Pain - maybe TMI

[cfred 2]

Hi everyone, I have a question. I've been banded since May 10th and this is the first time this has happened to me.

Tonight at dinner I am assuming I ate to much and now the food feels stuck. I feel like I could throw up but I can't (not the food anyway) I keep spitting up my saliva. This has been about 1 1/2 hours now. Is there anything I can do to help this and help the pain go away?

I tried to drink something about 30 minutes ago and all I did was spit that up as well.

Thanks for any responses!

[princess_n_thep 2]

Relax........... Deep breaths........... This is what we call sliming. Yes, you overstepped your band bounds a little. It is something you will learn.

This is what works for me: I reach really tall to the sky on my tippy toes and take a DEEP breath in, then I relax, let the breath out and let my arms dangle for a few seconds, then I repeat 3 or 4 times. Usually does the trick!

[cfred 2]

Relax........... Deep breaths........... This is what we call sliming. Yes, you overstepped your band bounds a little. It is something you will learn.

This is what works for me: I reach really tall to the sky on my tippy toes and take a DEEP breath in, then I relax, let the breath out and let my arms dangle for a few seconds, then I repeat 3 or 4 times. Usually does the trick!

Thank you so much for that... it did seem to help a little. Right now though I am so misrable that I think almost anything would help.

I am so mad at myself for this happening. Since this did happen, should I go on liquids for a day or two? I sure don't want to mess anything up.

[travelgirl 3]

Depending on what it is that you ate, some meat tenderizer might help if it was protein....I keep chewable papaya enzyme on hand just in case, and that helps sometimes, too.

As far as getting things moving again, I don't know, some people find that walking helps. I find that I'm better off if I spit into a cup until the pain subsides, or I'll end up spitting up slime.

I hope this helps. Hang in there!