How do you know if food is stuck?

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I had a creamy tomato soup (thick, cheese based) about 2 pm. It had corn and tomtoes in it but I did only ate the soupy stuff. (I'm supposed to be on mushies right now.) I must have over-eaten. It feels heavy in my chest still, about 5 hours later. Just under my rib cage. I feel very full.

I don't think it's stuck, but how do you know for sure? It feels like it is working its way down, but very slowly. I am sipping some warm water right now. I am surprised at how full I still feel and while it's good to be satisfied, I wondered if this is normal or if the food is stuck...

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Banded 3/29/07
BMI: 41

I think you probably just over-did it a little. I over ate once during mushies and I felt yucky for hours. But, when something is actually stuck...it usually feels different for me. It's an intense, heart pounding sorta thing and yours sounds like a ehhh, my pouch is too full kinda thing! I'm guessing you'll be feeling better soon. Good luck!

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Starting Weight February 2006: 392
Current Weight: 217
Total Lost Since February 2006: -175
Banded April 2006

When food gets stuck you have a sharp and sudden pain in your chest area. If I hadn't read about it before it happened, I would have freaked out!

You'll know when it happens.

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Chrissy B.

I just had my first stuck epidsodes.....two in two days! In my case it was a sharp pain in my chest about 10 seconds after swallowing, followed by a lot of spit or some people call it slime....which I figured out quickly to spit not swallow! After a lot of spitting in the sink the pain subsided and all was fine....felt like throwing up, the tingly feeling I get before upchucking was there but nothing actually happened. It wasn't as horrible as I'm making it sound, not a great thing either but definitely nothing to be afraid of.

When I am stuck, I feel it. It kind of sits there, some people call it the golf ball feeling. When I was stuck on a cashew (which I don't recommend eating) I felt it for days. When it passed, it was wonderful.

Believe me when you are stuck, you feel it. And I can get stuck, or get that pain, on liquids first thing in the morning. Just stop, wait, and try again later.

Good luck...

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Thanks! Feeeling better today.

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