I was bad

[driso 2]

I had surgery on June 28th, the first few days were hell, but i have started to feel alot better. The only pain i have now is where the port is. This evening for dinner i ate a little bit of rice. I can feel some of it stuck in my throat. What should i do? Do you think i caused any damage?

[YngGram 73]

Doubt there's damage, but there is a lesson in there. You may not have chewed it well enough. Sip some warm tea to relax your throat and try not to freak out.

[driso 2]

Doubt there's damage, but there is a lesson in there. You may not have chewed it well enough. Sip some warm tea to relax your throat and try not to freak out.

Thanks for the reply. I had already started sipping some tea. All is well now. I often wonder about liquids and stretching the pouch. Do you think its possible to drink too much and stretch your pouch?

[Debora Anne 3]

Warm Water - and follow your liquid diet I am sure you are fine - just keep in mind we are on liquids for the first couple weeks so the band can settle where it needs to be and to heal

[honk 780]

Not to be a nag but are you supposed to be on solids? I was still on Clear Liquids 7 days out.

[Debora Anne 3]

Glad to hear your better Drinking will not stretch your pouch since it slides through the band - Solids can stretch if you take too big a bite or do not chew properly because the food will sit there in the pouch Hope that answers your questions

Thanks for the reply. I had already started sipping some tea. All is well now. I often wonder about liquids and stretching the pouch. Do you think its possible to drink too much and stretch your pouch?

[FLORIDAYS 3,040]

I am almost 7 months out and rice is the one thing that I regret eating every time. No mater how much I chew it.... Hope you are feeling better.... make sure not to rush getting to solids.... I was 4 weeks out of surgery before I was allowed regular food. Your stomach needs time to recover from the trauma of surgery.

[mauraclegg 29]

I am over a year out now & I haven't been able to eat rice since the very beginning. I think it has something to do with the food expanding as rice does

[AlienBandit 10]

One bad meal probably didn't cause problems.

When it comes to rice, it really is hit of miss. I live in Asia, Koreans eat rice 3 times a day.

People can get banded here and many still eat rice and it doesn't bother them ( and they still lose weight.... jealous!)

However rice can expand in your stomach so I think if you eat it like Korean's do in the portion we're allowed per meal 1/2-1 cup Im pretty sure you would stretch your pouch as it does expand in your stomach.

When I eat rice here it is usually with a Soup ( we cann it chegae) so I usually put the rice in the Soup and wait for it to expand then consume the expanded rice with a little soup. It's never a lot and I rarely eat that, but rice works for me. I joke that my band is very Korean because western food bothers my band but Korean food doesnt.