What To Do When Food Gets Stuck?

[yarra valley 2]

What to do when food gets stuck? I ate this morning and it feels like its still there!! Stuck right in my chest area!! Should I go vomit!! I can't take this feeling!!! HELP!!!

. I find walking around And not drinking helps , throwing up prob won't help as the food is a fair way down . Sounds awful but sometimes burping helps .

[yarra valley 2]

KimJ - Thank you..I thought i was the only one (after one year) who was having this problem. Glad to know I am not alone here... Melinda in Florida

. 12 yrs on and I still throw up if I eat to fast . Not much fun at all .

[labwalker 1,177]

I've read that the food eventually will get digested enough to pass through... but the biggest fears are damaging the suture that holds the band in place if one vomits, or ending up stuck long enough to become dehydrated! I got stuck on a Friday and went to the dr's office for a quick unfill/fill since I didn't want to risk a run to ER on the weekend. If someone is getting stuck or vomiting on a regular basis, I'd wonder if the band is a bit too tight?

My Achilles heel is a Wakeup Wrap from Dunkin Donuts... the combination of the wrap and sausage pattie are instant problems--that is one of the few foods that is a guaranteed problem for me! Or, if eat too fast and forget to chew I get a quick wakeup call... not fun!

[Lady Lap Band 71]

Well I would not force yourself to throw up. However sometimes when I have something stuck all I have to do it lean over the toilet and it comes right how. Whatever you do don’t drink, it always makes it worse for me. Walk around as much as you can maybe it will move it?

[DOT69 3]

How do you know when the food has gone through. I've had my band in for 4 years now and had the normal eating too quickly, throwing up, sliming, and Pb. But it always passes within a couple of hours.

But last night I got a mega stuck......I was starving after being in accident and emergency for 6 hours with my daughter, and ate to quickly when I got home. I threw up really renching. But it still feels as though its there. Water is going down but I can hear it gurggling going down. I've got an appointment on the 2nd Jan. Hope that's not too late.

I'm not sure if I've just renched my throat and its sore from last night. A bit scared to try and eat at present.

[Herb Mordkoff 0]

I am 88 years old and am thinking of getting my band removed. My band was installed on 8/2008. In the beginning no problems but now I wind up in ER for removal of stuck food. I think the band has shifted over the years as I just completed an upper GI series, and my esophagus looked okay. Now wondering about the risk at my age. I will discuss with my cardiologist. So sorry to hear so many have had problems with the band. that is why they no longer recommend it. If you can have it removed to avoid trips to the ER All the best to you all. Herb

Edited October 3, 2024 by Herb Mordkoff

[Justarwaxx 242]

On 6/25/2012 at 8:04 PM, shrcumm said:

What to do when food gets stuck? I ate this morning and it feels like its still there!! Stuck right in my chest area!! Should I go vomit!! I can't take this feeling!!! HELP!!!

i walk till it either goes down or i just puke!