Can you eat the day of a fill?

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Old 09-05-2008, 02:08 AM   #1
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Can you eat the day of a fill?
I am having my first fill tomorrow with no instructions from the doctor. Can I eat solid food, or should I stick to liquids?
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
My doc says liquid for 2 days after a fill, then slowly progress back to real food.
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
I am not supposed to eat or drink four hours before the fill. Two days of liquid after then two days of mushies.
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
My doctor has no restrictions. I can eat right up until time for the fill and usually stop to eat on my way home after the fill. I have never had any problems. I would definitely go with what my doctor recommends, though.
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Old 09-05-2008, 08:54 AM   #5
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
I had fill #3 yesterday--I am on CLEAR liquids for 48 hours. I asked about this and the doc said, that the fill "irritates" the stomach and makes it swollen (since something "new" happened). He said anything other that CLEAR liquids will stick to the opening.

I am following his directions. This doc has given me gooood advice. I have gone from 217 to 161 in less than 4 months!

But bottom line--ask your doc. (I wish there was ONE protocol on what to do--it would make it easier on us--wouldn't it???)
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
You should call your dr to make sure what he/she wants. Mine has no restrictions for before or after, but I would not eat immediately before and I had soup the night of. The following day, I ate normally.
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
Stick to liquids for the first day. Move up to mushies and then solids as you tolerate them. However, if for any reason you pb after the fill, go back to liquids for a day or you will continue pb'ing.
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Re: Can you eat the day of a fill?
When I had the fill I asked the DR. He has no restrictions before or after, but I had only water and coffee before the fill and stayed on liquids and mushies after. I plan on trying eggs tomorrow. That feels right to me. I had a lot of gas/burping after the fill.
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