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My doctor told me NO popcorn, so I've been afraid to try. He forbid very few items, so I figured he had a good reason. Going to the movies KILLS me.....

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I have popcorn a lot, especially now that they have those 100 calorie snack bags of popcorn. As long as I chew well, I have never had a problem getting it down.

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I've got pretty good restriction now and I don't have a problem with popcorn. Never been an issue and I don't remember my doc ever saying not to have it.

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my doctor said no popcorn, but it has nothing to do with the band, he just thinks popcorn is a horrible food to eat. he says he has seen enough of people's insides to know that popcorn stays in the body and does not digest completely.

i still eat popcorn, although now it is like once a month, prior to surgery it was every night.

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I have had no problems with popcorn at all. I eat the 100 cal packs once in awhile and hubby took me to the movies the other night and I had some of the "real" stuff. It was tasty but then I felt guilty HAHA

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popcorn is my worst enemy now. I ate it for 2 years with no trouble. Then Saturday, went to the movies with my kids and consumed too much. It got stuck and yesterday I had to go have all my fill removed and my esophagus is so swollen it is having spasms and hurts like $&%!! I have a fever, it hurts to swallow anything, and I am on liquids for 1 week. All of this just for one bucket of movie popcorn...NEVER again. My band doc told me that popcorn and coconut are the only 2 thigs he tells his band patients they should never eat. Now I know why!

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My advice/personal experience- you have to be very careful with popcorn. It does go down easy when your stoma is open... but on hormonal days, or tight days stay away from it. I too didn't think much of eating a small handful of popcorn 10-15 pop clusters at the movies with the kiddos. Well, hubby stayed in the movie with the kiddos while I paid $8.00 to stay in the bathroom with a massive sliming experience. I ended up on liquids for 3 days to recover from it. Now I stay away from popcorn. It isn't the pop part that creates the problem... it is those nasty kernal skins.

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Have you tried puff corn? It has a very similar taste as it is "puffed corn". My 18 month old daughter LOVES it. You have to be careful though, 2 1/2 cups(which is a lot) has 160 cals and 10g fat. If you loved popcorn though and couldn't eat it, it would be a good alternative on occassion.

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