I want to share what I do when I carelessly eat and get a piece of food stuck. When I get stuck, which happens more than it should (yea, I know... chew, chew, chew), I have found that raising my arms above my head to stretch and taking deep, long breaths helps to get the food to move and get unstuck. I often times pace the floor too when this happens. I, knock on wood, have never vomited from being stuck and i'd like to think this method helps. Hopefully this advice will help someone in the future, if not, just ignore the post. Happy losing weight!!

Sounds good....I'll try anything.

thanks

I use this method and it helps. I also found walking around and going up and down stairs helps. The worse thing, for me, is to sit .

Ditto on that one! I think holding your arms above your head helps to open you up, allowing the food to pass. And walking around definitely helps...I've had times when I got stuck and as soon as I stood up and took a couple steps the food went right on through! Great advice!

I want to share what I do when I carelessly eat and get a piece of food stuck. When I get stuck, which happens more than it should (yea, I know... chew, chew, chew), I have found that raising my arms above my head to stretch and taking deep, long breaths helps to get the food to move and get unstuck. I often times pace the floor too when this happens. I, knock on wood, have never vomited from being stuck and i'd like to think this method helps. Hopefully this advice will help someone in the future, if not, just ignore the post. Happy losing weight!!

First, getting stuck is not always a bad thing. It is part of the learning process of having your band. Also, IMO, it is really not vomiting because it comes from the upper portion, esophagus, and not deep below the band. More like a baby spitting up or a hiccup.

The body's way of dealing with this is for saliva to accumulate (sliming) forcing you to spit it up.

When I get stuck to the point that it is very uncomfortable, and I want instant relief, I speed up the natural process by sipping some Water. (preferably over a sink) The water, like the saliva, has no where to go and will trigger you to immediately spit it up.

First, getting stuck is not always a bad thing. It is part of the learning process of having your band. Also, IMO, it is really not vomiting because it comes from the upper portion, esophagus, and not deep below the band. More like a baby spitting up or a hiccup.

The body's way of dealing with this is for saliva to accumulate (sliming) forcing you to spit it up.

When I get stuck to the point that it is very uncomfortable, and I want instant relief, I speed up the natural process by sipping some Water. (preferably over a sink) The water, like the saliva, has no where to go and will trigger you to immediately spit it up.

I'd prefer to have it pass through than to vomit, or for better words, spit up like a baby. Less chance of the band slipping. To each his own...

There were a couple times in the beginning where I got stuck bad and there was no choice..... the vomit came and was out of my control. It sure is a hard lesson and thank goodness that has not happened in a very long time. When I feel like I am stuck just a bit I chew up 3-4 papaya enzime tabs. It helps in just a few minutes and helps prevent the slime thing as well. (walmart in the vit. section)

Thank you so much for this advice. I have never quite known what to do when this happens. I am going to try this because It happens every now and again.

I have tried:-

stretching

the chicken dance arm movement thing

papaya tabs

downward dog

NONE of these work for ME.

The only way I can get relief is to bring the offending item back up. I find it far easier to cough/spit the offending item back up than to try and wait for it to go down. The times I have waited it has been really uncomfortable and it can be an hour or more later with no sign of relief. In the meantime there is all that excess saliva which has to go somewhere............ So for me waiting it out is not an option.

I want to share what I do when I carelessly eat and get a piece of food stuck. When I get stuck, which happens more than it should (yea, I know... chew, chew, chew), I have found that raising my arms above my head to stretch and taking deep, long breaths helps to get the food to move and get unstuck. I often times pace the floor too when this happens. I, knock on wood, have never vomited from being stuck and i'd like to think this method helps. Hopefully this advice will help someone in the future, if not, just ignore the post. Happy losing weight!!

Thanks for the tip! I have my first fill on Oct 25th and I am sure I will have an episode or two before I learn what works with the band or what doesn't . Thanks again!

I had a fill a month ago and ever since I can't eat any starch. No pasta, bread, or rice. I can't eat steak, and alot of other foods. I thought I was chewing well but everything seems to get stuck and then i get that slim thing ha[[ening. The good news is that I have lost 26 lbs in a month. Should I be worried?

Lorraine

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I have tried:-

stretching

the chicken dance arm movement thing

papaya tabs

downward dog

NONE of these work for ME.

The only way I can get relief is to bring the offending item back up. I find it far easier to cough/spit the offending item back up than to try and wait for it to go down. The times I have waited it has been really uncomfortable and it can be an hour or more later with no sign of relief. In the meantime there is all that excess saliva which has to go somewhere............ So for me waiting it out is not an option.