spitting food out

[brad scott]

ok guys my friend is looking at having a bypass and he asked me a question that i couldnt answer so i said i wouls ask u guys he said after a bypass can u still chew sweets chocolate etc but spit them out i asked him why he would want to do it but it was something he wanted to know.

I have no idea if this would harm someone who has had a bypass or not whats ur views??

 

[Jrichard]

No!

These foods dissolve on contact with saliva, so he will end up "eating" them.

The point of a bypass is to avoid these food types not to consider different methods of consuming them.

Maybe your mate isn't ready for a bypass yet.

Julie

 

[jaxx]

You'd still end up swallowing even a bit and if your friend is one who ends up being prone to dumping, he'd end up feeling very ill. There are sugar free alternatives available but if you consume too much it will give you the runs as the sugar substitute can have laxative effects.

Bypasses prevent you from eating too much in one go but it does still require a large degree of self control. I'd make that clear to your friend as even a year and a half out from my bypass I still struggle with my food demons.

 

[Miss Tickle]

I concur-this would be a very bad idea. Firstly, he wouldn't be tackling the habit and making the required changes in his head. He'd be putting a very nasty habit in place. Secondly, and I'm no doctor but I believe chewing gives the message to produce all those gastric juices that work hard to break down the food that is swallowed. No food to digest may lead to acid reflux and even ulcers. Of course I may be way wrong on this one but I believe this is the reason why bypassers can't have chewing gum.

 

[joffy01582]

chewing sends signals to the stomach to get ready for food

 

[penelope1008]

One of the many reasons I chose the bypass was that I would never again be able to give in to the temptation of anything but diabetic sweets and those in limited amounts because of the possibility of dumping.
Even if I was not destined to be one of those who dump as easily as some others just the thought of that possibility is my guard against slipping back into bad habits. So far the juries out on that one still pretty early on my journey back to food.
Telling myself like fizzy drinks I am not allowed them is one of many silent mantras I have to keep me strong and single minded.

 

[wizzbang]

I'm fortunate that it wasn't choc or sweets that I used to eat. I like sandwiches and potatoes and bread etc.
I can eat sweets if I feel like one post bipass and whilst on holiday I ate a small bag of ju-ju's. It took me a week and I enjoyed them with no nasty dumping.
I think what your friend is trying to get his head around is the stories that you hear about people liquidising fish and chips and other naughties and wondering if anybody 'cheats' with sweets.
Lynne x

 

[Karlos]

Of course I may be way wrong on this one but I believe this is the reason why bypassers can't have chewing gum.

You are wrong, its the risk of swallowing gum that makes it taboo for bypass patients no other reason.

 

[Karlos]

ok guys my friend is looking at having a bypass and he asked me a question that i couldnt answer so i said i wouls ask u guys he said after a bypass can u still chew sweets chocolate etc but spit them out i asked him why he would want to do it but it was something he wanted to know.

I have no idea if this would harm someone who has had a bypass or not whats ur views??

I believe refined sugars can start to be absorbed while in your mouth. Whether this would cause dumping or affect weight loss I don't know, I guess it would depend on what and how much your "friend" chewed and spat.

Like some have said the real issue here is your friends attitude to food and commitment to making the lifestyle changes necessary to ensure lifelong success post op. For me it was a behavioural thing with food. It didn't matter to me if the sweets were "sugar free" they were still sweets therefore they had no place in my life.

I've seen some really clued up post op people who started down the sugar free, high protein sweets and cakes road who woke up one morning and realised that they were now putting all sorts of crap down their throats and regaining weight.......go figure.

If your friend is not able to not put this crap in their mouth, then maybe they should just swallow it and stay fat. Save themselves or the much burdened NHS the twelve grand and not go through the risks associated with the surgery, why take the risks only to throw it away chewing crap

 

[Big an Bouncy]

Digestion starts in the mouth!Better to chew an apple!

 

[mandym1]

I didnt know we couldnt have chewing gum. Is this correct?

 

[chubby funster]

I must admit I've been told to avoid it. I used to love a spot of chuddy too!! X

 

[Big an Bouncy]

You could swallow it and get it stuck in your stoma,it encourages swallowing air into your pouch,stimulates digestion when your tum is empty and make you hungry!

 

[Karlos]

I didnt know we couldnt have chewing gum. Is this correct?

Didn't I and others just say that?

Yes it is correct, chewing gum is one thing that you should not put in your mouth post op. If you swallow it by mistake (And an old friend of mine three years out from the states did just that a couple of months ago) There is a risk that it will stick in your pouch and require surgical intervention to remove it. She was very lucky in that it came out, but she had a very nervous wait to see if she would need cutting open

 

[mandym1]

Didn't I and others just say that?


Ok ok! I was just surprised thats all, would I doubt your expertise Karl ? I have not been told this by my team and I havent read it anywhere so I'm so glad you bought it up. Note to self: NO CHEWING GUM. x

 

[zarafa]

I didn't know we couldn't have chewing gum either. I've had chewing gum since my op - generally when feeling bloated, and I find it helps. Never swallowed it though..

 

[Karlos]

Didn't I and others just say that?


Ok ok! I was just surprised thats all, would I doubt your expertise Karl ? I have not been told this by my team and I havent read it anywhere so I'm so glad you bought it up. Note to self: NO CHEWING GUM. x

Hahaha it's not my expertise honey I just listen to what the specialists tell me

 

[New Beginnings]

Just wanted to chip in on this thread. It can be confusing after surgery, I know from my own personal experience the issue of chewing gum was never talked about. I think we can all learn from each other. I just felt a little unsettled by that reply comment when someone just wanted confirmation. Sorry, just felt I needed to air that.

 

[brad scott]

yeah totally agree karlos a little harsh m8

 

[Karlos]

You two are confusing me with someone who cares what you think. Please feel free to add me to your ignore list x