On Saturday around 3:42 PM I experienced some pressure in my chest after eating a shredded piece of chicken. After some time, the pain grew and radiated to my back - sometimes it was hard to breathe. After about half an hour or so I began to throw up saliva and it was clear/white and very thick; it did not burn or feel acidic. As this occurred I also was burping in-between.

This went on for about three and a half hours until the final time and everything stopped. I felt weak afterwards due to the stress and strain. It concerns me since that was only my first meal of the day.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? It was the scariest thing I've felt and didn't think that would occur.

1 hour ago, xBellaMia said:

On Saturday around 3:42 PM I experienced some pressure in my chest after eating a shredded piece of chicken. After some time, the pain grew and radiated to my back - sometimes it was hard to breathe. After about half an hour or so I began to throw up saliva and it was clear/white and very thick; it did not burn or feel acidic. As this occurred I also was burping in-between.

This went on for about three and a half hours until the final time and everything stopped. I felt weak afterwards due to the stress and strain. It concerns me since that was only my first meal of the day.

Has anyone else experienced anything like this? It was the scariest thing I've felt and didn't think that would occur.

sounds like a combination of the Foamies and Dumping. What was in/on the chicken?

This sounds awful. Have you tried chicken before? I feel like I've read several people have trouble with chicken at the beginning. I'm supposed to try some tonight for the first time and am scared. I'm so sorry for your icky experience. Hope you're feeling better now?

2 hours ago, Matt Z said:

sounds like a combination of the Foamies and Dumping. What was in/on the chicken?

It was made for me so I'm not sure what seasonings may have been put on it. I do know the chicken was slighly colored with a pale orange; possibly due to the sauce it was cooking in.

1 hour ago, Little Kansas Kitty said:

This sounds awful. Have you tried chicken before? I feel like I've read several people have trouble with chicken at the beginning. I'm supposed to try some tonight for the first time and am scared. I'm so sorry for your icky experience. Hope you're feeling better now?

I have tried chicken before, I made sure to chew it about 25 times as my surgeon told me to do so. I never had this issue before which is why I found it strange. I'm somewhat feeling better, just having some stomach cramping and slight nausea as well. I do hope that it goes well for you and you don't go through this. <3

Just now, xBellaMia said:

It was made for me so I'm not sure what seasonings may have been put on it. I do know the chicken was slighly colored with a pale orange; possibly due to the sauce it was cooking in.

Yeah, sounds like you had issues getting it through your pouch , then experienced a form of dumping due to whatever was actually in the chicken.

6 minutes ago, xBellaMia said:

I have tried chicken before, I made sure to chew it about 25 times as my surgeon told me to do so. I never had this issue before which is why I found it strange. I'm somewhat feeling better, just having some stomach cramping and slight nausea as well. I do hope that it goes well for you and you don't go through this. <3

I'm sorry you're still having "after" effects. This sounds so extreme. I'm just trying canned chicken tonight and did ok with canned tuna yesterday. You're kind. I do hope you feel better soon.

Update:
After speaking with my surgeon and dieticians about what had occurred, they came to the conclusion that it could have been due to the type of seasoning that was mixed into the chicken. It's called "sofrito" which causes the sauce and chicken to be slightly orange depending on how much you put in. I already spoke with my family to try and avoid putting such things if they try to make me anything again one day.

So far, I've been doing fine. Just the occasional burpees and the strange feeling of foam at the back of my throat when it occurs, which is far more tolerable than going through all that pain.

OMG - I love sofrito or sazón! It's such a popular spice in spanish recipes. That seems to be so odd to me. I'm glad you're doing better. Do you think the chicken could have been prepared in extra fat/butter?