I ate a piece of broccoli and I didn't chew enough and now I'm stuck. To make matters worse I'm traveling for work so not close to my doc and it's 9:30 pm so I can't even call. I've thrown up a bit but it still feels like something is there. I tried to drink a very small sip of water and it came back up. It's been 2 1/2 hours and I'm worried and at this point I think sleeping is not in my future tonight. Any suggestions?????

Try taking some real deep breaths, that seems to help me some.

Give your doctors office a call. Often there is someone on call and they can give you some advice and tips to help you out.

Never be afraid to call the doctors office they are there to help you.

I'm so sorry. Had same thing today. Many suggested to me sipping hot Water. Make windmill motions with arms. Laying flat and stretching arms way over head. And sometimes with minor sticking I have found taking a big huge breath and then throwing your head back to look up at least takes some pressure off.

Good luck! I'm thinking about you.

If food is stuck in your pouch, stomach acids will break it down in about 4 hours. If you got it stuck real bad, the swelling can cause it to feel like you're stuck because of the inflammation caused by the food pressing against the stoma.

If you can drink fluids, the food has passed. Don't gulp, sip some Water to see if it's clear yet? I recommend chewing on ice or having something with ice chips in it. Ice can help with the swelling/inflammation just like it does on sprained ankles. Good way to get your fluids in and helps reduce the swelling at the same time.

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Thank you all, I just "coughed" up a bit of kale & broccoli feels a tiny bit better but still feels like an elephant is pushing on my throat. 4 months in and you'd think I'd know how to chew by now. ). I'm going to stick to liquids tomorrow and hopefully I'll get back to normal. Thanks for responding so quickly it was so scary!!

Love the ice chip idea, trying that now. Thanks !

I'm 2.5 years out and I got stuck on some broccoli myself just this last weekend. It happens.