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Ok Dont know if I should have read this somewhere but my question is why do we get stuck??? I understand getting full because we now have a smaller stomach due to the band, but why do we get stuck in our throats if the band is on our stomachs. If weve eaten too much I can see our food coming up high into our esophagus ,but what is that restricts food going down if its not the right texture or size?

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I would LOVE to hear the answer on this because I wonder the same thing. When I get stuck I feel it in my throat too.

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Do you know where your band sits? It is a lot higher than most people realise. It sits at the top of your stomach/bottom of your oesophagus which is approx between your breasts. We typically think our stomach is a lot lower than this.

You get stuck if the food item is too big/not chewed properly or sometimes the texture can be a problem e.g too fibrous.

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