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Hi all,

I am just 17 days out of surgery, but one of the things I've always wanted to do was travel to India. I never really persued it because airplane seats are so uncomfortable for people that are really overweight.

Anyways now that I have a skinnier butt to look forward to, I wanted to plan a trip in a year from now as a treat to myself. For those people that are a year or two out how does your stomack handle spicy foods, curries, foreign bacteria etc

Just wondering if this is a good idea or not...

Kitty

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I eat the same spicy food now that I did pre-op, spice doesn't bother me. If I go someplace with poor sanitation, like Africa or the smaller Indonesian islands, I might get an upset tummy for a day or two but I had those pre-op, too. Nothing has changed except my tummy is loads smaller and the airplane seats are lots roomier. Start planning, I am sure you'll have a great time!

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I'm 3.5 months out and already I can handle spicy foods.

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I am 16 days post op and I have eaten I Indian food already! I add hot sauce to everything! After 9 days I was moved up to almost a full diet, just no raw veggies or fruit or any red meat. As for traveling, not sure I have take. A 2 hour road trip and did great.

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