After a stuck episode do you...

[spoiltmom 44]

do soft foods or liquids for a couple of days or resume eating normally?

Last Sunday I had a stuck episode and I had to do liquids for a few days after that b/c solids wouldn't stay down.

I had another stuck episode a few minutes ago and I'm wondering should I try again later to eat regular food or go to soft stuff instead? Today I wasn't chewing well enough.

Last weeks was from the food being really dry.

[ElfiePoo 109]

It depends. I've gotten stuck on something that previously was no problem, in spite of chewing well and taking a small bite. In which case, I won't take a second bite but will eat something that goes down more easily. If I don't have any further problems, I don't worry about it. If I'm having a day where it seems like everything is giving me problems, I'll go to soft foods, figuring my band has temporarily tightened. I just kind of play it by ear from day to day.

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[LapBandBobbi 8]

I have found that sipping on hot tea after a stuck episode helps me. Then depending on how I'm feeling, I may be able to eat later in the day. Otherwise, I'll stick with liquids for the rest of the day and try to go back to solids the next day.

[mnmommy07 0]

First, pineapple juice if you have something stuck. It helps make the food pass and really moistens it up to help it go down.

I usualy do liquids for 24 hours after somethings stuck if I still have some pain from it. Otherwise I try to eat but that doesnt always work either.