Hi all, I was banded on 3/25/2011 so 3.5 weeks out I have been eating more or less regular for the last 3 days. Today I had a bit of hamburger for lunch and again for supper. I finished the meat for supper and started on some beans. OMG! It hurt so bad. I threw up some. But it took a while. I feel better now but still like I need to burp, even though I did burp a bunch. Is this what people mean when they say they got stuck? What can I do to keep from it happening again. Should I have allowed myself to thow up? I'm a bit scared now. Any advise would be great. When do you have to go to the ER? Also my back hurts now,is that normal? Not too bad I'm just being a weenie about it.

It sounds like you may have been stuck. Some with the band can't eat ground beef. You may want to go back to mushies/liquids for a day or two while the irritation from the stuck episode gets better.

Jackie

ITA with Jackie. You also need to make sure to chew your food really well and eat slowly. Let whatever is in your stomach for a minute before taking another bite. i ahve also read here that there is a papaya enzyme that you can take to help break up food quicker, but I have not tried that yet.

Just remember to eat slow and small bites!! Try cutting your food right away as you get it. this way you woll not get distracted and accidentally take too big of bite that may cause a stuck episode!!

For starts if you want to burp, either drink some warm watter, or tea. Keep sipping and drinking until you feel it drop into your stomach. This can take a while, but it will either go down or come up. You will have to repeat the drinking until you are clear, and then you will start burping.

I would get on shakes for a day do to the swelling.

If you ever have doubts, or it last for a 1/2 hr. and no luck. Go to a Hospital.

Papaya works great. I can eat hamburger more than chicken. You need to ear really slowly or add sauce... to moisten. I tend to eat to quickly. It takes me 45-60 mins to eat a chicken breast. Good luck!

shirley when my food got stuck and i drank it made me puke not go down. it made things worse. Sistersue my doc told me little bites and chew each 20 times. of course i am a fast eater and i forget so i pay a huge price. if you throw up too many times it can cause slippage. i throw up 3 times 2 days ago mine hasn't slipped but it is very scarey. just try to take thing slow. oh and my back hurt afterwards too i have no clue why

The first time I got stuck it lasted 1 1/2 hours! I had huge amounts of slimming. I coughed and coughed and burped . Sometimes it felt like I might throw up but all that came up was that thick saliva (slim). The pain was so intense!

Fortunately, because I've been reading the forums I knew what was happening. But still, I didn't know what to do. I posted on here, "HELP, I"M STUCK!" and I got some great advice.

- take papaya enzyme (I'm picking some up today)

- stand and walk around, even jump up and down

- sip something hot/warm

- stay on liquids for a day or two after it happens to let the swelling go down

Good luck. I KNOW how much it hurts. I said once before that getting stuck reminds me of a shock collar on a dog, to remind us to do it right. ouch

I use warm water, but I chew small, so it usually goes down.

It can come up for sure, but that's better then throwing up, or coughing up for a 1/2 hr. or so.

I know what your talking about, but truth is every day is different, and it might happen some day. So you need to have a plan that works for you

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I relax myself, because tension won't help, then keep sipping warm water, until it drops down. That usually works for me. But like I said,, It can come up.

Remember chew, chew, chew.