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I am a newly banded and have been reading the posts which are quite interesting and helpful.

My question is some people talk about the “Stuck Incidents” what are they?

How do I avoid it?

What do you do when this happens?

It sounds terrifying

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Stuck incidents are user error either caused by eating too large of bites, not chewing well enough, or by eating a food that will have a hard time passing through (such as dry meats- think chicken).

They can be painful, but they usually pass fairly quickly. I think everyone probably experiences a couple before they figure out how to properly consume a meal.

If you get REALLY stuck, you will probably PB (productive burp), which is where the body starts creating excess saliva to try and push the blockage through the band. Sometimes it will go through, other times you will cough up whatever was stuck. PB's are not vomitting, as they do not come from below the stomach.

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Everytime I read this it sounds so GROSS...someone always reference chicken I don't think I will eat chicken ever again and I'm not even bandedly yet :)

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lol about the chicken I would love to be able to have a chicken

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lol about the chicken I would love to be able to have a chicken

First time stuck was chicken and it was horrible. Well you would think I'd learn he'll no tried it again yesterday and ruined my whole day. Darn me... Lol

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That's it the verdicts In no more chicken for me...LOL :o

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Stress is another cause for food getting stuck...just found this out & it's been my cause. If u have been blocked for over 20min then stay on liquids for 24hrs to let your tummy relax & calm down. Yes it hurts like hell, & yep probably need a holiday too ???„

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chicken is NOT evil ......the way you cook it may be. I ALWAYS dip it into some kind of sauce or some kind of salad dressing. Also if you marinate it for at least 20 min. then cook it in a foil pouch, I find that the chicken is moist! And we all know that MOIST is a chickens best friend.

I'm just saying..................

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I had a 1/2 Cesar chicken salad from Wendy's for dinner last night. I had no problem with the chicken in it. You really have to have something to dip chicken breast into. But, I tend to eat the "dark"meat of chicken, such as thighs. they are moist and don't really need anything to dip into. By the way, even 1/2 salad was too much for me, last night. I ate some of the greens and all the chicken breast. My best friend, however, is tilapia fish. Yumm, yumm!!

Karen

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That's it the verdicts In no more chicken for me...LOL :o

I am at restriction and have chicken twice a day!! White meat at that. Some people also keep their bands WAY TO TIGHT which causes more stuck episodes.

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Stuck incidents are user error either caused by eating too large of bites' date=' not chewing well enough, or by eating a food that will have a hard time passing through (such as dry meats- think chicken).

They can be painful, but they usually pass fairly quickly. I think everyone probably experiences a couple before they figure out how to properly consume a meal.

If you get REALLY stuck, you will probably PB (productive burp), which is where the body starts creating excess saliva to try and push the blockage through the band. Sometimes it will go through, other times you will cough up whatever was stuck. PB's are not vomitting, as they do not come from below the stomach.[/quote']

I want to clarify just a bit about stuck incidents being "user error". While they can be user error, there are other contributing factors; stress, seasonal allergies, time of the month and being too tight all can cause food that is otherwise tolerated to get stuck.

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I'm eating chicken right now (banded 1/26/12), mixed with Bush's seasoned black Beans. I eat it for lunch a LOT! I was just stuck on dry chicken last week, also had my first stuck episode on a deviled egg! I can't do dry chicken, and I found out I need to actually CHEW my food, LOL. Also to take smaller bites.

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when things get stuck do you drink Water to flush it down. is it hard to breathe when this happens. I am so afraid of gagging. I am probably worrying about stuff to much.

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Hi! I find if I "clog" it is generally from some sort of potato......which, of course, I love.....can't eat many French fries or hash browns anymore! Also, if I get "stuck" I CANNOT drink anything, even Water, it just comes right back out..........I have to relax, quit eating, and just wait. I have learned the "signal" for when I am about to "clog"....I start to feel like my food is piled up a bit in my chest and is a bit uncomfortable, that's when I know that if I put in anything it will just come right back up. Took me a long time to figure out that certain feeling. I find that this happens to me more frequently when I eat my first solid meal of the day - takes awhile for the stomach to "wake up" I guess!! I have had some bad times with this little problem and it has been a bit embarrassing, too. AND it can be VERY painful - for me it hurts in my chest and I tend to feel like everything is sitting right at my throat. Sometimes ya just need to get to a bathroom and let it come out........really feels a lot better!! Kinda get used to it.

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