Hey y'all! I've been banded for a little under a year & at a total loss of 91 pounds. Yay! However, recently, I've noticed that I'm getting stuck a LOT more often than I did when I first got my band. Am I just eating too fast? Too big of bites? I do the normal things... Just feel stuck, start sliming (which is horrible!), and the good Lord willing, it will just come back up with little coaxing. Any suggestions or have any of you had this issue? Thanks!

Edited June 25, 201412 yr by Lolo86

Been banded since sept 13. My last fill was 1st of April and I have gotten stuck and thrown up more than my lifetime. I feel that the band is doing its job. I know I have either eaten too fast, too big a bite and did not chew good. BTW....Congrats on your awesome weight loss! Great job!

It's not just a chewing matter, it's also how fast we eat. If your band is adjusted properly, the hole(stoma) is very small. If you eat too fast or too big(or both), food starts to back up into your esophagus because the food can't pass through quick enough. This is where the sliming comes in. Food in your pouch isn't exposed to the slime. It's exposed to stomach acids.

Your esophagus thinks food is stuck and is trying to lubricate so that the bolus of food you've eaten will pass through the lower esophageal sphincter. Prolonged stuck/sliming episodes can cause esophageal dilation. Slow down and take smaller bites.

BTW-I'm speaking from experience and I'm one who still struggles with this identical issue a few times a week.

I think the more comfortable I become with my band the more I have to remind myself to eat mindfully.

I’ve been banded for 5 years now and my assumption would be your starting to get comfortable and like you suggested your probably eating too fast and too much. I have been doing the same thing lately and throwing up all the time. I’m trying my best to stop now because I’d hate to have my band slip.