Restriction in the morning

[SusanP 0]

Good Morning,

Share with me about how soon you can drink or eat and what you can drink or eat in the morning....right now I can't get anything except baby sips of warm liquid and no food until 3-4pm in the afternoon. I am off to do some shopping and will check back this afternoon.

Thank you in advance, Susan

[juliegeraci 7]

Susan, have you tried warm or hot liquids in the am. to open up the stoma. 3-4pm sounds so late. Today I woke up starving so I am slowly eating some oatmeal. Other days I can take in a Protein Shake 10-11 a.m. Are you able to sip a Protein shake in the a.m. You may very well be a bandster that has to have 2 Protein Shakes and 1 meal a day. Julie

[SusanP 0]

Thanks for replying...here's my day so far. I made some hot tea and we took off to go shopping. I took tiny little sips and by the time I got to Target (about 45 minutes and 1/4 cup of liquid) I had to go to the bathroom and slim came up. My throat was burning, so I bought some pepcid. I slowly dissolved 1 pill and about 20 minutes later, I slimed it up. I dissolved one more and it stayed down for about 30 minutes. I called my doc's office to see if I could come in for a slight unfill (had a fill last Wednesday went from .5 in my band to a total of 1.2cc and have been on liquids since then). No one was in, so I told her I would try to slip on warm liquids and see how things went tomorrow. During my call to her, I had to have my hubby pull over and slimed some more. Got home, heated some Water and got a couple of sips down. About 1 hour later, I again felt the pressure in my stomach and slimed some more. I decided to try something cold, so I just had a popsicle and will see how long it stays down. Standing feels better than sitting.

Now, I am not new to banding and I used to have up to 1.8 without problems. I had a barium swallow last month and my doc says everything is in its proper place.

Thank you very much,

Susan

[travelgirl 3]

I'm a baby bandster, but it sounds to me as if you're just too tight.

[ReneBean 3]

Sounds a little too tight, to me, also.

I can always eat solid foods by noon....

Good Luck!

[Denmark 0]

It's a little weird ... I am a new banding and have as yet not been filled but I can relate to the eating thing ... fluids in morning, my tummy is not too happy with solds in the morning. Hvae no problems with solids in the afternoon ...

[SherryW 4]

When I first got my band and up until almost a year out I couldn't eat anything solid first thing in the morning. So I'd have my coffee, cocoa or iced coffee and then I'd eat around 10am and that would be a scrambled egg or omelet. Something on the softer side. I couldn't eat any hard Protein until at least noontime but, you shouldn't have to go until 3pm. Definately mention this to your physician.

[g curtis 0]

Hi there

sounds to me you are too tight. You cant go on for too long not drinking properly until mid afternoon, you will eventually get de-hydrated. I really think you probably need a de-fill. I have had my band for over 2years and am booking to have a defill because since having a fill 3 days ago am only able to take fluids, however I drink drink and drink, tea, coffee, fruit juice, clear Soups etc

You gotta look after yourself otherwise you will make yourself ill.

Good luck and take care

Gaynor