Gum

RNY_elizabeth
on 7/21/17 1:31 pm - TX

RNY on 10/06/15

I would subscribe to your channel in a jiffy! Mostly to see JB and the kitties but still...

Consultation weight: 265, Surgery date: 10/6/15, Goal: 150, Current weight: 129; 5'5, 46 years old

"I am basically food's creepy ex-girlfriend. I know we can't be together anymore but I just want to spend time hanging out" ~me, about why I love cooking so much post WLS

CathyV
on 7/21/17 9:32 am

I don't know if I have ever accidentally swallowed a piece of gum.

HW- 375

SW- 358

GW- 175

Loril1963
on 7/21/17 10:16 am

RNY on 10/28/16

I'm not a gum chewer, what your surgeon said makes sense to me. I'm not going to live on the edge, my luck I'll swallow a piece!! Interesting post I would never have thought about it.

Patty R.
on 7/21/17 11:37 am, edited 7/21/17 4:46 am - Harrisville, RI

RNY on 09/08/16

I have to add...I can control the snapping when I chew gum to aggravate at will

Edited for added effect!

Kathyjs
on 7/21/17 1:25 pm

Once again Grim cracked me up !!

peachpie
on 7/21/17 4:54 pm - Philadelphia, PA

RNY on 04/28/15

I never got back into chewing gum after wearing braces. And I chewed so much on the pre op diet that I have no desire to chew any now.

5'6.5" High weight:337 Lowest weight:193/31 BMI: Goal: 195-205/31-32 BMI

White Dove
on 7/21/17 5:39 pm - Warren, OH

RNY on 10/16/07

The no gum chewing goes back to lapband days. People would swallow a big enough wad to block up their opening to the stomach and sometimes need surgery to remove it.

My surgeon showed me a photo of one of his patients who was eating soup, swallowed a bayleaf and need surgery to remove it.

Real life begins where your comfort zone ends

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/22/17 7:13 am, edited 7/22/17 12:14 am - Cape Cod, MA

VSG on 03/28/16

I know I look like a cow when I chew gum so I mostly do it in private to keep from eating (especially when WFH). In my 62 years, I have NEVER swallowed my gum (and I've been a regular sugarless gum chewer most of that time).