Been banded 10 months and have NEVER had this happen before. I made a loaf of freshly baked french bread for my family and after them RAVING how good it was I took a bite...I knew better... but I did it anyways. Well..it has been stuck since last night. I can drink...if I drink slowly and in small amounts.

I did a search on this site and tried pineapple juice, warm liquids, jumping up and down, yoga, etc. I have not tried papya enzymes b/c I cannot find any where I live.

Called the dr. and she is out on vacation...the on call dr. is supposed to call me at the end of the day.

Any suggestions? This is NOT fun...pretty uncomfortable.

Bummer. The couple of times I've gotten anything seriously stuck it had to come back up. Aren't you foaming to beat all heck?

I wonder, since it's been so long, whether you're dealing with bread still being stuck, or with swelling from a stuck incident that's resolved. I'd suspect the latter---bread can clog things up, but it breaks down pretty quickly.

When I have swelling, babying my band does the trick--I stick with liquids for a day or two, then advance to soft foods.

liquid Benadryl seems to help reduce the swelling, too.

My doctor has said that food can get stuck for an extended period of time, and if this happens, to go in and he will have to use a scope to remove it. I once got stuck and was vomiting (really dry heaving with a little slime) for 3 hours and thought that was excessive. He told me if I was still doing it in the morning to come down....thankfully it only lasted another half hour. I sure did NOT want to have him remove it!

Try sucking crushed ice. It helps to relieve the swelling.

Okiegirl, hun my guess is that the bread has gone down already and you`re dealing with the swearing. Your best bet is to go on liquid for a day or two before trying solids again. This will give the pouch an opportunity to heal. You`re fortunate not to experience a stuck in 10mths. good achievement!

I gave up bread.............it is not my friend if you have restriction you will have problems.