Does anyone else have phlegm issues

[rdittmar 1]

I have more of a complaint not a complication......

So I was banded in Oct of 08 and i have been loving life, however since my two fills and Spring time arriving I have been the walking phlegm girl.... I have been drinking something hot in the morning like my dr & my mom (also a fellow bander) has told me to do. However sometimes it works a little and sometimes it does not. It seems like when I eat the food gets caught in all of the mucus and I can feel the congestion and of course then the food does not want to go down. I have been to my regular md and she says I do not have a cold and my lungs sound clear. My band fill dr. says that some people produce more mucus than others. Basically, deal with it. Soooooo does anyone have this issue and can you suggest any tricks or advice??

[Carrie_C 9]

I have also had a problem with this. If it is really bad, I would suggest getting a slight unfill. That's what I had to do back in March when my allergies were really bad. It was causing me not to be able to keep much down. It was much better after getting a small amout removed.

[Jachut 487]

I've only ever had a tiny unfill of 0.1 cc and this was my ONLY symptom of being too tight. I never even got tight enough to not be able to eat in the morning or have trouble eating any particular food, I was just restricted to about half a cup servings (which should be OK right?) but everytime I ate, I began to realise I'd be clearning my throat for half an hour afterwards, there'd be phlegm there.

That was enough for me, I figured I'd gone past my sweet spot and had the last tiny fill removed, and have just accepted tht for me, that's max restriction. I will not risk my band given that its got me well into normal BMI territory anyway.

[rdittmar 1]

I have tried the getting unfilled just a little and then I was fine. So I went back in a month or two later and he added a little more and I was fine until a week or so ago. What kills me about the whole thing is I have never had any allergies or anything until I had the band. I have been on soft and liquids since I have been throwing up lately. My stomach looks visably swollen so I need to let it calm down. Then I will see if I need to get an unfill again or not.

[Carrie_C 9]

Yea, you should probably stay on liquids for a while longer.

[Just Banded 0]

is it post nasal drip?

[Carrie_C 9]

I'm not really sure what it is.