Something stuck, nothing will stay down now....HELP!

[scardycat 0]

Hi all,

My husband and I went out to dinner last night. We were trying out our new eating out techniques where we share 1 meal instead of our usual ordering two. Well long story short, We ordered steak(pretty lean) and I ate about 2 oz. of it. Before I new it, I had PB'ed in the restroom of the restaurant twice before we left and as soon as we came home another time. I thought everthing came up but I still felt stuck even until this morning.

I thought that I should take it easy and go back on liquids, but not even the liquids will stay down completely. I'm imagining a piece of steak that I didn't chew well enough is stuck somewhere in the upper pouch and it is not letting anything go down. I'm super freaked out and need suggestions.

I feel extra burpy and slimy whenever I drink anything too. I have abnormal pressure in my chest. I'm afraid that I've been overly vomitting and now my band has slipped to. I pray it hasn't but I guess that's the worry wart side of me. Please help, is there anything I can drink or take to alleveate this discomfort??? Help please!

[Bamagal 1]

Some say pineapple juice or papaya enzymes if that don't work I would suggest calling your doc and getting an unfill so it will pass .

[lapbandtalker 0]

It happens to the best of us so don't worry. I've never heard of anyone doing damage the first time they do this....

just drink (quickly, gulping) pineapple juice or sodapop....it will loosen and come right up- hopefully.

I had to go to the ER for surgery, well...they gave me a general and then had to 'retrieve' it ....they used a net thing.

Try the liquids and try to relax yourself and your body when doing this....let it come back up.

[gone 4 ever 6]

Some times hot tea helps. It loosens the band a little if it is tight and a little swollen. Good luck.

[mstrina27 0]

The warm tea thing works for me... but if you are still filling like this by tomorrow and you are not able to eat anything or drink your normal amount of Fluid go to your Dr. so they can loosen it up so it can pass thru and they will prob. put the fluid back in... be careful and don't sit and wait too long because you may become dehydrated...

[WASaBubbleButt 41]

You can try SLOWLY sipping pineapple juice. Very slowly. Try to keep it down as long as possible. That usually worked for me. If you drink it too fast you'll barf.

Now, if you can't get liquids down at all you would be vomiting about every 20 minutes because you wouldn't be able to keep your saliva down. If you are getting some liquids down I would guess swelling? But thing is, it could also be a slip. If you think you have slipped or obstructed you need to go to an ER.

[ParrotheadCathy 0]

Sounds like you had a bad "stuck". Just remember that it sort of roughed up your esophagus and stomach. Go easy on it ... and definitely call your doctor tomorrow if you aren't feeling any better. And as for steak .... it's really lean but it isn't always juicy and dry meat sticks, be it chicken pork or steak. Next time you have steak, get it rare... That might be less done than you prefer, but it will be juicier and easier to eat.

[scardycat 0]

Thanks to you all for your suggestions. I tried the pineapple juice and drank it slowly. I was indeed afraid that it would come back up but it actually stayed down. I now feel a 100% better. I could feel my esophogus getting raw from all the PB/sliming. Now after the pineapple juice, I feel so much better. I can tell that it passed because I'm not burping and no more pressure....YAY! Not to worry, I'm going to go on Soups for a bit to let everything settle back down. Thanks so much, I was so worried. It's so comforting to know there are supportive people like you all in this endevour.