Hello all, I had the band almost 3 years ago and have been successful with it thus far. I just have one problem. Over the last two weeks, things have been getting stuck constantly. I am not eating things I shouldn't, but no matter what, things seem to get stuck. I even tried going on the soft diet for a week, it helped a bit but not entirely. It seems that the only times things don't get stuck is when I go out to eat, which I find strange! I live in Illinois but am from Michigan, I had a doctor there but have yet to find one here. I know I need to go but was wondering in the meantime if anyone had any input or suggestions??!?! Thanks so much!

Try a few days on liquids. Sometimes a stuck episode will start a cycle -- get stuck, stoma swells, get stuck, stoma swells, rinse and repeat. My doctor has suggested that having cold things, like sugar free popsicles or ice chips will help with the swelling.

Maybe your band has tightened for some reason. Stress, dehydration, hormones? You should probably go and see your Dr so that he/she can check everything is OK.

Try liquids for a few days to see if it calms the stomach. In the meantime, find a new doctor and schedule an appointment. I would definitely get it checked out.

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Find a Dr. there, and arrange to have a slight unfill. Its better then suffering a slip..

After your stomach relaxes, and shrinks, you can always get it filled again.

You may have be a bit swollen, or if you have had any reflux recently that would cause irritation and swelling so you may want to try some otc prilosec along with soft foods or liquids for a few.days.

Hope you get to feeling better.

Thank you everyone. I tried the soft diet for a fee days and it helped a bit but I am going to try liquids starting tomorrow for a few days until my appt with my doctor. Thanks for all the input, its much appreciated!