Really Need Your Advice

[Saundra 0]

Thursday for dinner I decided to try low fat hot dogs with slaw, I felt kind of crappy after I ate but it wasn't horrid. During the night I woke up a few times with my stomach hurting, since then it hasn't stopped hurting. I haven't done any exercise other than a super short speed walk which I really wasn't up to since I ate the weiner and slaw. I know people say cabbage can be very gaseous but this seems more. I was banded 1/23/09 and am 8 days from my first fill. My port area feels fine when I touch, theres no pain. The pain comes from taking deep breaths and swallowing along with the occasional discomfort that comes and goes pretty fast. I should add I am lousy at getting rid of gas, I burp internally, it doesn't make its wait out just like a hiccup but its a burp that doesn't make it above the start of neck if it gets that far. Those are painful more so now than before when I talked to my dr about them. He said air got trapped behind and would eventually disapate. My drs in surgery on Mondays, I want to believe this is gas and I should never eat weiners or slaw again. Just looking for opinions. Thanks in advance

[amella 0]

i can eat cole slaw just fine no problem but i have never eaten hot dog since my surgery - did you eat it with a bun or by itself? hot dog meat is intestinal food maybe its just not a good meat to have with this band.

[Saundra 0]

No bun just a weenie with some slaw on it. I did read where someone else could eat ht dogs, I'm just surprised its still messing with me but I know one thing just in case low fat weenie of any kind are now off limit and probably just to be safe slaw as well........

[amella 0]

Hope you feel better hon

[Mimilou2004 13]

Do you still have your Gallbladder? You may be having symptoms of impending problems. Good luck.

Mimi

[Saundra 0]

Do you still have your Gallbladder? You may be having symptoms of impending problems. Good luck.

Mimi

Yes I do.....they ran some tests about a year ago or so and decided I had IBS but didn't tell me anything

[HeatherO 7]

I know over the time I have been banded, there have been a couple of meals that just messed with me for several days. I have since learned to take it easy and go for a couple of days of liquids/mushies if I still feel bad the next day or two. I have found that one such food for me is corn on the cob. It doesnt get stuck going down but I feel really crappy for a couple of days after. I can eat hot dogs and slaw with no issue.

I hope you are feeling better by now.

[Saundra 0]

Thanks for all your posts, the way I was feeling did finally pass and I was so glad. I doubt that I will want to try a hot dog or slaw again for awhile. I'm about 7 weeks out and haven't had my first fill yet its Monday afternoon, but it seems strange to me I've already dealt with PB and have a lot of restriction. I was telling my DH I can't imagine eating less than 4 ounces which is all I can tolerate right now. I guess I'll find out next week