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[phoenixkristin 0]

Newbie Question: Not sure what just happened to me- if I got stuck, slimed, or what! Help me out here. I was eating lunch. I started with 5 crackers. I didn't think that would be too rough (I have 5cc's in my lapband AP). So I finished the crackers and immediately felt this intense chest pain. I tried to let it pass. I figured maybe I was stuck, so I chewed up a couple papaya enzymes. No relief. I started to get a hot sweat. I ran to the bathroom and puked. When I puked- it wasn't food. Just a huge ball of saliva and slime. Huge. Was that a sliming and stuck combo? I am NEVER eating crackers again. LOL. I still have some chest pain...

[RahRahRah 22]

I dont know what that is! Sounds horrible! Are crackers ok to eat after lapband?

[DELETE THIS ACCOUNT! 12,703]

It sounds like you were stuck and slimed because of it. When the food came back up, was a forceful vomiting or did it just kinda burp back up? I hate it when I slime, it's so disgusting.

Try teeny, tiny bites and pause between bites and then you might be able to eat crackers.

[may123 1]

You learn through trial and error what you can and can't eat. Dense foods like bread, crackers or cheeze for example are usually a big no no, especially first thing in the morning when the restriction seems to feel tighter. Your crackers just got stuck, you felt hot and sweaty (and more saliva too probably) because you body was warning you it was going to throw up. A horrible feeling I know, and the slime that came with it is normal, although it's probably better not to get yourself in that position in the first place.

Your chest hurts because of the strain and spasms your body has gone through, it will pass and you can only learn from your experience. I have no Fluid in my port and yet I can't eat many foods as I still have a tight restriction. Everyone's different so try and take it slowly and easy when eating now and you will get to know what you can and can't eat.

Good luck.

[maegan 51]

I agree with May123. I have done that before.

[lornaburg 0]

i had some french toast earlier today and i felt exactly the same and i assumed i'd eaten too quickly and taken too big a bite. i've learned a lesson!

[maegan 51]

I think it's a lesson we all have to learn!

[ValleyGirlRN 32]

coulda been stuck and sliming, also could have been dumping syndrome (which I ignorantly thought wasn't really going to be an issue w/the band)...caused from eating simple carbs...you have a sudden drop in blood sugar...causing the flushing/sweats...crazy stuff...just takes getting to know your body all over again...

[Sojourner 2,446]

Learning how to live with your band is a trial and error experience. Everyone seems to have some differences with tolerances...so you need to know you to be able to avoid similar situations in the future.

I'm discovering how much my feeling of restriction varies widely...and how for the first 5 weeks following my first fill I felt no restriction, and now I do and almost got something stuck for the first time. How sometimes while driving, I'm unable to drink Water...I'm guessing feelings of stress have something to do with creating the band tightness.

Out of necessity, I have had to eat a few whole grain crackers almost daily to help cope with nausea that comes in waves. I take small bites, and chew them to paste. I'm guessing that I will have to schedule my surgery...though I still have a slim hope to be able to avoid it.

Continue to learn about your own tolerances...and try avoid comparing yourself with others, as we are all unique individuals.

Best wishes...

[fericito 138]

Sorry if I sound dumb but does that mean after a fill it gets even harder to eat?

[f1stborn 59]

I haven't experirnce Any of these things...why is that?...I can eat bread but only a little....w no problem...I was actually eating bread like week 4

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[f1stborn 59]

I haven't experirnce Any of these things...why is that?...I can eat bread but only a little....w no problem...I was actually eating bread like week 4

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[may123 1]

In answer to the last two questions, yes, having a fill makes the band tighter so until this is done after recovery you will still be able to eat the same foods as before. Having a fill makes it much harder to eat certain types of food and should also reduce your desire for a large volume of food. This video shows the simple science of how that works:

As the opening to your stomach gets tighter you should be eating less more slowly and, as mentioned above, less of the dense types of foods which are much harder to go through. This is where the lesson on painful regurgitation is learned if you are not careful. Once you start having fills you have to listen to your body and not fight it. You cannot eat how you used to now and this is the hardest part for most people to accept when they have the band.

It's always a good idea to go back over your research even after you have had your surgery. Once you are experiencing having the band in you will understand better the concept behind it and things will make more sense now. I have found this page gives helpful advice on fills:

http://www.fillprovider.net/Fundamental-facts-of-banding(1640768).htm

I hope that helps.

[judych 225]

Newbie Question: Not sure what just happened to me- if I got stuck, slimed, or what! Help me out here. I was eating lunch. I started with 5 crackers. I didn't think that would be too rough (I have 5cc's in my lapband AP). So I finished the crackers and immediately felt this intense chest pain. I tried to let it pass. I figured maybe I was stuck, so I chewed up a couple papaya enzymes. No relief. I started to get a hot sweat. I ran to the bathroom and puked. When I puked- it wasn't food. Just a huge ball of saliva and slime. Huge. Was that a sliming and stuck combo? I am NEVER eating crackers again. LOL. I still have some chest pain...

...yes, it was a sliming incident.. and the pain is a part of it. If you only had one puking episode with it that was good... i had an episode on saturday afternoon and i was stuck for four hours with so many episodes of vomiting up slime.. it was awful. the slime is created by the stomach when it has difficulties trying to pass the food bolus through the stoma. I can eat crackers if i eat very small bites and chew until completely dissolved. At the moment you have two ccs more than i do in the band.

[fericito 138]

So again I'm sorry, I haven't had my first fill (aug 1st) but I've been eating slowly and small portions etc. and I had expected to throw up at some point (they said all do) but hasn't happened... I guess I didn't realize the really bad times will be after my fills? I thought all the post op diets etc were teaching me how to eat with a fill in but are you saying it's not? That it gets worse than this (post op diet)? I'm not complaining just inquiring. I have a couple banded friends and even after fills they seem ok? But they are years out so I don't know what to think now...