please help: my first blockage

Tyler883 · February 11, 2009

I have my first blockage from a piece of beef in a stir fry.

I feel discomfort in my chest.

And, I'm throwing up any fluids that goes down, ie Water or spit.

Please help, any suggestions what should I do?

tyler

melody_mary_42f · February 11, 2009

our doc says that grapefruit juice helps

Tyler883 · February 11, 2009

Hi, I'm past the problem.

It came up on its own after about 45 minutes of terrible discomfort and throwing up.

My throw ups were just liquid ( Water, no stomach fluid) from my efforts to wash it through.

Eventually, I threw up for real. When that happened, the blockage was gone.

It's time to really increase my effort to prevent this in the future. I have to learn to chew more, and take smaller bites.

kgloverii · February 11, 2009

Tyler, also try the downward dog position. It is a yoga move. Start on your knees and go up into the position and hold for a minute or so. Then if you do not feel relief, try it one more time. If worst comes to worst, a hot shower sometimes loosens my back muscles so that the horrible pain goes away. I let the hot Water run on my back, and on my stomach (where the band is) and sometimes that heat releases a bit of pressure. HTH!