HELP!! Food is getting stuck so easily!

[foxxymama 0]

Hi Everyone

I got a fill a few weeks ago. I am up to 5.5 cc. food gets stuck a few times a week. The pain is unbearable and could last for as little as 20 minutes up to 2+ hours. I will get the watery mouth, gag, vomit reflex, hiccups, etc. Is there anything that anyone has done to help relieve the pain while trying to pass the food? or is there anything you can do to make it pass? I do follow the rules...chew, chew, chew, small bites, all that stuff. I really don't want to have an unfill...any advice is greatly appreciated!

[rodriguezequal 3]

Before I would be able to offer any advice I need to know...what are you eating?

[plain 12]

Hi Everyone

I got a fill a few weeks ago. I am up to 5.5 cc. food gets stuck a few times a week. The pain is unbearable and could last for as little as 20 minutes up to 2+ hours. I will get the watery mouth, gag, vomit reflex, hiccups, etc. Is there anything that anyone has done to help relieve the pain while trying to pass the food? or is there anything you can do to make it pass? I do follow the rules...chew, chew, chew, small bites, all that stuff. I really don't want to have an unfill...any advice is greatly appreciated!

Sounds to me like you may be a little overfilled.....

[tonya66 13]

Mix a little meat tenderizer with Water and sip on that, it helps to break down what is stuck.

Also you could sip on pinapple juice, it works!

[annieM 2]

Try eating your food on a really small plate, like a saucer. If you are eating too much that should help. If you really are eating only a tiny amount, and still getting stuck, it's time for an un-fill. You sound miserable and you need not be with the band. Don't risk a slip by throwing up too much.

[rodriguezequal 3]

It also depends on what you are eating...

[plain 12]

Mix a little meat tenderizer with Water and sip on that, it helps to break down what is stuck.

This is probably not a good idea....

[kossde 6]

Try standing up and walking around. Moving around always helps me.

[HeatherO 7]

I have a sensitive stomach, so if I pb I am prone to do it again in the near future. The only way I can keep it from continuing to happen is by going on fluids for a day and mushies/softer foods the next.

What are you eating after a PB? Also have you identified any specific foods that you are pb'ing on regularly. I know that something like bread will cause me to pb regardless.

[noosagirl 0]

Hi Everyone

I got a fill a few weeks ago. I am up to 5.5 cc. food gets stuck a few times a week. The pain is unbearable and could last for as little as 20 minutes up to 2+ hours. I will get the watery mouth, gag, vomit reflex, hiccups, etc. Is there anything that anyone has done to help relieve the pain while trying to pass the food? or is there anything you can do to make it pass? I do follow the rules...chew, chew, chew, small bites, all that stuff. I really don't want to have an unfill...any advice is greatly appreciated!

APPLE CIDAR VINEGAR about 2 teaspoons in a glass of Water and I add honey to make it taste a bit sweet, but not necessary. Apple cider vinegar is the only thing that has helped me when I have been stuck.

[efan82 1]

Mix a little meat tenderizer with Water and sip on that, it helps to break down what is stuck.

Also you could sip on pinapple juice, it works!

My doctor gives out this recipe for when things get stuck. It should be 4 oz. warm Water with 1 tsp meat tenderizer and 1 tsp lemon juice. You sip it. I have tried it, it is OK.

[becacloud9 3]

Hello. You know what really helps me sometimes? Try and arch your self back a litle, and I stretch my arms back and up. It feels like I am stretching out my esophagus or something. I read this somewhere here on LBT before, I tried it and it works!!!