Just switched to soft foods but it still hurts going down. Is that normal?

I had this issue at first - was counseled to take even smaller bites and chew even more. I still have a hard time remembering - I want to gulp down my food.

I'm eating slow and chewing. Feels like a huge air bubble.

I'm almost 4 weeks pre op and I'm really sick with a cold so all I wanna do is drink orange juice but not sure if I can!

The same thing happened to me at week 3. I lived on orange juice. Lol

Ok good to know.....I didn't wanna drink it and then get in trouble lol

I had that "air bubble" feeling too, after eating. I think it's because I've had a hard time knowing when I'm full. It's easy to eat too much at once, and better to measure amounts and keep them small.

OJ is supposed to be really bad early on because of the high acidity. I would research that a little more. What foods are you eating that cause the air bubble? Whatever it is you should stop eating it for about 1 week and then try it again.