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I am newly banded. on may 13th it wil be a month. Well, today i got up and prepared 1/4 cup eggbeaters and shredded cheese. Lat night I decided that today i will take concious small bites and chew bites 3 minutes apart. I have no fill. I still get the stuck feeling that i was told happens when you chew to fast. Or eat too much. I didnt finish the 1/4 cup of eggbeaters. I do not know when im full. I still feel a slight stuck feeling in my throat like i ate to much or chewed too fast. When does this get better? Is this normal? I guess i will never get a fill because if i cant get 1/4 eggbeaters down i do not need more restriction. I have lost 14 pounds but i can care less about the weight loss. I am more concerned about the process of being able to get my nutients in. Yes, i spoke to my doctor he said i am eating to fast and not chewing enough. Can someone out there help me to get a better understanding of how the food passes from above the band through the band. How long does the process take? Does anyone have a video or can give me a time span on how long it takes one chewed bite to go through the band?

Possibilities,1) maybe i am irritated from chewing to fast or eating too much in the past.

2)Maybe i cant get food to pass easily in the am. Although this happens in the afternoon as well.

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It is normal to be tighter in the morning. Feeling stuck on a 1/4 c of food isn't ok. I would call your doc. for sure and tell him/her what's going on. In the meantime I would supplement what your able to eat with protien shakes. Hopefully those will go down ok. I use myoplex lite, you can get them at Sams or Walmart. Hope you feel better soon! Take care.

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Sometimes eggs can be tough; they have caused me problems in the past, especially early in the morning. I too have no fill.

I'd advise drinking something hot before you eat anything in the morning. Tea/coffee work fine. Bands are often tighter in the morning so you may have to drink something hot to help loosen it up a bit.

Also, be sure you are truly taking small bites. I am known and still am known to shovel in food, as I like to call it. You may find using baby utensils can help or using a teaspoon as opposed to a tablespoon. Make sure when you take a bite that it is a pretty small amount. Big amounts, while you may chew well, can slip down before you chew them, which may be causing the sensation you're experiencing.

Good luck!

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thanks vlp1968 for your response. It is not truly something stuck. It feels like something is in my throat but nothing is there. It is this feeling i get after I have eaten. I feel it when i am finished eating not during. I was told my stoma is irritated from chewing to fast or eating too much. I have never thrown up or had a traditional stuck episode. I seem to be in this place and i do not know how to get out. I try to eat slow and chew well this is so difficult to me. Could that be the issue, that i am eating to fast and eating too much?

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thanks reverie i will get some small utensils and drink warm drinks in the am. I will try to slow down. I do have a huge problem with that. Should I do something to reverse the irritation and stuck feeling i feel moving forward. I will go in to my doctor next week. Thanks

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thanks reverie i will get some small utensils and drink warm drinks in the am. I will try to slow down. I do have a huge problem with that. Should I do something to reverse the irritation and stuck feeling i feel moving forward. I will go in to my doctor next week. Thanks

Papaya enzymes may help. I'd also advise putting yourself on an eating schedule; eat before you get too hungry. I find if I eat smaller meals more frequently I am able to keep hunger at bay, therefore I am not desperate to scarf down my food like there's no tomorrow. I eat every 2-3 hours, for hunger's sake, not for any false "it's better for my metabolism" reasons.

Good luck!

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Echoing what others said, I have hot tea first thing in the morning. I don't think I could eat real food within hours of waking up if I didn't. The hot tea feels like it opens me up, and allows me to swallow my meds that I can't get in chewable form (and hate the taste of crushed). I like to do greek yogurt for Breakfast because it goes down easily. Good luck to you!

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