Popcorn and straws

Micheala · 09-21-2005, 09:12 PM

This may be a crazy question but can any of you eat popcorn? I love going out to see movies but I just can't imagine going and not eating some popcorn. Also can someone explain why we aren't supposed to use straws. My doctor
instructed me not to use straws when drinking liquids.

Thank you

rosemanl · 09-21-2005, 09:22 PM

Hi Micheala - I can eat popcorn when i don not have much restriction. But if my band is tight i won't touch it. I think i would be to easy for the pieces of husk to get lodged and that is very painful. As for straws i think you suck in too much air w/ them. Not sure the reason for too much air. Where are you in the LAP-BAND^® journey?

lisa

CaliQueenBee · 09-21-2005, 09:25 PM

The use of straws makes you take in too much air...you already have a small space as it is and filling it up with air just causes unnecessary gas.

paula · 09-21-2005, 09:26 PM

I eat popcorn nearly every day. Just regular micro popcorn. Ive never had any problems! :)

Jammin & Losin · 09-21-2005, 09:30 PM

I have no problem with popcorn. I also drink with thriugh a strw. No problems with that either.

La_madam · 09-21-2005, 09:37 PM

I was told by my Dr. the straws will produce more gas , the band works as a 1 way valve which is why most of us have more gas since being banded.

**Jack** · 09-21-2005, 09:44 PM

I have popcorn from time to time....if carefully and slowly done, no problem....

I can't see how using a straw would produce more gas....you are creating a relative vacuum equal to the distance from the top of the fluid level to the top of the straw....

this amounts to a very small amount of 'extra' air....it would be a good question to track down....if someone has the spare time.....

I have used a straw a few times with water, to no ill effect whatsoever.

My *THEORY* is it may related to***CARBONATED*** beverages in that using a straw would tend to perserve the saturation level of CO2 ....which MIGHT represent a gas-pressure increase in the lumen of one of our stomachs...and because of the straw use, there would be decreased time for the CO2 to escape thereby making the beverage go flat....Granted this is speculation on my part.

Until proved otherwise, I personally consider this 'air' notion to be one of those unproven urban legends....perhaps Snopes for Bandsters(TM) could help clarify the status of the question....

La_madam · 09-21-2005, 10:44 PM

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I personally consider this 'air' notion to be one of those unproven urban legends..

For me it is not the case, when i use a straw I get more gas, when i chew gum I get more gas, I used to use a straw all the time and chew gum, since speaking with my Dr. about my gas problem at my last fill,and him telling me about the gum and the straw causing more gas , I have avoided both and I rarely have gas any more...just my situation, everyone is different

PamRN · 09-21-2005, 11:48 PM

Not only is everyone different, but obviously every Dr is too!
I do well with popcorn, chew gum constantly and use a straw as I was told a straw reduces the size of a gulp, helping keeping gulps smaller...can't have a bandster drinking too fast, it will overfill the pouch and cause pain. How weird is that??

sunsett · 09-22-2005, 08:51 AM

Is chewing gum a no no?

HarleyNana · 09-22-2005, 09:19 AM

I always use a straw when I'm in a restaurant or having a cocktail, (germ freak here, hate putting my lips on restaurant glass), never had any problems....or maybe that's where that pb came from, hummmmm. ( I don't drink with meals though, I get my water to go, with a straw)

vinesqueen · 09-22-2005, 04:46 PM

[quote=Jack]
... one of our stomachs ...
QUOTE]
Oh dear gott en himmel! My mother was right! I am a fat cow! {swoons}

Your theory makes a lot of sense to me Jack.

But I also know that some people just haven't managed to figure out how to drink from a straw... my mother always swallows a bunch of air when she uses a straw. I can't for the life of me figure out how she manages, but she does. I prefer to use a straw. I never have extra gas or swallow enough air to do anything.

I don't see how our band creates a one-way valve. If this were the case, we would not have the PB thing goin' on. Nor would we be able to belch those .... impressive belches we all manage... :D

I can eat popcorn just find. I just have to make sure I eat protein first, otherwise the corn makes me want to eat everything in sight and several things that are not...