What Does Getting Stuck Feel Like?

[thunderbeast77 59]

So, I'm not really sure what just happened, and I'm sure it's been asked a million times before. But what does getting stuck feel like?

I just got home after a late night and was starving, I'm still on mushies and just quickly horfed down some left over salmon. I started to feel like I was choking, but I could breath so I took a drink of Water and immedietly everything came back up and I had to run to the bathroom where I made myself throw up more. Now the choking feeling is gone and I feel ok. This is the first time I've thrown up since I was banded on July 11th (I was priding myself on not throwing up!! Haha).

So is that getting stuck or is that what I've heard called "sliming" or something entirely different?

All I know is that it was a horrible feeling and it really scared me. I just mowed down with out even thinking like I used to pre-band. Lesson learned. I need to be really mindful about how quickly I'm eating and um, chewing haha.

That was terrible. Please reassure me!

[kll724 3,055]

Yes, that was getting stuck. If you have a problem that won't clear up, try pineapple juice, or a little warm coke. Pineapple juice will bring it up, coke will work like roto-rooter and woosh it down. Best wishes. Karen

[2muchfun 8,927]

Sounds like stuck to me. Worst thing you can do is to try to flush it out with a lot of Water or any Fluid. Usually stuck episodes last about 10-30 minutes till your pouch can massage the food through your band. You will feel the chest pressure along with the slime that your body produces to aid the food through your esophogus.

Like kll724 said, some use pineapple juice or coke but that does not work for me. I just have to wait it out or visit the bathroom and PB(product burp) the slime and some food out.

Try hard not to vomit. The convulsions can damage the sutures that attach the band to your stomach and cause slippage.

tmf

[steph1967 13]

Yes that is what it is to get stuck. Eating to fast as you said will do that. I myself never drink if I feel stuck it will come back up on its own but everyone has different methods. My dr has strict rules on drinking before of after meals stuck or not and also my dr says no carbonated beverages ever but each dr is different so check with yours to see what he reccomends if that ever happens again.

[shoppinmama 9]

I think I just had my first stuck episode and Oh Em Gee. Worst pain of my life. It felt like there was a giant boulder on my chest, my back hurt, my arms were tingling and sore. I thought I was having a heart attack or something. Felt like I needed to burp or puke, but nothing came up. I ended up lying on the bathroom floor in a cold sweat in a fetal position. I actually have a pretty high pain tolerance, and I was amazed at how intensely crappy this felt. I could feel the exact moment the food passed through because it was like instant relief. I am going to be chewing my food until it's liquid because I am NEVER going through this again!!!