How do I get unstuck

I just had an episode..I threw up so I could get relief. It hurts so bad that I almost get a headache. I just had my 3rd fill on thursday and started back eating Saturday night. Soft things of course but everything I eat now hurts going down. I thought I was chewing long enough but I guess not. I'm glad I'm not alone. I will be buying some papaya enzymes tomorrow!!!

The nurse at my doctors office said (in regards to meds getting stuck) to drink regular coke.. even though it's not allowed it will dissolve medicine.

The nurse at my doctors office said (in regards to meds getting stuck) to drink regular coke.. even though it's not allowed it will dissolve medicine.

thanks. i will remember this one. would it work as well with stuck food?? or not??

I am not sure i am 6 days post op and my pill got stuck today. She said to do this and sip very slowly. And use as a last resort.!

I am not sure i am 6 days post op and my pill got stuck today. She said to do this and sip very slowly. And use as a last resort.!

I am not sure i am 6 days post op and my pill got stuck today. She said to do this and sip very slowly. And use as a last resort.!

well.. it sounds like good advice... thanks for sharing it. what meds was it? i have to take olmetec... thats not small. im wondering how i will go after my first fill. when i first came home i was crushing my pills up and putting them in my protein drink.

well.. it sounds like good advice... thanks for sharing it. what meds was it? i have to take olmetec... thats not small. im wondering how i will go after my first fill. when i first came home i was crushing my pills up and putting them in my Protein drink.

Mine was a bp med it was fairly small. It went down sideways i knew it was gonna be bad! Lol. I'm gonna cut it in half for now on

Mine was a bp med it was fairly small. It went down sideways i knew it was gonna be bad! Lol. I'm gonna cut it in half for now on

it might be better to just crush it up.. that takes care of mine well. i dont taste it in the protein drink.

I stick my toothbrush down my throat and make myself throw whatever is stuck up. NOTHING else works for me. I'll break out into a cold sweat till I get it out.

Marci

I did this two years ago just occasionally and my band slipped.....I learned that there is no safe way to throw up with the band.

What ever you avoid the urge to throw up!!! That is how your band slips....it might feel good at the time,but the long term consequences are really bad. I have found that pineapple juice is the best....good luck.

Your band can slip from VOMITING not from coughing or regugitating up food. Vomiting comes from your stomach , below the band and is usually forceful, coughing up the food comes from above or at the band.

Good luck with things such as pineapple juice, papaya enzymes etc. They may work for some but for most they have no effect. They are also most likely to work if the stuck is caused by something that is bitty e.g rice, ground beef rather than something that is solid e.g a piece of chicken or meat.

If you are stuck then it is not normally possible to wait for the food to go down, that can cause hours or days of pain and discomfort. If it is a solid item it probably won't move anyway. The ONLY solution is to bring it back up.

Ditto papaya enzyme

where does one find the papaya enzymes?

I just bought the papaya enzymes from GNC. But it seems to be cheaper buying them online.

You can get them at the drugstore in the vitamin section; also at Bulk Barn in their vitamin section. As for the coke....most of us were told no carbonated sodas. I do sometimes drink Diet Coke, but not for that reason.