What's with all the sneezing?

[voodoo 0]

I am not a sneezer.

I don't have allergies.

Unless I directly breath in dust or something...I do not sneeze.

But since the surgery I sneeze often.

Is this a weird side effect or something?

Thank goodness my incisions don't hurt anymore

because it was like a punch in the gut when I'd sneeze.

[BetsyB 9]

I haven't heard of this associated with banding, but know MANY people who've had Roux-en-y for whom sneezing is their "full" signal.

[maestrita 43]

?? Irritation from intubation while you were under ??

[Humming Bird 275]

I have this problem too. It must be a nerve thing. If I even take one bite past my full I have a sneeze attack.

It seems like sneezing from hay fever. It seems like that is part of my "slime" process.

[bmooney364 30]

I agree with Humming Bird. I think it has something to do with the sliming process. I have it alot when I start to eat. It seems to be a warning to slow way down. I usually have it at the first of the meal not at the end.

[zobee 0]

My husband has not had WLS, but he has been a mealtime sneezer for the 17 years that I have known him. When he gets full, he has a sneeze attack.

I've done some research and found others who have sneezing related to eating, and there are quite a few people out there who do, but the answers are more assumptions and guesses rather than any proven medical fact.

The most common theory has to do with food in the esophagus, and the nerves therein being connected to the nasal passages. Apparently, so goes this particular theory, when there is food in the esophagus, it triggers a sneeze response in some individuals.

I would like to find a definitive answer on this tho, and maybe see if there is something that can stop it -- my husband is an incredibly LOUD sneezer, and it can be quite attention drawing in restaurants