Sugar-free hard candy?This is a discussion on Sugar-free hard candy? within the POST-Operation LAP-BAND® Surgery Questions & Answers (NEW) forums, part of the Basics for LAP-BAND® Surgery Beginners category; Is it ok to suck on them? My throat is so sore and I just want something to suck on...any ... | POST-Operation Lap-band Surgery Questions & Answers (NEW) Discussions about post LAP-BAND® surgery diets, testing, and other basic LAP-BAND® issues. | 
03-05-2008, 11:28 PM
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#1 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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Is it ok to suck on them? My throat is so sore and I just want something to suck on...any thoughts? Is it naughty? Is it ok? Please advise...
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03-06-2008, 12:36 AM
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Don't see why not, I've been sucking on Vitamin C drops since day 2. (Halls Defense Vitamin C)and I'm on day 8 as of now.
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03-06-2008, 06:36 AM
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Most definately you can have hard candy. My Bariatric Nurse ( a lap bander herself) advised me to have some on hand during the liquid phases of the diet. I told her I had a problem with drymouth and she said hard candy will help.
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03-06-2008, 09:39 AM
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City: Conroe State: Texas | I was scared of hard candy right after surgery, so I took (not sure on spelling here) Chloreaseptic strips - they dissolve on your tongue and sure make your throat feel better. Looking back, I was being a weenie for nothing - but I could sure picture accidentally swallowing a hard candy and having to go back into surgery to remove it! Ha, we get silly when in pain.
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03-06-2008, 09:53 AM
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#5 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious!
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03-06-2008, 09:44 PM
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State: New York | Just a word of caution. Most sugar-free candies are sweetened with some form of mannitol. Look for "sol" at the end of the word. Mannitol, Sorbitol, etc. have a laxative effect. Also, you don't want to get into the habit of sucking on candy as it easily passes through the pouch to the stomach. The same goes for chocolate, ice-cream... all that good (bad) stuff.
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03-06-2008, 09:47 PM
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#7 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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You are so right - i just told my husband to take them away - i was getting a little too out of control with the werthers original sugar free's. yummy - but defeats the purpose of the band and i wasn't just eating them for my sore throat...if you know what i mean!
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03-07-2008, 03:49 AM
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City: Middletown State: Ohio | Quote:
Originally Posted by LiseSeattle  thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious! |
OMG ME TOO yummmmmm
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03-07-2008, 09:05 AM
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My Doctor suggested hard sugar-free candy to suck on after surgery. Sugar-free jollyranchers are my favorite.  | |
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03-07-2008, 09:22 AM
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#10 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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last night i chipped my tooth on a werthers. but i still love them!!! :) Quote:
Originally Posted by newmommy OMG ME TOO yummmmmm |
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03-07-2008, 09:22 AM
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#11 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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ahhh - i never thought of jollyranchers. thank you for the tip!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarasa My Doctor suggested hard sugar-free candy to suck on after surgery. Sugar-free jollyranchers are my favorite. |
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03-07-2008, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by LiseSeattle ahhh - i never thought of jollyranchers. thank you for the tip!!! | i love your blog! and you are so pretty!
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03-07-2008, 09:40 AM
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Awhhh - thank you! And you are way too sweet! It's hard to see myself as pretty at this weight but i look at pictures of myself when i was thin (not too long ago) and think wow - what a happy woman. I look at pictures of myself now and think "ewwww...who is that"? it's hard to see yourself go from one thing to another so fast. but a lot has gone on in the past 2 years - husband got very sick...new job...etc - no excuse, but things that contributed to the weight gain. i'll keep blogging as long as you keep writing comments that keep inspiring me! :) Quote:
Originally Posted by newmommy i love your blog! and you are so pretty! |
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03-07-2008, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by LiseSeattle thank you all for your replies - I am a bit obsessed with werthers original sugar free candies. oooh so delicious! |
I love the original ones, are the sugar free ones as good?
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03-07-2008, 04:47 PM
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#15 | lisetheloser.com Thread Starter
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are they ever!!!!!! so good i chipped my tooth on one and reached for another! Quote:
Originally Posted by ronwifey I love the original ones, are the sugar free ones as good? |
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