Does food get stuck if there is no fill in the band?

leelee0501 · April 2, 2007

I hear about things getting stuck and was wondering if food gets stuck when there is no fill in it. I have heard of some people taking a break and getting completely unfilled, so I was curious. Thanks

AngelaT · April 2, 2007

I have no fill and I can get stuck especially during my period.

waterlily1072 · April 2, 2007

That greatly depends on the individual, the size of their band, the thickness of their stomach wall and the size of the chunks they are swallowing. If you were to forget to chew well and swallowed a decent sized chunk of hot dog for example you could easily get stuck even with no fill. It is imperritive to chew chew chew and take tiny bites even before you have any restriction.

Jachut · April 2, 2007

Yes, it can happen. I had awesome restriction without a fill for months after surgery. I had to eat much more carefully during this time than for the following 8 or 9 months while I had 4 fills. Even after 4 fills I didnt have restriction equalling what I had had in the first 3 months. Its only now after my 5th that it feels anything like it did initially.

I didnt get anything stuck during this stage but that was because I was very careful. The newness of surgery and the novelty of it etc meant that I didnt stretch the boundaries one single bit.

fabfatgrl · April 2, 2007

It can (at least for me), but it's rare. Happens for me a couple of times per year. Usually it's gigantic hunks of meat... which to be honest, aren't really my thing anyway. Happened with a hotdog too. More likely to happen when I'm menstruating or preggers.