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Soetimes when I eat it hurts going down. Does that happen to anyone else. I ate and all the sudden I hurt in my middle chest area. If I could drink something I think it would go down better I am still destubed that we must wait to drink. As a habit I like to eat and drink.

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Funny, I am having the same problem! Just recently started.... I have been a mess the past few weeks anyways.. I really trying to find out whats going on!

Good Luck!

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Are you chewing enough? Are you getting stuck?

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I had that happen a few weeks ago. Mine is probably different than yours though. I woke up one morning, and everything I swallowed hurt going down. It turned out I had a prolapse.

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What's a prolapse?

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I had that happen a few weeks ago. Mine is probably different than yours though. I woke up one morning, and everything I swallowed hurt going down. It turned out I had a prolapse.

A PROLAPSE????

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I had a problem at lunch today after I ate My stomach really hurt for a good 15 minutes or so. Kind of felt like I ate to much but it was painful. While I was eating I felt like I was still hungry and this happened after I was done. Could something have been stuck? I have only a tiny bit of fill from surgery and am 5 months post op. I've never had this feeling before. Like I said it lasted like 15 minutes of pain after I just felt uncomfortable. I just had dinner and had no problems

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Gotta make sure you chew very thoroughly, take smaller bites and wait a few between bites. It takes a lot of concentration, consciousness and training. I still find myself eating big bites, not chewing or waiting, and I pay for it dearly with pain. Maybe one day I'll learn...

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If it hurts it usually means that you are eating too quickly, not waiting between bites or taking too big a bite. Either that or it is a food that your band doesn't particularly like. Do not drink when you get this sensation. You may think it will help but it won't. It will actually aggravate the situation and probably lead to more discomfort and sliming.

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It's painful for me when I eat at different times of the day, mornings and late evenings are especially tough. I shouldn't be eating late in the evening anyway, so the pain acts as a good deterrent.

I find when I begin a meal it helps if I take a small bite, chew it very, very well and wait a few minutes to see how it feels, If it hurts, I wait a several more minutes until the pain subsides, then I try again. Sometimes I simply can't eat some foods at that time without the pain. So I don't eat or I choose something softer.

The pain doesn't happen all the time. It's odd, it's like my band is a fickle thing. Some foods that gave me no problems one day can give me problems on another day.

I'm still learning to work with restriction from my band. After over 10 months with no restriction, I finally have it. I'm losing weight again, finally, so I'll deal with a little discomfort. No problem!

My surgeon said this, "I've fine tuned your piano, now it's up to you to learn how to play it." I'm still learning to play the scales and chopsticks, no sonata yet. But I'm getting better at this!

Best wishes to everyone.

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That happens to me sometimes. I feel that I am stuck. When I feel the food trying to get through the band and the pain in my chest. I stop eating and try to rest. If it continues and I start sliming I try and make myself through it up. Once it is out I feel so much better. I also will chew 3 papaya enzymes and that seems to help it come up. I won't eat for a few hours, maybe just drink some hot tea. I let my stomach rest and then when I get hunger pains I will eat something soft. The band is very fincky, it lets you know when you are not chewing slowly or putting food in your mouth to fast. You have to take your time and eat.

Soetimes when I eat it hurts going down. Does that happen to anyone else. I ate and all the sudden I hurt in my middle chest area. If I could drink something I think it would go down better I am still destubed that we must wait to drink. As a habit I like to eat and drink.

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What's a prolapse?

They explained it to me like this. They said I had mushroom like swelling above my band caused from being too tight for too long and that my band had changed shape a little.

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