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I have just returned from a week long trip to spain (I live in the UK). I had terrible problems eating much for 3 or 4 days after each flight. It felt like I had severe restriction after the flight and could not manage much more than a few mouthfulls. I was PB'ing extremely badly after a couple of mouthfulls when I had not PB'd much at all before that.

I wondered if anyone else had experienced this. I am taking a 9 hour flight in August and am thinking of having an unfill before I go purely because it was so unpleasant.

On the upside, I didnt put on an ounce of weight!!!

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i've flown between Germany and America twice now and had no problems. I did not have a lot of restriction then. Maybe if you have a lot of restriction it might make a difference? It will be interesting to see the other answers on this.

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My doctors office warned me that flying can cause the band to tighten from swelling. Like your feet can get swollen on a plane, the same effect can cause your band to feel tighter. They gave me less of a fill because they new I was flying a few days later.

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