First "stuck" food - still hurts this a.m.

clcort · April 28, 2009

Hi all - today is my one-month anniversary and so far this has been eral easy for me. I have been able to eat anything with no PB, no sliming. Anytime I get that gas pian in my back, walking cures it right up. Last night, however, I had my first real experience with a stuck food (I think.) I tried a piece of pizza, but it wasn't really thin crust. About 15 minutes after eating it, I got that pain in my back that usually indicates full/gas. I did all my usual stuff...walking, Gas X strips. Some relief, but not all/. Today I woke up and the pain is still there....not sure if it is just sore, but it feels like a gas bubble I can't dislodge. I had soft food and liquid this a.m., but it is still there. Any advice on what it might be? Has anyone else experienced this? And please, no haters on the pizza...I've had a good run to date, but learned my lesson and won't do that again. :unsure:

ParrotheadCathy · April 28, 2009

"Stuck" feels exactly like you'd think. It's like there's something in your esophagus that won't move. What you described sounds very much like trapped gas. Keep moving and put a heating pad on the area.

HeatherO · April 28, 2009

It sounds to me like it could be either stuck food or trapped gas from the description. I have gotten stuck before and still been sore the next day. When I am still sore, I just stick to warm liquids until I feel better again. You will probably be just fine by tomorrow if you don't eat anything very substantial today. If you continue to eat as usual after still being uncomfortable from yesterday, it seems to extend the time it takes to get to feeling normal again.

I know you mentioned no haters on the pizza, but I just wanted to mention that I have been there, done that, and now know I am overly sensitive to Pizza Crust. pizza crust, if it is not thin, can make me horribly uncomfortable for a very long time. It also builds up in that I can feel OK while I am eating it, but then 5 minutes later I am getting tight until I am horribly uncomfortable. Now I avoid it more out of fear to repeat previous mistakes.

If you are going to eat pizza in the future, you might want to make sure it is thin crust or just eat the toppings.