Alcohol

Is alcohol forbidden? Can I have a small glass of wine? I am 6 months out after having lap band sx.

The only two issues I am aware of are the calories (it stalls my weight loss) and you'll get drunk verrrry verrrry fast. I can drink a half glass of wine and I'm giggling non stop. ;)

I had a drink two weeks after surgery, non carbonation cool aid with vodka.. no problem with me....

i read on the lap band site that you shouldnt really drink alcohol cause of calories and fat content in some and the yeast content too but they say a small glass of wine would be ok

you should NOT get drunk really fast. This is the lap band not gastric bypass therefore, your body processes the alcohol in the same way as without the band. Bypass people get drunk fast because their intestines have been altered. I used to love my beer before surgery but havent touched it since I have been properly filled. Dont want the carbonation to stretch out the pouch. I havent bothered to try something new like wine.

A great number of us are going to disagree with you. There is much less food to be held up by the alcohol. Most of us tend to get drunk verrrry fast. We make for cheap dates. ;)

I haven't drunk alcohol since being banded...I was a featherweight before it. But I read this response in a thread about addiction transfer to alcohol and it seems to indicate to me that our bodies DO respond differently to alcohol:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/626201-post5.html

Another thing to keep in mind is that for some (like me) alcohol makes you eat more and not think 100% about what you're putting in your mouth. I've gone out with friends a few times and had a fair amount to drink (I'm definitely more of a lightweight now) and I ate horribly, more than I should have, and got stuck quite a few times. Not pleasant.

You can drink. It is your choice. people with gastric bypass get drunk fast, because the liquer goes directly into the small intestine. Lap banders are not the same (see clubsters post) ...also, it does take away inhabitions, so you may drink more, eat more, what ever you did before the band is what you will probably do...a few glasses of wine is not going to kill ya, that is my opinion , and experience. hope it helps.

I allowed myself to have a beer for Christmas. Haven't had alcohol since being banded on 10-25-07.

Tasted great and I satisfied my craving, drank water the rest of the evening.

My surgeon told me that I can have a drink if I want, they suggest staying away from it due to the calories. A friend of mine who had the bariatric surgery gets giddy on two glasses of wine, I guess it affects everyone differently, so just be careful.

I wasn't a big drinker to begin with.. but I have had some alcohol. I am definitely a light weight now.
At the inlaws for Xmas, they gave me a glass of wine and on our way out the door I hadn't really touched it, so as not to be wasteful, I drank 1/2 a glass all at once. For the first 30m drive home I was giggly drunk and poking at DH lol.

I'm six weeks out and had a small glass of wine two different nights over Christmas. It did go to my head faster than usual, but of course I'm not eating as much to absorb the alcohol either. My doctor does NOT recommend beer or any carbonated drink, but is okay with occasional glass of wine. I did notice however, that I was slightly dehydrated the next day and had to bump up my water intake. I managed to lose 4 pounds this past week, so I guess the wine didn't mess up my overall calorie intake. But I'm NOT going to make a habit of it.