Ok guys, I have a problem that I would like to ask about...............

Whenever I start eating my food hangs up no matter how slow or much I chew it, it hangs up then I have to run to the bathroom and either burp, let it pass, or worst of all throw it up. After this I can eat pretty well without any more problems. Ive tried drinking more to open up my band before I eat but it doesnt seem to work at all. This is sooooo embarassing and rumors are beginning to circulate about me that I dont like. I dont really care that much since I am moving in a little over a month, but its the fact of it all.

I'd say you need to have a slight unfill.

#1 they cant unfill me without completely unfilling me, and I can eat plenty, trust me I just went to get a fill put in my band last week because I was STARVING all the time!!! Like looking for food constantly. I eat probably TOO much still after the food gets hung

Do a search on this forum for "first bite syndrome"...

Try drinking a warm liquid before you begin to eat each meal to loosen you up.

I agree that it sounds like first bite syndrome. I have the same issue most of the time.

Mostly, the answer is to just let it pass. Get used to the idea that you are going to have to wait a while after your first bite or two, and it gets a little easier. Sometimes I even get a little hung up on liquidy stuff, so when I go out to eat, I tend to order a cup of Soup with my meal. French onion works well to get past the first bite stuff, because the onions are soft, and so I tend to be able to sit at the table like nothing is wrong while I wait for it to pass.

If that's not really an option (ie: mom's house for dinner), just take a teeny tiny bite or two, and the same theory applies, it's small enough and chewed enough that it'll pass... whenever it's gonna pass. Other than that, I don't have any really good ideas to get it to just go away altogether..

I would suggest before eating to drink a little warm liquid. I have heard that it can help relax your stomach and then food will go down easier. It's certainly worth a try.

Good luck.

Thanks guys, a little hot coffee or soup before a meal is just the thing! I can eat now without having to umm well lets not go there....although I had a horrible incident last week with a beef patty from Sonic driving from a town about an hour from my town, lets say the outcome was not pretty nor lady-like lol...