do you chew gum?

christyj74
on 7/12/13 12:53 am

Hi everyone! I'm almost 4 weeks post op. My surgeon says no chewing gum because it makes air get into your stomach. Does everyone agree with that? It seems like my mouth is constantly dry and crappy tasting...it would be nice to be able to chew gum!

poet_kelly
on 7/12/13 1:00 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

I chew gum sometimes. I don't think it makes air get into my pouch. If it does, it's not enough air to cause gas or stomach pain, so who cares?

Kelly

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mrs_walsh17
on 7/12/13 2:15 am - Albuquerque, NM

I chew sugar free gum, because like you my mouth is crappy tasting! It's never bothered my stomach.

Liz - HW 253 SW 231 GW 140 Surgery date April 22, 2013

H.A.L.A B.
on 7/12/13 2:50 am

RNY on 05/14/08

I do get more gas and more air when I chew gum- I think that is due to my sensitivity to Sugar alcohol..and some of the chemicals in it.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

Lisa_Douglas
on 7/12/13 3:32 am

RNY on 05/20/13

My surgeon was not as concerned with the gum chewing as the gum swallowing...

poet_kelly
on 7/12/13 3:45 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Do you swallow your gum? I don't swallow mine. I spit it out when I'm done with it. Most people I know do.

Kelly

Lisa_Douglas
on 7/12/13 3:47 am

RNY on 05/20/13

I used to chew gum a lot (pre surgery) and frequently swallowed my gum without thinking about it ...

ebtiger24
on 7/12/13 3:44 am - AL

RNY on 12/13/12 with

I will chew it for very short periods. Chewing gum, at least as I understand it, can create hunger pains as your stomach expects something as the result of your chewing. It does seem to me that if I chew it for an extended period that sometimes my stomach gets a little rumble to it. May just be in my head. However, I just chew it for short periods to get rid of a bad taste/breath freshener.