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[iamshazza 41]

When you can't eat a certain kind of food - for instance - bread?

I've had my band for a few years and have never had issues. I got a fill last week and it seems that I feel pain in my chest if I eat bread. I'm assuming its the bread being stuck there in the stoma maybe?

[LadyBlue 0]

bread is not one of the best things to eat at all with the band. It goes down better toasted. I do bread once in a while, but try to make sure I take small bites and chew very well. Otherwise it can get stuck in a gooey glob in the band and just sit there for a while - and yes it can be painful.

Sometimes I don't chew very well and end up with something stuck -- it's too far down to want to throw it back up, but yet hasn't gone down all the way. And that just hurts! I drink hot tea to get the heat in it to help release and ease it down. It seems to help.

[GuyMontag 1,264]

Sometimes it can just be painful as it goes through the stoma and then the pain desists. If it stays painful and you start salivating like crazy then you are probably stuck. Even though something makes it through the stoma, if it causes pain while it goes down it can still cause you to swell up making you very tight. That's something to consider for your next bite or your next meal. Sometimes there are just certain foods that just hurt and I recommend avoiding them.

[iamshazza 41]

That's kinda what I figured. I'm not stuck I suppose since the pain does go away. I have rarely eaten bread in the last 3 years, but once in a while I will have a piece of bread for a half sandwich. This is the first time it's caused me trouble. So I will not be using bread again in the foreseeable future :-)

Thanks!

[GuyMontag 1,264]

No matter how long you've had your band it can still surprise you. Lol. Especially when you get a fill. Getting a fill is like playing a whole new ball game and you have to learn the new rules to be be successful.

[labwalker 1,177]

After three fills, the ONE food that I experience any feeling of restriction or uncomfort is when I eat a DunkinDonuts sandwich. Their wraps, and their sausage sandwiches, do cause some minor discomfort when I eat them. I like them because I can track the nutrients and the calories aren't that bad. But the wraps and meat are sticky and dry, and are the only foods that I have noticed that bother me. I can eat rice, bread, bananas, etc. without problems. My band is on the loose side, but so long as I can lose weight I won't be pushing for a fill.