gum a hundred times without it happening.

Oh Boy, I never chew gum, we weren't allowed as kids. i swear since being banded, I have had a craving for gum...

i'm never chewing it again, i'll tell you that. luckily i'm not in any pain, really. just some tightness.

i guess i should have given some more info, i'm 8 days post op and doing great. i knew not to chew that gum, i new it. if y'all would have seen me trying to hack it up before it got all the way down you would have peed your pants. please tell me i'm going to live and that its not going to stay in my stomach for 7 years like my 8 year old just told me.

I have no clue about the gum b/c I am not banded yet, BUT this was hilarious to me! Sorry for laughing... :ohmy:

Believe me, this is so me. if its going to happen to someone it will happen to me. i've been doing so good, too. i even saw my surgeon today for my first post op. praises all over the place. then i get home and see the Big Red Gum. Bad Idea.

i guess i should have given some more info, i'm 8 days post op and doing great. i knew not to chew that gum, i new it. if y'all would have seen me trying to hack it up before it got all the way down you would have peed your pants. please tell me i'm going to live and that its not going to stay in my stomach for 7 years like my 8 year old just told me.

ROFL...you should be fine. Doctors rarely give a fill when they put the band in so, while you may have some swelling from the surgery, you still don't have true restriction with a minimal opening.

I have to say I had the same thing happen to me yesterday (3 weeks postop) and I had this vision of the gum being stuck in the opening stretching like a bubble into the rest of my stomach, filled with everything I ate at that point. :ohmy:

do you know the trick of rubbing peanut butter in with the gum when a child gets it stuck in their hair? It breaks up the gum and no hair cutting is needed. Have you ever eaten food with gum? It breaks up the gum.

There is no way the gum will stay in your stomach for any great length of time. Your stomach acid and food will break it down.

I have swallowed many pieces of gum with the band and it has been fine. Just a bad habit I had from before the band....

But I do chew less gum now or only a 1/2 piece because it seems to just make me hungier... All the chewing that is.:ohmy:

My doctor doesn't gum at all. However, since you're a newbie, you probably don't have any saline in your tubing and therefore are more open than you will be later. It could pass w/o difficulty but in the future, I would re-think chewing gum. Is it worth the possible problems it could cause you?