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Can eat too fast cause me to stay hungry more often. I had my first fill feb6th and still feel the same for the most part

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I have the same problem, so used to "shoveling" food in, its easy to forget the small bites and all the chewing we have to do, I go tomorrow for 1st post op check up, Its something we have to learn to do, so the lapband will work for us, good luck!

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Eating too fast will overload your pouch and cause you to get stuck, have pain, and vomit.

Think of your band, as a slow drain. Water in the sink goes down the drain very slowly.

Turn the Water flow up all the way, the slow drain cannot keep up with the amount of water filling up the sink, eventually OVERFLOWING the sink.

When you have acheived a certain level of restriction, you cannot eat too fast, or too big of swallows, or foods that are too hard and solid.

But you need restriction first! Otherwise the drain is running freely and you can eat whatever you want as much as you want.

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Most people feel the same after the first few fills, a few do feel restriction after 1 fill but most do not, so patience is needed till you get a few more fills under your belt...

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I have had two fills so far and have not felt any restriction. I am waiting, none too paitently, for my third fill on March 7th. I try to stick with good food choices and to follow the rules of bite size, speed and Portion Control. It is so hard to be "good" when everything feels like it always did. Restriction would certainly help keep myself in line. So far my 'tool' isn't powered up. Can't wait until it is. Good luck.

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