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So I read elsewhere that a lot of people are reporting that they start sneezing when their pouch is full or their eyes/nose start running. That's so weird! Anyone here experience that sort of thing too? I know there's hiccuping and burping, but sneezing seems like such a strangely attached reaction to a full pouch :D

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So I read elsewhere that a lot of people are reporting that they start sneezing when their pouch is full or their eyes/nose start running. That's so weird! Anyone here experience that sort of thing too? I know there's hiccuping and burping, but sneezing seems like such a strangely attached reaction to a full pouch [emoji3]
So funny! I didn't know this til my nutrition class pre-op when they told us to look for cues. My daughter is only 20 and hasn't had the surgery but ever since she was small her nose runs after eating a meal and she has to blow her nose. I swear it's because she is full! I never knew.

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1 minute ago, Hrsnjs said:

So funny! I didn't know this til my nutrition class pre-op when they told us to look for cues. My daughter is only 20 and hasn't had the surgery but ever since she was small her nose runs after eating a meal and she has to blow her nose. I swear it's because she is full! I never knew.

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Totally unrelated, but my nose runs like a mofo when I brush my teeth LOL Lord help you if you walk in on me brushing my teeth...it's a pretty gross sight! :D

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Totally unrelated, but my nose runs like a mofo when I brush my teeth LOL Lord help you if you walk in on me brushing my teeth...it's a pretty gross sight! [emoji3]
People at work are walking by my office looking in like I'm insane. Thanks for the snotty visual!! [emoji23]

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Just now, Hrsnjs said:

People at work are walking by my office looking in like I'm insane. Thanks for the snotty visual!!

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LOLOLOL Say, "Yeah, you're welcome! Take a picture, it'll last longer!" :D

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My surgeon explained that during the surgery, the Vagus Nerve is cut and that's what causes the runny noses response when the pouch is full. Kind of interesting and tons of stuff on the interwebs about it.

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5 minutes ago, Ed_NW said:

My surgeon explained that during the surgery, the Vagus Nerve is cut and that's what causes the runny noses response when the pouch is full. Kind of interesting and tons of stuff on the interwebs about it.

Ohhh OK! That makes sense. Time to go search the Googoo's about this nerve :D

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Yep! I get a runny nose as I eat and if I've filled my pouch/sleeve, I do what I call "machine-gun sneezing" where I just sneeze over and over again. We're talking like 10 or 15 times in a row!

I generally try to avoid that, so I stop before I get to that point. It's one thing to sneeze like typhoid Mary in private, but you get some strange looks in the office or in a restaurant.

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3 minutes ago, S@ssen@ch said:

Yep! I get a runny nose as I eat and if I've filled my pouch/sleeve, I do what I call "machine-gun sneezing" where I just sneeze over and over again. We're talking like 10 or 15 times in a row!

I generally try to avoid that, so I stop before I get to that point. It's one thing to sneeze like typhoid Mary in private, but you get some strange looks in the office or in a restaurant.

HAH! That's insane! My work "brothers" will be all over this. My team is me and 3 other guys - we're like family :P They call me rapid-fire so I sneeze enough as it is....I can already hear the new nicknames flowing in! :D I wonder if anyone has ever sneezed themselves to death :1421_nose_tone2:

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Yep! I get a runny nose as I eat and if I've filled my pouch/sleeve, I do what I call "machine-gun sneezing" where I just sneeze over and over again. We're talking like 10 or 15 times in a row!
I generally try to avoid that, so I stop before I get to that point. It's one thing to sneeze like typhoid Mary in private, but you get some strange looks in the office or in a restaurant.
Haaahahahah Typhoid Mary baahahah

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3 hours ago, 🅺🅸🅼🅼🅸🅴🅺 said:

So I read elsewhere that a lot of people are reporting that they start sneezing when their pouch is full or their eyes/nose start running. That's so weird! Anyone here experience that sort of thing too? I know there's hiccuping and burping, but sneezing seems like such a strangely attached reaction to a full pouch :D

I did sneeze in the beginning when I started on puree but it did not last long, now I only burp when I'm full which I never did before surgery, but I'm so ok with that...thankful for the sign and restriction YES!!

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I get hiccups very often now which was never a thing pre-surgery. Its definitely associated with eating and drinking but not necessarily a "you had enough" sign. I think it just has to do with the new layout of the stomach and the way air gets trapped/moves throughout.

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And I only hiccup,before I vomit, not at any,other time.

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Having to blow your nose is a definite sign you are full

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