:flame: I've heard of pineapple juice, papaya enzyme and even meat tenderizer to get something unstuck. I was also told to wave my arms above my head- which did not help. Any other suggestions to get something unstuck?? TIA

I was banded on 9/21/07. I have felt like I had food stuck (only when eating chicken) and I didn't really barf. Had like Phleghm come out when I burped. I know it was probably because I wasn't chewing enough. Has anyone experienced this? I am so worried about my band slipping and don't want to do anything to make that happen.

I'm stuck right now, I had no clue about pineapple juice. I'm sending my dh to get some now. I had a fill yesterday (0.1 cc, MAN at this point even the smallest fill makes a HUGE difference) and I'm finding my band to be too tight. I'm going to try the pineapple juice and see if it helps. Thanks for the tip.

Just wanted to let anyone know that the pinapple juice did the trick, I couldn't believe it. I could feel the obstuction sort of dissolve it's way through the band. It worked and I was VERY relieved. Thanks again!

Wow!!! I wish I knew that last night, I went to a Christmas party and had 1 chicken wing and about 2 tablespoons of baked beans and threw up about 6 times. I never knew pineapple juice would do the trick. I'm going out tomorrow and keeping at least 2 cans in my pocketbook. It's very embarrassing when you keep walking out of someone's house and puking all over their front lawn!

I think I have something stuck. I ate supper and was full very fast. Now, tonight I try to drink or eat something and it hurts really bad. I have been trying apple juice. It hurts, but eventually goes down. I just sent my hubby for pineapple juice, but it's 10:30 pm so he probably won't find any. (I live in a small town.) To make it worse, a huge ice storm is coming which could keep us at home for a few days. I am scared that if this doesn't dissolve itself, I am gonna be in trouble. My doc is an hour away, and with the weather I will not be able to get to him. What should I do?

What are you stuck on?

I wouldn't push it, stop the apple juice and such. You might be making it worse. If you have swelling than the more you eat/drink the worse it is going to get.

I had some angel hair pasta with broccoli and chicken.

Should I just wait it out until the morning and see if I can drink in the morning?

I wouldn't push it much more tonight. If fluid is going through, albeit slowly, you might have swelling instead of something stuck. Give the swelling time to go down.

Thanks! I am gonna chill out and go to bed. I will let ya know how it goes in the morning. Thank you so much!

Well, I am still stuck. I called my doc and they said to do clear liquids for a day and it should go through. Liquids go down, but it hurts. We got a hell of a ice storm last night. Now we are getting 6+ inches of snow on top of it. I guess I am gonna have to suffer through this for now. Can't get to my doc office anyway with all this ice. (It's an hour away.) Any other ideas would be helpful. I am gonna try some hot tea. Maybe something warm will help "open" me up!

Well, I am still stuck. I called my doc and they said to do clear liquids for a day and it should go through. Liquids go down, but it hurts. We got a hell of a ice storm last night. Now we are getting 6+ inches of snow on top of it. I guess I am gonna have to suffer through this for now. Can't get to my doc office anyway with all this ice. (It's an hour away.) Any other ideas would be helpful. I am gonna try some hot tea. Maybe something warm will help "open" me up!

Don't push it too hard, remember you are going to be even tighter in the mornings than you were before.

Take it verrry slow and easy.

When I get things stuck, it normally passes within 30 minutes (or I spit it back up). I have tried meat tenderizer (I mixed it in water and drank it, wasn't sure what I was suppose to do with it..yuck), and I've tried pineapple juice from canned pineapples.. both just hurt like if you drink anything when you're stuck.. I didn't notice it get rid of the problem.

I was eating a chocolate turtle last Friday night and I was eating it slow.. and then I was rushed because I was running late for something, and I didn't have hands to hold everything I needed, so I shoved the rest of the turtle in my mouth and ultimately didn't chew well enough. That thing was stuck there about 2 hours.. I could feel my stomach trying to push it out, then it getting lodged back. Seconds of relief, then pain comes back.. It must have sat there till the caramel finally melted.. OY! I threw up a lot of spit in that time too, but no luck at getting that thing to come out.

I was a little stuck up this morning - apparently I cannot eat scrambled eggs when I am rushing to court in the morning. Anyway it came back up after some pain but now my throat is feeling sore for the rest of the day - not really my throat but further down. Any suggestions or just ride it out?

That's crazy that you attempted to eat something 2 days after the surgery, I drank water and soup base for 3 weeks and soups for 2 weeks under doctor orders.