Can food get stuck even when you haven't had a fill yet? Just curious b/c the other day I ate a hard boiled egg and it almost felt like it was stuck going down and then almost like I was choking and I took a drink and it kind of came up..

I have had 1 stuckey and I am not yet restricted it was scrambled eggs and I ate too fast. Slow down and chew chew chew!! No problems since that 1 time but I am very careful now.

Good Luck

Oh yeah!!

My first episode was in public at a somewhat fancy restaurant.

Take your time; take small bites; chew like hell; DO NOT drink during meals and STOP immediately if you start to feel the tightness coming on.

Drinking a mouthful of Water works sometimes to clear it before a fill but after you start getting fills; don't even consider it.

It actually makes eating interesting :smile2:

If you eat to fast or dont chew enough you can get stuck even without a fill. I have read some posts and met a few people who have restriction and lost all thier weight with no fills so just be careful. And never try to unstick food with a drink that is just a expeirence you dont want to have!! Gets really ugly!

So what do you guys do when you get stuck after having a fill? I am soooo scared of that happening?

It will happen and it will be painful but there is nothing to be afraid of.

Usually you cough it back up with a bunch of slime like mucus. That is what is refered to around here as a PB.

That is soooo scary to me, is there foods that you just don't even try b/c you heard they don't go down well? I don't think I will ever try rice, pasta or bread I am even scared to do toast!!!!

Don't be scared to try any thing. Everyone has different tolerences for different foods. I have never had a problem with rice but breads and some pastas give me a hard time but some days I can eat any thing with out a problem. For me its different every day as to what I can easily eat so dont be scared and totally avoid any thing or you will get frustrated at being banded and bored with your food choices just take it one meal at a time and take it slowly every day.

Haven't gotten anything stuck to where it came back up (I haven't had a fill yet) but I had one time I didn't chew enough and I could feel it "stop" and take a bit to work down. Not fun, hurt, and scared me since I was at a resturant and did not know where the restrooms where....

what does PB stand for, now that I know what it indicates....

Productive Burp but for me its nothing like what I would call a productive burp. Now when I go any where the bathrooms are the first thing I locate. I usually try to position myself close to a exit or the bathrooms.

ew--almost wish I hadn't asked, but you know I have noticed that I do a lot of "burping" now after eating. It isn't really a full out loud burp, but more of a "hiccup-burp" thing....

That hiccup/burp thing is for some a sighn of fullness. One or two bites after that is where the pb ing comes in.

Makes sense, because even if I drink a bunch of water at once I do it until the water flows through.....so I just watch for that and as long as I listen to my body I should have no issues!!!

Definitely burping is an issue for me, it is constant!!!!! And they are loud burps which is so annoying!!!!! Any ideas of how to get rid of this.

I had really loud burps the first year after banding. The kind you could hear starting deep down in the gut and slowly working thier way out all the time getting louder. They seem to have stopped now . Dr said it was normal just to learn to breathe out while swallowing.

Another thing about getting "stuck" is not to panic. Waiting out. It will pass. Getting panicked just makes the situation worse. Also, slimming may occur. Just stay in the bathroom until it passes. After that you may be swollen, depending on the severity of it all. If you are swollen you should stay on liquids for the next few meals. Hope this helps...it's really not so bad once you know what to expect and as previous posters said chew, chew, chew and take your time. Best wishes!!!