I have read that some people experience first bite syndrome, where the first bit of food they take always gets stuck. That is happening to me now, and I am forgetting what all other people try to help. I trying taking a drink of water and most of the time it clears, but I am wondering if there is something else I could try.

Try a sip or 2 of a warm drink first...is what I have read.

Kat

I think I have read that people start with drinking some hot tea. The warmth opens up the stoma. Also if you drink cold water first, it closes it some.

I was also banded by Dr. Ortiz!!!

Did you alread get a fill or just get one? Is that why this is happening? I am just wondering since I am going to get my first fill Feb. 17. How many cc's did they put in??

Thanks!!!

I just had my third fill last week and before that I did not have this problem. I am now at 5.5 cc. I had a great experience with Dr. Ortiz. I had a friend that was also banded on January 5 with Dr. Ortiz. Did you meet Nancy? Are you going back to Dr. Ortiz for a fill or do you have someone else to do it? It costs me $100 to get a fill here or $100 US to get a fill at the clinic, so I thought I should save the flight cost and just get it done here.

Two ways I know of to get rid of it.. the first is to work with a warm drink prior to eating it tends to relax the pouch and stomach.

Second way is to have a bite of softer food first

I find it helps me to mix the textures of my food, so eating Protein with veges rather than just eating straight protein then the veges. When I mix the food textures I seem to get rid of the first bite syndrome.