GROSS warning: Vomitting when Flu hits

soozan · December 23, 2007

Ok, not PB's..not even over doing it...

When you are ill, and vomit (regularly) how painful is that? Your sick body doesn't know to take it easy and do it slowly..........

Thankfully I haven't had that kind of sickness for more than three years but I know I was panicked, sweaty, and gasping/wreching for a while.

Can you break the band? Can you harm the esophogus?

Susan

feebs · December 24, 2007

Hi Susan,

Apparently there is an 'anti-vomiting' injection you can get from the dr/hospital, & I would strongly recommend getting it if you are vomiting.

I was banded in January this year, & a couple of months ago I had a vomiting virus. I was too sick to even remember about the injection. 5 weeks ago I had agonising pain after a visit to a new gym. It turned out to be a band slip - I spent a few days in hospital, & had my band totally unfilled. I don't start getting fill back until mid-January. I'm lucky my band didn't have to be removed or replaced.

My surgeon thinks that the vomiting started the slip, & working on new/different weights equipment at the gym completed it.

I'm a bit frustrated, as I feel the same (hunger levels) as pre-band. I had perfect restriction & had worked hard this year to shed 50kg (110#), & only had 22# to go to 'ideal' weight. Now I'm sruggling a little, & basically starting the fill thing over again. Wish i'd remembered the vomiting injection advice!

WASaBubbleButt · December 24, 2007

No, you can't break a band. It's pretty sturdy.

But you can slip. When you vomit the lower stomach is kinda sorta pushed up through the band and that is what a slip is, when the lower stomach slides up through the band.

There are several drugs that can be used. Some are tablets, some are suppositories, and some are by injection. There are several by injection. Zofran, Phenergan, Benadryl, etc. The same meds by injection usually come in oral form too. Some are even SL tablets that dissolve under your tongue.

BTW, the flu is actually upper respirtory, not GI. Influenza is coughing, sneezing, achy muscles, etc. Stomach issues are (9 times out of 10) something bad you ate, or a form of food poisoning.