Off limit foods after bypass

[Mbstas 57]

No problems with gum.

[Jolisue 112]

I read somewhere that RNY patients have to be careful about drinking alcohol particularly in the first year. Apparently we are at high risk for developing a replacement addiction from food to alcohol or drugs. I think it is a good thing to avoid while we work out out emotional reasons for over eating. Not to mention alcohol is high converted sugar. ????

[KimEndoRN 33]

Alcohol can also cause ulcerations to the anastomoses ...... Where we have been rerouted.

[winning_by_losing 107]

In my program we were told to avoid gum for two main reasons. 1 - it causes us to swallow added air, which adds gas to our pouch and adds risk to stretching it (same reason we have to avoid carbonation and using straws). 2 - It actually excites the enzymes in our stomach that are responsible for hunger and emulates one particular one (gremlin? gretlin? something like that).

I used to be an avid gum chewer (always sugar free), but have stuck with the recommendation post-surgery.

As for other absolute no-nos, it is all about sugar, fat and carbs. Anything high in any of those items will be counter-productive to our journeys and while we may or may not "tolerate" them, I avoid them as much as possible as I don't want to start back down the slippery slope of my pre-surgery days.

[angb1982 29]

I read somewhere that RNY patients have to be careful about drinking alcohol particularly in the first year. Apparently we are at high risk for developing a replacement addiction from food to alcohol or drugs. I think it is a good thing to avoid while we work out out emotional reasons for over eating. Not to mention alcohol is high converted sugar. ????

THIS!! Someone very close to me had gastric bypass 8-10 years ago and when things got rough she started to drink (she was not a drinker before) and she became a FULL fledged alcoholic as it replaced her eating instead. So please please everyone be careful. She almost lost everything

[NYMom 3]

I was not told I had to stay off carbonation forever. I don't really care because I never was much of a soda drinker. The Doctor and Nutritionist said it is a myth that it wil stretch the pouch, but it can cause gas and make you very uncomfortable. As you get further out it maybe tolerated.

Once on regular food I was told I can eat anything that I could tolerate but that didn't mean I should. My Doc is all about Protein first, veggies second and you probably won't have room for starches. Further out I hear a lot of people say they eat popcorn. Good Luck!

[misslissa46 0]

I am still having issues with the types of food to eat. I had my RNY last year on May 14. I've lost 130 pounds but it keeps fluctuating and making me feel like I'm losing the battle

[Mary23 17]

What is the word on chewing gum? My sister had the sleeve, and a good friend had lap

Band. They are forbidden to chew gum. How about those of us getting RNY?

I chew gum with no issues...just very careful not to swallow it!