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Seems when i eat i get real bloated only the top of my tummy, then the other issues i noticed is that in certain areas it seems like in my intestines you can feel lumps and they are a little sore but they pass after a little bit

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Eating too much too quickly maybe?

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Was banded 4 days ago and I'm feeling like a pulling when I stand up is that ok? It is freaking me out

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Was banded 4 days ago and I'm feeling like a pulling when I stand up is that ok? It is freaking me out

Thread hijack? Lol. Where do you feel pulling?

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Pulling may not be such an issue, you have healing incisions and stitches and they get tight and do pull when you move - just dont do anythign that really hurts them.

The other, sounds like you're not chewing enough- lumps in your intestines that are sore - is it a kind of pressure, does it move in a wave? It could very easily be big lumps on food not able to move on, that's what a bowel obstruction feels like in its very early stages. Its amazing, but with an ileostomy, you do kinda get to examine the contents of what you digest a bit more so than normal and I can tell you, with no Fluid in my band, my chewing is much more like a normal person and VERY large pieces come out - certainly entire nuts, seeds and small recognizeable pieces of vegetables! And I have had a bowel obstruction where eventually a huge mass of very fibrous matter passed - I'd eaten coleslaw - cabbage, corn, raw carrot. It caused a problem for several weeks. Your system will in general handle it, but its a sign you need to chew a lot more carefully and eat more slowly and perhaps add some liquid to help it all.

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