Holy fill! What do I eat now??

[celialou 0]

Okay, so I was banded on May 28th. The first two months, my diet was very unrestricted. I had a 2cc fill in July that basically did nothing. (I already had 1cc in my band.) But last Friday, I got three more cc's and now I cannot eat anything. I've lost a pound/day (water weight, I'm sure). But everything I eat hurts! The only thing that hasn't hurt so far was grapes. Even my salad hurt! Of course, I took small bites and chewed religiously. Is this normal? What should I be eating that won't hurt?!

[ElfiePoo 109]

But last Friday, I got three more cc's and now I cannot eat anything. I've lost a pound/day (water weight, I'm sure). But everything I eat hurts! The only thing that hasn't hurt so far was grapes. Even my salad hurt! Of course, I took small bites and chewed religiously. Is this normal? What should I be eating that won't hurt?!

Wow...3cc at once is a lot. It may be that you're just swollen. Assuming you can still get liquids down, I would try doing nothing but liquids and/or slurries (like watered down cream of wheat) for a few days because every time you eat something that hurts, you're probably aggravating the situation.

After 2-3 days, try eating a bite of solid food. Take a very small bite, chew thoroughly. If that still gets stuck you might want to contact your doctor for a slight unfill.

If you are having trouble with liquids, contact your doctor immediately.

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[JMinDallas 1]

Ditto Elfie. Eat mushies, very soft stuff for now. Cream of wheat, cottage cheese, maybe very soft egg salad.

I had another cc put in with my existing, and I notice a big difference too. I really have to watch what I eat and make sure I take really small bites and chew a lot. Sometimes it still gets lodged a little. It's all a learning curve still.

[Melissannde 41]

Also try some hot tea before your meals. Hot coffee or warm Water with lemon also works.

The warm Fluid tends to loosen the band a bit.

[vlp1968 83]

I agree- as long as you can keep down liquids I would give ita few days. If protien shakes give you trouble, try watering them down. It has helped me get passed the few days after a fill. Feel better!

[kjh24242424 0]

Mine was exactly the same way after my last fill, a month ago. It has gotten a little better, but I really am loving the restriction I have now. I still can't eat salad, and from what I understand lettuce can be a problem for some people. I really have been foucusing on getting my Protein from the shakes. I really have poblems with any type of bread, eggs, lettuce, and everything has to be in really small bites and chewed a million times. :thumbup:

[DIRKT32 1]

Dont try raw carrots even if you chew them to death.I had my first pb episode with them today.Bad and stupid idea.

Try boiled zucchini squashed with lemon and lime and cottage cheese.Or my favorite scrabled eggs with squashed tomatoes,basil and mozzarella.And stay away from carrots :thumbup: