chubbyenough

I hope no one thinks I'm being naive or downright dumb for asking this, but I have a question: I realize that having a gastric band won't "cure" my food addictions, but will it help manage the issue by not allowing me to binge? I am an emotional eater and a binger. I know that the band does nothing for me psychologically (ie won't solve the issues that make me binge in the first place) but would it help control my binging in a physiological sense? Will I become ill if I try to binge after a band is placed? There's a medicine sometimes prescribed to alcholics called Antabuse. When the drug is taken and alcohol is consumed, the person becomes severely physically ill. Does a lap band work in the same way in that if too much food is eaten, the person will become physically ill? Thanks!