Hello all!

I have been stuck in the worst kind of way for the last 4 hours. It is painful..throwing up doesn't even help (and yes, I know you aren't supposed to do that- but when your stuck, your stuck).! Does anybody have any home remedies that might help?

I have tried papaya enzyme. Did nothing. I tried hot water with lemon. Nope. Have no meat tenderizer at home :/. Any help would be much appreciated.

Thank you in advance

Ouch you poor thing, my carer told me drink coke if that were to happen, the bubbles would make you burp or make the stuck food come up. They say pineapple juice is good too.

This is what I've done with one painful stuck episode, I drank Water then waited with my head over the toilet for it to come up on its own. Some of it came up and the rest passed through. I know it's not advised to do this but when you're desperate, you're desperate.

You'll find once this is over you'll need to go back to fluids for a day or two to let everything settle down.

When I got stuck-I tried very hard to relax and standup, raised my arms straight up and kinda reached as high as I could, one arm higher than the other-kinda slowly and it moved things down. It was kinda like when a baby gags or chokes a bit, you held up their arm and shook it a little? It seems to help. Good luck

Thank you both so much for your replies. I am going to try every suggestion I get until something works!!! I really really appreciate y'all's help .

Let us know how you go, I feel your pain right now.

I used a teaspoon of olive oil once. you know, grease it up a little?

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Hmmm. I did that for kidney stones. Why not for stuck food? I'm on it!

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Thank you . I'll update everyone..hopefully soon!

Good Luck!

ugh.. that must be so horrible. Let us know how you are feeling hun.. good luck!!

How did things turn out? Hopefully well!

Try sucking crushed ice. It can help to reduce the swelling from trying to throw up which may allow the item to pass through. It's not instant but it can help.

Hello everyone,

Thanks for all the great suggestions! I tried and tried but nothing would pass. It was quite an experience. As a result I became dangerously dehydrated. I ended up calling the on call physician the next day who said I needed to meet her at the office on Sunday morning (as throwing up liquids even is never a good sign).

Ends up my band was wayyyyy too tight (she put the needle in to take some liquid out and the liquid rushed out into the needle without her even touching it!).

So now, I have a little less than usual in my band but I am able to drink liquids again (and eventually mushies and regular food). I will go back in a month to see if I need a tiny bit more in.

I really appreciate everyone's responses and willingness to help. It was great to feel supported .

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Thanks for all the great suggestions! I tried and tried but nothing would pass. It was quite an experience. As a result I became dangerously dehydrated. I ended up calling the on call physician the next day who said I needed to meet her at the office on Sunday morning (as throwing up liquids even is never a good sign).

Ends up my band was wayyyyy too tight (she put the needle in to take some liquid out and the liquid rushed out into the needle without her even touching it!).

So now, I have a little less than usual in my band but I am able to drink liquids again (and eventually mushies and regular food). I will go back in a month to see if I need a tiny bit more in.

I really appreciate everyone's responses and willingness to help. It was great to feel supported .

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I'm glad you're ok.

Glad you got it all sorted out.