Feeling Like Food Is Stuck.....help!

[Texas Gal 2]

OK, I need some help! Here lately, just after I eat, I feel like food is sitting in my esophagus. It feels like a lump in my throat and I feel I need to burp but can't, then I burp a lot, then I can't burp and so on until it finally dissipates. What is going on? I'm not over eating...this happens when I eat anything. Any ideas?

[sassymama 0]

I feel the same thing! I am only 14 days out so I don't know if this is normal. I feel like I have to walk around and it takes about 15 minutes to dissapate. Sometimes I wish I didn't have to eat at all. I know how you feel!

[BrownDoesAll 409]

The first time it happend to me I called my bariatic center.. They told me I ate something too big or too hard or too lumpy to go down. I found I was eating tuna fish too early. They told me to take a few sips of hot Water and walk around it would go down. Once it did, I've been more careful about the size of my bites and staying within the assigned food stages. i was on pureed foods and tuna should not have been on my list of foods to eat yet.

hope that helps

[sassymama 0]

Yep! I was eating tuna fish when it happened the first time. I can't eat eggs either. Thanks for your post!

[PdxMan 4,292]

Are you chewing 30 times before swallowing? Are you taking one bite after the other?

I chew everything to a paste and wait at least a minute between bites ... sometimes two. I start my meal before my family and finish after them.

Just take it slow and be sure you are chewing.

SassyMoma, at 14 days out, what are you eating? Should still be liquidy kinda stuff. Can't imagine what would give you that feeling on creamies except for eating too much.

[sassymama 0]

Well the first 10 days I was allowed only broth, sugar free Jello and Water. That went fine. Then after day 10 I was told I could add Protein Shakes, sugar free pudding, Soups, eggs, low fat refried Beans, low fat sting cheese and tuna fish and mashed potatoes. At this point I get in 1 Protein Shake (it takes all morning) and then I try to eat 1 other time even though I am not really ever hungry. The egg did not go down well at all. The refried beans were ok for 1 bite. When I tried Tuna I was very uncomforatble. I also tried one bite of mashed potatoes and it just sat in my throat. I have decided by body is not ready for anything other than liquids at this point. What is strange is that I fell like my sips of water are getting bigger. My doctor was not concerned and just said that was a sign that my body is healing. What were you guys eating at 14 days out. Were you not eating the things that I have mentioned? I want to make sure I am doing this right.

[PdxMan 4,292]

14 days out I was eating pureed Soups. Ham & lentil was my fav. I also had chicken veggie, too. I just blended them up and they were great (for what it was ) I did have pudding and Jello, too. For everything, though, it was just a few bites. I would be doing it throughout the day, but again, just a few at a time. I stayed on this longer than I probably needed to, though. When I would try single bites of more solid foods, it didn't feel good, so I was scared to try, so I think I progresses relatively slow. But ... that is what I needed to do. I listened to my body and let it guide me. If it didn't feel right, I backed off. Eventually, I pushed myself more and more and now, 5 months out, I think everything has fallen into place. Breads still don't sit right, so I don't eat them, but last night I had Pasta for the first time (1/3 cup) and it went down well. Loving my salads, though. Mixed greens with crumbled blue cheese, tuna and honey mustard dressing. It will happen for you, too. Take it slow and your body will show you the route.