CARROTS?????.......raw carrots.... why can't we get stuck on chips ,chocolate, or ice cream??/ ....

I was stuck before...but this time, it really got stuck ..2 hours of rubbing, walking....and trying to make myself sick.

even before band I could never make myself sick!....you know when your not feeling very well and you want to get sick to feel better....... never worked!..... ..so, finally after 2 hours, I did vomit.... felt better right way...

so is getting sick the only way to get unstuck??? anyone else have this problem of not being able to make themselves sick?

I was thinking....damn .never thought I would be punished for eating carrots.....LOL..... I guess i wont be eating raw veggies ever again.... :biggrin:

Oie! That really sucks, Im sorry...

I don't have a hard time at all bringing it back up, (not sure if that's a good thing or not:wink2:) here's my trick, so hopefully it helps you!

standing straight up, you bend your upper body down towards your legs. Almost like your bodys' an upside down V if that makes any sense? That will always help it come up for me. For others I've heard it helps the food move along and pass thru...

Good Luck!

I was never able to make myself throw up before, but since being banded, I've learned that if I force myself to cough, I eventually cough up the offending food.

I know its a bummer that some bad foods go down easy and some good foods just get stuck. One thing I do w/the bad foods is if I want some, I eat only a little at the end of a meal (so my pouch is already full). This way I can be satisfied on only one chocolate or a couple bites of sorbet.

Be really careful with raw carrots. they are one of the foods that when banded may cause you to need a complete unfill as they don't break down and when they are stuck they are stuck. If you have to eat them then grated is better than in chunks.

I was never able to make myself throw up before, but since being banded, I've learned that if I force myself to cough, I eventually cough up the offending food.

I know its a bummer that some bad foods go down easy and some good foods just get stuck. One thing I do w/the bad foods is if I want some, I eat only a little at the end of a meal (so my pouch is already full). This way I can be satisfied on only one chocolate or a couple bites of sorbet.

That is a great idea! I'll have to do that.

One of the tips I received was to drink a little bit of olive oil. Not sure if that will work on raw carrots. I believe I would just stay away from them.

well...I bent every way possible....but I don't think I bent down into a upside down v....will try! :biggrin:

.....staying away from carrots (raw) forever! ....ughh!.... coughing usually works when Im heart sick.....didn't work today.... it was very painfull.... this happened around 2:00 ....only had a bit of milk since then....and Im going to stick to liquids tomorrow

tx everyone!