Just tell me if I am STUPID!

kimalicious · February 9, 2005

I had my second fill and finally restriction. I am still getting used to the feelings though. No matter what I eat the first few bites are uncomfortable going down. But if I sit there they will eventually pass and then I can eat with no problems slowly. Am I supposed to keep eating after this uncomfortable period or should I stop completely once I feel this? It is usually the first or second bite that hurts and then I chew well and everything else goes down fine. I know a girl at work that stops eating after the two bites that hurt...she has lost 85 pounds in 6 months. If I stopped eating everytime I felt a little pain I would never eat more than one bite of anything the least bit hard everyday. I nkow it is different for everyone, but eating two bites of food would not suffice for me. Is this when I am supposed to be stopping rather than when the full feeling comes?

donali · February 9, 2005

Kim -

Sounds like you are having esophogeal spasms. The same thing happened to me for a short while, and then went away.

Try drinking some hot liquids right before you start eating to help relax things a little bit, and then make sure your first two bites are extremely small and extremely well chewed. Then wait five minutes or so, and you should be able to eat a normal bandster portion.

I don't remember how long this lasted for me, but it did go away, so just be careful and pamper yourself until then.