I have now tried Chinese food twice and both time it had gotten stuck and ended up coming back up. Probably not the healthiest food choice to make but I thought I would be alright with just a small portion. Has anyone else had a problem with Chinese?

So was it Kit that mentioned some chewables that help. I am a huge trader joe fan but am not familiar with what the pills do and how fast they work... can you filll me in. I'm heading there this afternoon and if they'd keep me from embarassing situations at lunch I'd love it. I have to lunch with clients and have taken to ordering soup or getting a tuna sand and picking at the sandwich fillings only... when feeling brave... to avoid sticking. even tuna is an issue at times. I try to not show it but it must show in my face since often somebody will ask me if I'm ok. I say fine and excuse myself and go releive myself of my lunch... hence soup these days... and that is not a good long term alternative.

The papaya/pineapple enzymes only cost in the neighborhood of $3 at TJ's, so well worth the try. They're in the Vitamin section. I've only had to use them a handful of times, and I've taken three. An example of when I've used them was when I was at a rib place on vacation, and my husband and I were sharing a rack of ribs. After a couple of bites, I could feel the meat getting tight. I was going to stop eating but decided to try the enzymes, and I felt things loosen up in less than a minute, and I was able to eat dinner. Another time, it was with left over roast beef, and I started to slime (thankfully, I was at home), and after chewing a few enzymes, I was back to normal within a minute.

Thanks SO much Kiz... I'll pick some up today. So the enzymes break down the egg white slime? What IS that anyway... it it something the body produces post op to help slide the food thru? I find I tend to urp up just slime very often and until some of these posts... thought it was just me. SO glad I got on again! I have lots of problems with the slime so if these help it will be a godsend!

I've have a lot of trouble with the big pieces of veggie in stir fry unfortunatly and completly gave up on chicken...unless it's ground or chopped it's not going to stay down. I am ok with stir fry if I do tofu and am super careful with chewing on the veggies....onions can be a problem... hard to pulverize before swollowing.

I am the same as you... I feel stuck very easily and within a few bites...as soon as that 1st swollow hit's my port and tries to go thru.

So was it Kit that mentioned some chewables that help. I am a huge trader joe fan but am not familiar with what the pills do and how fast they work... can you filll me in. I'm heading there this afternoon and if they'd keep me from embarassing situations at lunch I'd love it. I have to lunch with clients and have taken to ordering soup or getting a tuna sand and picking at the sandwich fillings only... when feeling brave... to avoid sticking. even tuna is an issue at times. I try to not show it but it must show in my face since often somebody will ask me if I'm ok. I say fine and excuse myself and go releive myself of my lunch... hence soup these days... and that is not a good long term alternative.

I know you didn't ask about this, but you sound a little too tight to me. You should be able to eat solid meat if you chew it well. If you were a tiny bit unfilled and you could eat real meat, you will not only lose faster, but feel satisfied longer.... None of my business I know but for what it is worth....... Hugs!!!:sifone:

Thanks SO much Kiz... I'll pick some up today. So the enzymes break down the egg white slime? What IS that anyway... it it something the body produces post op to help slide the food thru? I find I tend to urp up just slime very often and until some of these posts... thought it was just me. SO glad I got on again! I have lots of problems with the slime so if these help it will be a godsend!

JoJo, brings up a good point. You really should be able to handle solid meats, although a lot of people have issues with very dry meats. You also mentioned that you're sliming very often. A very small unfill might make a big difference in your food tolerance. If you're able to handle more solid meat, you might find that you have the same or even better level of satiety between meals.

As far as the slime, I would think it's something that's produced to help move food along, and it kicks into high gear when the body needs its. But that's just my guess.

The papaya enzymes helps break down Protein, so it really helps some of us, others say it doesn't help at all, when meat isn't going down the way it should.