coughing

[Feliciea 0]

ok...I had my band for 3 mos. now, and so far I lost 23 pounds. Everything is going good except for the night time coughing and gaging that won't stop until I let something up. I don't eat or drink the 1/2 hour before bed, so I'm not sure what it is. I get this tickle in my throat about 15 min. after I lay down, and start coughing so much and so hard that my throat fills up with flem or liquid and I have to run to the bathroom and let it out. Once I let it out I can go to sleep. Now it happens sometimes during the day. What is this, does anyone know, please let me know what I can do, don't want to get no filling taken out, I'm doing so good. Please respond.

[SimplyAshley 0]

Well congrats on ur weight loss so far..... I do a lot of coughing in the morning...I try my best to control how hard i cough because I just got the surgery on 3days ago.... My Dr. told me to drink warm Water and that it breaks up the junk in ur throat....

[Birinak 19]

ok...I had my band for 3 mos. now, and so far I lost 23 pounds. Everything is going good except for the night time coughing and gaging that won't stop until I let something up. I don't eat or drink the 1/2 hour before bed, so I'm not sure what it is. I get this tickle in my throat about 15 min. after I lay down, and start coughing so much and so hard that my throat fills up with flem or liquid and I have to run to the bathroom and let it out. Once I let it out I can go to sleep. Now it happens sometimes during the day. What is this, does anyone know, please let me know what I can do, don't want to get no filling taken out, I'm doing so good. Please respond.

I think you need to stop eating and drinking much sooner than half an hour before bed. Even if you didn't have the band, it's advised to stop at least two to three hours before sleep. This is for digestive health and proper sleep. Carbs and Protein take about an hour to a few hours to digest. Veggies and fruit take about half an hour. However, this is different for bandsters and for people who lie down after eating. Lying down, the process of digestion is slowed and it can result in the irritation of the esophagus by raised stomach acids. Also, food in the upper digestive tract can disturb sleep and consuming Water too soon before bed may mean that you'll be more likely to wake up to pee during the night. Bandsters have to take this consideration more seriously since it takes much longer for food to leave the upper digestive tract with a pouch. One night, I had a Multivitamin pill about an hour before bed and, early in the morning, I woke up tasting some of it. I also used to drink a little Water about an hour before bed, thinking that it would pass through the pouch by bedtime. I woke up a few hours after bed coughing up water. My pillow was soaked. It doesn't happen to everyone. It happened to me when my band was a little too tight. A very small unfill (about 0.25 of a cc) helped a lot. Along with not eating later than a few hours before bed, maybe you need a small unfill?

[onenuttynurse 0]

Yes...I believe the eating before going to bed is the culprit..I would totally agree with that...Try eating 2 hours before going to bed. Most of the time I can drink Water and go to bed,,no problem..however...If I have eaten to soon before going to bed, I can tell and feel like i have to prop myself up with pillows to fall asleep to let that food pass......

[Georgia83 0]

My dr has a poster in his office for good and bad band zone and coughing and food coming back up is under a band being too tight. You may want to have the dr look into this ,,, goodluck

[judy58 0]

ok...I had my band for 3 mos. now, and so far I lost 23 pounds. Everything is going good except for the night time coughing and gaging that won't stop until I let something up. I don't eat or drink the 1/2 hour before bed, so I'm not sure what it is. I get this tickle in my throat about 15 min. after I lay down, and start coughing so much and so hard that my throat fills up with flem or liquid and I have to run to the bathroom and let it out. Once I let it out I can go to sleep. Now it happens sometimes during the day. What is this, does anyone know, please let me know what I can do, don't want to get no filling taken out, I'm doing so good. Please respond.

[judy58 0]

Well congrats on ur weight loss so far..... I do a lot of coughing in the morning...I try my best to control how hard i cough because I just got the surgery on 3days ago.... My Dr. told me to drink warm Water and that it breaks up the junk in ur throat....

Feliciea,

I think you may have to much Fluid in your band. Congrats on your weight loss, its not easy!!! Hardest diet i have ever been on, but the best thing i have ever done!!

Judy58

[TKW 501]

From what I have read and learned... your band is too tight.

[Cocoabean 430]

These are symptoms of reflux. It can mean your band is too tight. Having some Fluid removed does not mean loss of restriction. Having a band that is too tight can lead to a lost band due to the reflux if it is allowed to go on too long.

Please call your surgeon and talk about it.

[Feliciea 0]

Thanks to everyone for the advice.