Stomach flu with band

[lspeeler1 1]

Just had my first experience with the stomach flu while being banded. It was not pleasant!! Not the band's fault but an unfortunate side effect. The problem was that just the same as food not being able to pass through quickly to stomach it can't pass the other way either. Well - my stomach wanted something gone and quick!!! The result was hours of heaving with very little results and my body feels like I've been through a prize fight. I love my band but at times like this I would like to be free to let nature take it's course.

[GavynsMum 1]

Just had my first experience with the stomach flu while being banded. It was not pleasant!! Not the band's fault but an unfortunate side effect. The problem was that just the same as food not being able to pass through quickly to stomach it can't pass the other way either. Well - my stomach wanted something gone and quick!!! The result was hours of heaving with very little results and my body feels like I've been through a prize fight. I love my band but at times like this I would like to be free to let nature take it's course.

Call your doctor, either surgeon or family physician, and ask for a rx of phenergan or zofran and keep it in your medicine cabinet. Both work well to control vomiting and nausea. Only side effects Phenergan can make you sleepy (which is a good tihng for me) and zofran can make you constipated. I have a 16 month old in daycare (the germ factory) and i always make sure i have half a bottle in the closet.