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I'm curious... What are the symptoms and remedy for food getting "stuck?" Do any of you deal with this issue? How often?

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The best remedy for food getting "stuck" is to avoid it all together. First, be sure to measure all your portions before cooking and eating. Next, always take tiny bites, chew many times and eat very slowly. Put your fork or spoon down between bites, let each bite settle before taking the next one. Also, listen to your sleeve intently in the very beginning. You will know after the first bite or two if your stomach doesn't like it. Stop immediately if you get any notions, then avoid that particular food for another week or so. It just may not be ready for it, and that's ok. Everyone heals differently. Lastly, ALWAYS under eat your sleeve. Eating too much is the worst feeling for me, and I feel bloated and gross. Even being this far out I feel like that, so I have to learn what portions work best for me. No matter what it's never really a lot, but less is always more.

The short end of it is, if it's not working or fitting, stop right away. Never force things!

If you do get that stuck feeling, here's what works for me: Get up and walk around. Go for a walk outside even. I'm not sure why but this really helps me a lot. I usually end up giving a good "burp" and it helps subside the pain. Avoid drinking anything to help it go down, it will only swell up whatevers in your stomach. It will help flush it out faster in the long run but likely you will be sorry for filling more of anything in your sleeve in the short term.

Hope this helps!!

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I've had things like rice or warm bread get stuck. It is the WORST feeling! I realize that I need to avoid them all together, and haven't eaten rice in almost two years. If I feel like something is getting stuck, my doc once said that some sips of soda will help - he said the carbonation might help break the food up and help it pass. However, when I feel like something is stuck, it is very hard for me to put more down there. Other times, if I do some stretching backwards and side to side that helps to get it moving. And of course when all else fails, there's only one way to get it out and it's not down....

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