Why can I eat something one day but the next day it will get stuck

Edited July 3, 201412 yr by kandiB 150

What food?

You're experiencing what most of us in the green zone experience though. I've been doing this long enough to know what to expect and can feel those soft stop signals before I have a major stuck episode.

Learning to eat slowly and eat smaller bites can take a year or more for some of us to figure out. If you're chewing properly, it's most likely you're eating too fast.

But, our bands are fickle and most of us struggle with Bfast meals.

If a certain food gives me trouble....then I write it off...I don't go back and try to force the issue repetitive times....I have accepted some things and moved on....

Like Red meat...gave me problems..gave it up entirely...not interested in going back and seeing if I can eat it today, years later....

Having said all that crap, there is a phenomenon where the band can feel tighter and looser at times....a misnomer, but gets the point across.....

I quit trying to understand why....but I have heard everything from rain in the forecast , stress, Jet Travel, to a full moon....

I'm always tightest first thing in the morning....(After not eating and resting for a good 12 hrs)

Edited July 3, 201412 yr by B-52

Why can I eat something one day but the next day it will get stuck

Yea, I'm starting to learn the early signs of food getting stuck and stopping right away. I've also written off a few things and learning to chew slower and take smaller bites. Thanks for the feedback.

KandiB 150 said

What are the early signs of fodd getting stuck?

KandiB 150 said

What are the early signs of fodd getting stuck?

FOR Me, I just start to feel a tightness, like when I used to swallow too big of a bite (before surgery that is) then I know not to put one more thing in my mouth because it's going to hurt for a while. ....... in relation to that feeling, I have a question that I know will be TMI, but, here goes,..... when I get that feeling, I know I will be spitting out a ton of saliva for at least 15 mins. Mainly because I can't swallow ANYTHING else because it's too painful. But I have yet to throw up. I've heard some say they projectile vomit right away but I havent. Does anyone else have the mouth watering issue vs throwing up?

Mary, food not only can get stuck but it can back up into your esophagus. If you swallow too much food at once or swallow a big chunk of bread or meat, the food can stop right at your stoma(band portal). Any food swallowed after this will start to back up into your esophagus. The feeling you get is like a golf ball stuck under your ziphoid(lower sternum). If you catch it early it's like a small bean bag is lodged there and can take up to an hour to pass.

Kandi, we call it slime like in Ghostbusters. So sliming is quite normal and very few of us escape this disgusting body function. Your esophagus is creating phlegm or saliva to aid food lodged in your esophagus to pass through to the stomach. The problem is that so much is created and if you just swallow it, more buildup and backup to the food already lodged in your stoma. So it's best to spit it up if you can. All of us have spent some time in a restaurant bathroom hocking up slime till the stuck food pases. Some people develop the ability to PB(productive burp) the stuck food up and spit it out. I've only been able to do it twice in over 2 years.

Mary, food not only can get stuck but it can back up into your esophagus. If you swallow too much food at once or swallow a big chunk of bread or meat, the food can stop right at your stoma(band portal). Any food swallowed after this will start to back up into your esophagus. The feeling you get is like a golf ball stuck under your ziphoid(lower sternum). If you catch it early it's like a small bean bag is lodged there and can take up to an hour to pass.

Kandi, we call it slime like in Ghostbusters. So sliming is quite normal and very few of us escape this disgusting body function. Your esophagus is creating phlegm or saliva to aid food lodged in your esophagus to pass through to the stomach. The problem is that so much is created and if you just swallow it, more buildup and backup to the food already lodged in your stoma. So it's best to spit it up if you can. All of us have spent some time in a restaurant bathroom hocking up slime till the stuck food pases. Some people develop the ability to PB(productive burp) the stuck food up and spit it out. I've only been able to do it twice in over 2 years.

2muchfun,

Thank you I've just been banded since March 2014.....still learning so much..my weight loss pretty much stopped after the 1st 6 weeks, I know it's a slow process, but I'll be glad when SOMEthing starts to drop :-/ ..... any other app or support group suggestions?

I find seasonal allergies play a big part in what I can tolerate.

I know in the spring / fall with snow mold, pollen, harvesting dust, etc I have a more restriction than in the summer and winter even though my fills don't change. Taking my antihistamines / inhalers makes a slight difference.

Stress also plays a part in what I am able to tolerate, must be something with tensing up?

Who knows, sometimes they are just finicky!

I find seasonal allergies play a big part in what I can tolerate.

I know in the spring / fall with snow mold, pollen, harvesting dust, etc I have a more restriction than in the summer and winter even though my fills don't change. Taking my antihistamines / inhalers makes a slight difference.

Stress also plays a part in what I am able to tolerate, must be something with tensing up?

Who knows, sometimes they are just finicky!

My_o_me,

That's good to know, thanks. I also find, and have read alot, that the mornings are always tough.

I am so glad I'm not the only one this happens too!! I always wondered why even drinking water first thing in the morning bothered me some days.

I am so glad I'm not the only one this happens too!! I always wondered why even drinking water first thing in the morning bothered me some days.

I can drink my coffee 1st thing, then about an hour later I drink a protein shake and I'm good. I was just on vacation and thought I'd eat breakfast. ..... BAD idea! Lol. It also seemed to make the entire day rough for me.

Country _ girl _ NY, when was your surgery?

I can drink my coffee 1st thing, then about an hour later I drink a Protein shake and I'm good. I was just on vacation and thought I'd eat breakfast. ..... BAD idea! Lol. It also seemed to make the entire day rough for me.

Country _ girl _ NY, when was your surgery?

My surgery was in 2010. I did well for a while, but I don't think I was mentally ready, so I gained the weight back. Now I'm starting all over again. This time I worked on my "issues" with a therapist so I'm better prepared.

My surgery was in 2010. I did well for a while, but I don't think I was mentally ready, so I gained the weight back. Now I'm starting all over again. This time I worked on my "issues" with a therapist so I'm better prepared.

Oh k... best of luck to you