getting unstuck

OK, I have been stuck twice and its no fun. Once with dry chicken, the next with bread. For me, its best to stand in front of the sink or potty and breathe and swallow through it. Your body's defence kicks in and makes lots of mucus that helps push the stuck piece out. I believe I have seen this called "sliming". Once its over, its over, that's the good thing. Its gross and its painful, but you will never try & go there again! Keep away from the foods that cause this!

I read warm pineapple juice does the trick

Stuck is definitely no fun ! What you have to keep in mind is that the food is pushed through the esophagus using peristalsis. I think of it is a sort of slow wave of muscle pulling the food down your esophagus. Before the band we could eat almost as quickly as we wanted and never felt this process. We had no reason to pay attention to it. Now you will notice it if you eat to quickly or take too big of a bite. I have had my band for over a year and it was only last week that some explained it to me like that and the light bulb went on! lol! So now when I take my bite I imagine the little wave moving my food and I am teaching myself to be more aware of my bite sizes/food choices. I think I found the elusive "sweet spot" and imagining that little wave helps me keep myself in check. So to your question of how do you get it unstuck...I have tried the pineapple juice and for me, it became back wash. To me being stuck is like a beaver dam. Nothing gets passed until it's moved. So when I got stuck, I sat up straight to allow better flow of my esophagus (my thoughts), took slow, deep breaths and let it work itself though. Oh yeah and had plenty of napkins or a plastic bag or stood over the trashbag or toilet. The sliming is thick saliva that the throat is producing to help move it along. Anyway, hope this helps. Cheryl

Everything helps, and its good to have heads up on this, I at least am aware of what I need to do.

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