Question:
anyone crave rain blo gum balls

this is ridicoulous!!!! i am going to be 5 months out on april 7th , i have lost 109 lbs... but i bought some rainblo gumballs eggs for my kids.. and i cant keep my chubby hands out of them... i figure.. ill chew the calories away.. but my gut is telling me i am prob doing something wrong.. can anyone else give me some feedback??? ~erinn    — Erinn M. (posted on March 27, 2003)

March 27, 2003
Do you have a problem with sugar? If so, (hope so) then it is surely the sugar that is giving you the gut problems. I know that the 2 times that I have had sugar since my surgery (accidently), it made my stomach HURT like crazy!
   — livnliter

March 27, 2003
Erinn, that is so funny you mentioned that. I was on a sugary- gumball kick for a few weeks. And the worst part is that it is empty calories. I mean if I was going to have sugar, I might as well just eat candy so its something I swallow! A fw aren't gonna kill you, and a few won't make you gain weight. Now if you eat a ton everyday, that's a different story. Also, some people might post about not even being allowed to chew gum at all. Every surgeon is different, but the basis is that if we were to swallow gum by accident, it can do some damage. So when you do chew, be conscious of it and don't swallow by accident! Great weight loss- congrats to you!
   — Lezlie Y.

March 27, 2003
original poster here.... :) ok guys and gals.. i tossed them.. im drinking my protien shake now.. going to go put my flintstones in my pocket and start my day!!! you guys are great!! thanks.. ~erinn
   — Erinn M.

March 27, 2003
Hi...I know you said you threw 'em out...but one warning here. My surgeon told me at my initial post op visit NO MORE GUM!! If you swallow it, it can become lodged in the stoma and the only way to get it out is an endoscopy...not my favorite way to spend an afternoon...or a morning...or any other time of day. Good Luck and Have a Sparkling Day!! ~CAE!~
   — Mustang

March 28, 2003
Hi erinn- I am pre-op but can relate to the cravings! My thing isn't rainblow gumballs but those orange "circus peanut" things. Well, I don't know if this will help you but they have that new product it's a gumball that's also a kid's vitamin. Maybe you could get something good out of "gum"? Good Luck :o)
   — Mea A.