I had a bad experience last PM. I believe I was probably stuck but it didn't feel like it usually does when I am stuck. I had shooting/stabbing pains in my stomach from 5-10PM. At 10PM I chewed 2 pepto tabs, had a sip of Water and vomited . After I vomited the pains were gone. I wonder if I'd been stuck since lunch which was the last time I ate but it wasn't a problem until several hours later? I have had a similar experience once before.

I'd like to buy some of the papaya extract or enzyme? to take should this happen again.

Do you use a powder or tablet form?

Thanks for your help, Joan

Just bought my first bottle today, $4.50 at Walmart in the vitamin section

Do doctors recommend using that?

GNC has it also- definitely pick some up. I guess there's all kinds of stuck feelings. For me it really felt like a large rock was stuck about 10 inches from my throat-the most horrible pain ever-if it lasted any longer I would need to seek medical help-yes it was that bad!

Amazon Got the tablets, you let them disolve in your mouth.

What exactly do these pills do and how do they help you? Do you take them just when you are stuck or daily?

GNC has it also- definitely pick some up. I guess there's all kinds of stuck feelings. For me it really felt like a large rock was stuck about 10 inches from my throat-the most horrible pain ever-if it lasted any longer I would need to seek medical help-yes it was that bad!

Did you use the papaya to help dislodge it? My usual stuck feeling is pain and pressure and it will either slip down or I felt the need to vomit and it comes up. The stabbing pain the other night makes me wonder if it was a small piece of food stuck where the pouch empties?

What exactly do these pills do and how do they help you? Do you take them just when you are stuck or daily?

People use it when they feel stuck, not daily. It is said to help dissolve stuck food.

Thanks everyone for your feedback!!

Joan

When I get stuck if I don't throw up on my own I take the chewable Papaya tablets and they usually make me throw up and I feel so much better.

I bought mine at Walgreens. They're chewable and the bottle was less than $5. Haven't had to use them yet... but I wanted to have them on hand in case.

I bought my papaya enzyme from the Vitamin shoppe. I have 2 bottles,

They are chewable and they taste good to me. When I get stuck which I try to avoid at all costs I chew a few of them and after a few minutes the stuck food seems to dissolve. Their called enzymes so in my mind they kinda eat away at the stuck food until it goes down.

I had a bbq a few weeks ago and I got stuck on the 1 rib I tried to eat. It was horrible. I felt a stabbing pain in my back. I walked around. I did the chicken dance, held my arms above my head and nothing helped. I hate to throw up but I was desperate to throw up that day and nothing happened so I chewed about 8-10 papaya enzymes and after a bit I felt much better.

I think their a good thing for a bander to have in their arsenal along with Gas-X and Pepcid .

Wow-8-10???? My book says 4!

The tablets that dissolve in your mouth sound good since I wasn't able to swallow.

Wow-8-10???? My book says 4!

The tablets that dissolve in your mouth sound good since I wasn't able to swallow.

Wow-8-10???? My book says 4!

The tablets that dissolve in your mouth sound good since I wasn't able to swallow.

Well, their not chemical drugs or medicine .

They are a natural enzyme from fruit. So it's not like I'm chewing 8-10 Tylenols . If 4 would have helped me I would have stopped there.

We all have to do what works best for us. I wish you well.