Vomiting and the Lap Band

One of the side effects you will sometimes see with a lap band is vomiting. Air is injected to your stomach prior to the lap band procedure. The air is removed, however a tiny bit does sometimes remain and can cause the bloated feeling and burping or the vomiting of air. More common though is actual vomiting. Here are some remedies used by individuals to overcome the vomiting

You can try small ice chips as well. They will melt slowly in your mouth. Can you use a shot glass to measure out the water? During my overnight hospital stay I had very small cups ( the kind the hospital gives you a pill in) and filled them with water and every 15 mins, I drank one slowly.

He said I should not be vomiting on clear liquids. He asked me if I hear a bubbling noise when I swallow I told him yes, everytime. He told me that I have alot of swelling and my band is really tight. I now have to stay on clear liquids until I can start keeping them down and get this..I have to drink with a teaspoon! It is so hard! He told me if I can't get 2 liters down a day I am gonna get dehydrated. The good part of this is I am losing about a lb a day right now. I just hope I don't get dehydrated.

Did your doctor prescribe anything for naseau? Mine did - 3 refills worth. If you don't have a prescription get some fresh ginger, peel and grate ( or thinly slice it), pour boiling water over it, add i smidge of sugar and lemon to taste. let it steep, strain and drink. that should help settle your stomach. oh and you might want to stay away from apple juice. I hope this helps you. Good luck.

Just try to slow down the speed at which you are taking things in, so that if something has to come back up, it will be a small amount that can be simply spit up, as opposed to a larger amount that would cause you to feel like you were full fledged vomiting.

Your Dr. will of course be the best one to answer this....I hope he calls soon! Some peoples stomachs are just much touchier than others....and once you get upset, then you cause the swelling to continue, so it is best to find out how he wants to handle it.

I had friends fly down to Dr. Rumbaut to be banded a few years ago, and on the way home, following being banded, the husband got air sick, and he vomitted or dry heaved for most of the trip. They were in the air, and even when they landed they were hours from home. They called him as soon as they landed, and he told them what to get, and they got a motel room, and he slept for hours.....and when he woke up he was not sick at his stomach any more.

It's possible that you have post op swelling that is making your band tight. Did your Dr put any fill in at the time of surgery? People have said that they are tighter at different times of the day. Are you sipping or gulping? Drinking too fast could cause it to come back up. Try small sips and drink slowly.