Help - food stuck?!

texasvixxen · 12-22-2005, 04:49 PM

I had my first fill on 12/16/05 (2 cc). I haven't had any problems until today. We had our Christmas luncheon at work today. I ate 1/8th piece of broiled fish - 3 green beans - 4 sips of broth from shrimp gumbo & 2 shrimps from the gumbo (cut into pieces first). Then all of the sudden, I had this horrible pain right in the middle of my chest. I had to excuse myself because I thought that a PB was right around the corner. I got so sick - but hardly anything was coming up. I felt better for about 45 mins - then it happened all over again. Felt better again, then about 1-1/2 hrs later, I became hungry & took one bite of chicken & had the pain in my chest again.

Could it be that I didn't chew my food enough? I ate too fast? If anyone has experienced this - please help me out by giving me some advise.

JAYGERL05 · 12-22-2005, 06:48 PM

I have got my food stuck once and it was stuck for 6 hours. I am just recently banded in 9/05 and the only thing I could think of was that I ate too fast.

Jachut · 12-22-2005, 07:04 PM

In the information I was given from the dietician on Wednesday it says half a glass of flat coke can clear the hole! Dont know how true it is but that's what they suggest for stuck food - pour half a glass, let it sit and go flat and then drink it.

MyKdsDad · 12-22-2005, 10:43 PM

Jachut, you can make it go flat by pouring it back and forth between glasses until all the fizz is gone.

texasvixxen · 12-23-2005, 09:18 AM

Thanks everyone for your advise. That coke thing was interesting. If it happens again, it's worth trying.

I called my Doc's office & they think it was a combination of things: (1) didn't chew my food well enough & (2) didn't drink enough water yesterday. They suggested that I drink water right away & it may help the food down. So, I started to drink water - had no problems, no pain while drinking it. Within an hour, I started to feel a lot better.

I hope that you and your families have a safe & happy holiday!

dolphin_dreams · 12-23-2005, 09:43 AM

I'm glad you're doing better. I just had my first fill on Tuesday 12/20 and I've had this happen twice but it didn't last for long--Thank God! I guess I had gotten lazy about the chewing but not anymore. I feel like I'm learning to eat all over again.

fee · 12-24-2005, 04:18 AM

this has happened to me once

the pain was in my back it was very painful

this happened because i ate to much

i was full but i kept picking at food

i have now learnt my lesson

SouthTX LapBand · 01-23-2006, 12:02 AM

When something like this happens, it is best to immediately schedule 24 hours of just liquids (anything you can take thru a straw).

Suzi D · 01-28-2006, 03:09 AM

I have the same problem frequently too. I've realized I must not be chewing my food well enough, or ate something I really shouldn't be eating. I've found that slowly sipping water helped me too. Now I just have to have to get the will-power to stay away from the foods that cause that pain. I must say the 1st time it happen I was scared to death that I was having a heart attack! Thank goodness it is something we can control by what we eat. Good luck to all of you.

suzi

NanaSue · 02-25-2006, 03:40 PM

It might have been the shrimp. I read on one site that shrimp was one of the foods that could be a problem.

NanaSue

**Iluvharleys** · 02-25-2006, 03:42 PM

I eat shrimp all the time and I don't have a problem with it!:clap2:

HarleyNana · 02-25-2006, 04:58 PM

I eat shrimp all the time too, ya didn't eat the tail did ya, now that could do it, LOL. I hear some people DO eat the tail, not me.