Prawns, shrimps etc...

[Bookie]

I was wondering how easy these are to eat for banders?

Following the chicken-stuck-in-gullet incident, I was musing on different can/can't future edibles, and as a fierce carnivore, I realised I had read plenty about chicken and beef and fish, but nothing about prawns.

Does anyone know the answer?

 

[tracyt84]

Hi

I'm fine with most things meats,prawns etc as long at its chewed properly xx

 

[NT1977]

I am fine with prawns x

 

[flutterby1966]

I struggle with fish sometimes but am fine with chicken ... LOL our bands ever fail to surprise us. I cannot eat more than a slice or two of English bread and it takes ages to eat that, but am on holiday in France at the moment and that darned French bread is having no problem sneaking its pesky way very quickly through my band

 

[Wobbly71]

I don't think I've found anything yet that I can't manage! Poor me lol !

I manage all fish and prawns, chicken, turkey, bacon etc.

I think the only thing I haven't tried since the band is rice as this was a big No No from my providor. I have to say I did the same on holiday, the crusty bread went down no bother lol, maybe the butter helped it a bit ;-)

I think it is trial and error, but I always chew the life out of the food, wait 20-30 seconds between mouthfulls and stop after 20 minutes x

 

[moomoo1]

its an individual thing what is tolerated and whats not I couldn't eat chicken at or pork but beef was fine and no fish other than prawns . I was also told at banding never to eat bread pasta or rice but this isn't the same for everyone

 

[top_kat]

im like wobbly in that there isn't anything I cannot eat, including rice, bread, pasta.

My band is tighter in the morning and if I eat prawns too early they don't go down well unless I chew them well, and going back to normal foods post fill I start with small prawns as they are easier to digest, rest of time I have jumbo king prawns and eat lots and have no problems. It really is trial and error though

 

[Bookie]

Well, I'm probably going to find out soon enough, the last 3 days I have really been able to eat a lot more, which is good in one way because I am not being hungry every 2 hours from only being able to swallow tiny amounts but not so good as, well, I can eat more! So I think it's going to be time to get that fill done soon and get into the groove proper.

 

[top_kat]

Its at this time, when you can eat more, that you need to work hard on the choices of what you do eat. Protein based foods, if you feel hungry snack on ham, chicken, prawns, tuna, before hitting other things . . .

This is what it is like and is still like for me, as my band has not taken any of my hunger away.

 

[NT1977]

Kat is 100% right, I eat protein for snacks now rather than fruit! a slice of ham chopped up or some tuna are perfect.