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For those of you who are already banded, how do you do with spicy foods? I am going to be banded on 2/17, and I LOVE spicy foods. I am going to get the band either way, but I'd like to mentally prepare myself if I am not going to be able to eat spicy foods anymore....

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I'm very sensitive to anything that is spicy "hot" as opposed to spicy "flavorful." Pre-band, I always ordered my Thai and Indian food mild and always tried to avoid jalapenos when eating Mexican food. Despite those precautions, I still had to drink about 5 glasses of Water with Thai, Indian, and Mexican food to soothe my burning tongue. How do banded people who are sensitive to spicy hot foods deal with not being able to drink water while eating? Do you just avoid the food altogether? Or is there another trick to soothing the burn? I can't imagine going without my ethnic favorites.

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when i eat spicy, i take SUPER TINY sips of Water ... literally just a quick sip in a straw - maybe get 1/8th of a straw length. it does help but the burn tends to last for a little bit ... i just deal with it.

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I can still do spicy foods although i find it harder not to drink for an hour afterwards sometimes.

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Thank you all so much for your responses. I am so excited to get the band, and it's nice to know that most of you aren't having problems with spicy foods.....

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