5 Weeks Post Op And Eating Issues Food Stuck Need Advice!

[suzqlvq 15]

I need some advice please.

I am 5 weeks post op and sometimes when I eat all of a sudden I feel awful. It feels like the food is stuck and I need to burp. I don't burp and I am miserable until it seems like the food goes down. I get this awful pressure feeling and pain. It isn't a bad pain but the pressure and stuck feeling is not fun. It lasted for about 40 minutes and I almost vomited. I ate chicken when this happened and the nurse told me to wait for a few weeks and try it again.

Now last night I ate fish and again it happened. It only lasted about 15 minutes. I had no nausea but same stuck feeling. Once it subsides I am fine.

I am now scared to eat. Is this normal? I do weight all my food and the stuck feeling does not happen with most foods. Just some foods.

To be completely honest I ate 2 oz of fish and was fine. Then about 2 hours later I ate 3 straight small pretzel's. Once I ate them forget it, I got that sick stuck feeling. I think the issue is that maybe I ate them too fast, which I did and that caused it. I know I should have not had the 3 pretzel's but I did.

As far as the chicken that was the worst episode and I really don't know why it happened.

Does this stuck pressure feeling ever go away? Does anyone else have this probelm?

[geno5150 168]

Small bites and chew, chew, chew. If you're easting too fast, you are probably taking too big of bites as well. This was one of the big things I had to learn.

[suzqlvq 15]

I am going to make an effort every time I eat to chew well. I did here though that the stuck feeling is temporary. No sure if that is true.

[Banned member 320]

Whenever I experience that feeling I just raise my arms above my head and that tends to make me feel better. I just cross my arms across the top of my head. It may sound silly but it works for me

[ProudGrammy 8,322]

Does this stuck pressure feeling ever go away? Does anyone else have this probelm?

suzqlvg

shortly after i started solids - this stuck feeling DID happen to me.

after i ate - i felt something was "stuck" in my throat - i had that terrible feeling!!!!

It was scary and awful

the "feeling" didn't go away, really upsetting - nothing was stuck - it just felt that way

come morning - i was fine

this happened 3 more times exactly over a short period of time

now, i'm perfect!!!

[twoolley 141]

I see your surgery date is only 10 days before mine! Oct 10th here! I am still in pureed food and 1/2 egg makes me satisfied, the full egg makes me full. For lunch today I ate 2 overstuffed raviolis from Chef Boyardee. It's not the best food but the raviolis are high in Protein and very mushy. I can't see myself trying to eat chicken in the next 10 days, I start soft food on the 21st.

It sounds like your sleeve isn't ready for the next phase yet. Go back to pureed foods for a week. If you're problems go away then try soft foods again.

How big are your fish portions? How much chicken are you trying to eat?

P.S. pretzels don't have Protein & you shouldn't be eating them!!! I have a friend that is a few months ahead of me with her sleeve. I texted her the other day to see how it was going and she was discouraged because she wasn't loosing very quickly. I asked what she was eating and somehow Oreos made the list!

[suzqlvq 15]

Thanks again for the advice. I love this website. I know I am not alone on this journey. Yes twooley you are right about the pretzels. I know I should not have touched any. Well big lesson learned. I really feel much better now after all your words of wisdom. I am sure this is a temporary thing and it will subside. I just need to train myself to eat slowly and chew, chew, chew.

[Tbrendon 36]

chicken has been the only thing to give me problems as well so far. I'm 6 weeks out. I was told chicken can be too dense or dry. So I have stuck to soft meat still. Last night made pizza on a small ancient grain tortilla, ate half and it was amazing!

[tylr3316 5]

I get that feeling a lot to I think it is partially norm

I am 4 weeks post op

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

- you are eating too fast

- you put too much food in your mouth at once

- you are not chewing your food well enough

- you need to slow down between bites, put your fork down

- puree your chicken first, it will be easier to eat

- WTF pretzels? really?

[suzqlvq 15]

Thanks Amazon13. Yes I ate 2 of the thin straight pretzels. Don't get all upset about it.. Calm down. I am human still and yes I should not have done that. Geez cut me some slack. I have done very well following Doctor's orders with the exception of eating the pretzels. I work out 4 days a week and am doing very well otherwise. I am not the first to make a mistake and I won't be the last. Trust me the 2 tiny pretzels did not hurt me. It was the eating too fast..

[Fiddleman 4,376]

I had the stuck feeling consistently after switching to solids until about the 3rd month. It wasn't too bad and I eventually just got used to it. At 4 months, I do not get the stuck feeling any longer. However, and this is important, I still try an eat the same quantities even though I could eat more. I don't want the portion sizes creeping up on me where it eventually turns into gain.

[change4life2012 50]

Thanks Amazon13. Yes I ate 2 of the thin straight pretzels. Don't get all upset about it.. Calm down. I am human still and yes I should not have done that. Geez cut me some slack. I have done very well following Doctor's orders with the exception of eating the pretzels. I work out 4 days a week and am doing very well otherwise. I am not the first to make a mistake and I won't be the last. Trust me the 2 tiny pretzels did not hurt me. It was the eating too fast..

Two pretzels is much better than a bag. We are all leaning new ways of eating. I am not perfect and make mistakes along the way too.

[twoolley 141]

Obviously we're obsessing on the pretzels because we want them too!!! With cream cheese!!!! Awwwww man

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

Thanks Amazon13. Yes I ate 2 of the thin straight pretzels. Don't get all upset about it.. Calm down. I am human still and yes I should not have done that. Geez cut me some slack. I have done very well following Doctor's orders with the exception of eating the pretzels. I work out 4 days a week and am doing very well otherwise. I am not the first to make a mistake and I won't be the last. Trust me the 2 tiny pretzels did not hurt me. It was the eating too fast..

actually you said 3. Yes they could have hurt you. I could care less and far from upset..........I wish you the best.