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I was told bread might get stuck but that some people can eat it. I've had it twice this week. The first time it was no problem. Today I had it at lunch and it went down just fine, no pain or anything. Now 4 hours later I'm swollen. I can only take small drinks and I'm burping foam when I try to eat.

I guess it's back to liquids for me and no more bread. I'm assuming the bread irritated my band right?

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Hmm... honestly I wouldn't assume that. I think it could be a ton of different things and if the bread went down just fine, I wouldn't necessarily think it's the cuplrit (unless you WANT to blame bread, then, by all means! laugh.gif)

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I think the bread is stuck and having trouble leaving your pouch. I have had a delayed stuck episode like this before. I suggest you keep sipping and definetly don't eat anything until it passes or comes up. Then stick with liquids the rest of tonight and all or part of tomorrow.

Joan

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Walk - it helps and I agree if you can a hot beverage!

I was told bread might get stuck but that some people can eat it. I've had it twice this week. The first time it was no problem. Today I had it at lunch and it went down just fine, no pain or anything. Now 4 hours later I'm swollen. I can only take small drinks and I'm burping foam when I try to eat.

I guess it's back to liquids for me and no more bread. I'm assuming the bread irritated my band right?

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That happens to me when I accidentally eat to much and feel full. It goes away after a little while. I found liquids did not help because it just made me more full, and it just went away on it's own.

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Generally food passes through the band between 1-3 minutes after eating it (unless you eat really fast). It's likely due to something else and not the bread - unless it was crusty and could have scraped up your pouch, which could cause irritation. It could also be caused from the weather (barometric changes), drinking cold Fluid, coughing a lot, laughing a lot, moving funny, all sorts of things.

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