Hello,

I had surgery on 02/18/2018 and was released later on Thursday. I am the purred stage and did well on Friday Yesterday I had some purred chicken with purred potatoes. I'm not sure if I ate to much or I didn't puree enough but about a 1/2 hour after I ate, I could tell the food was stuck. I drank a warm beverage and that seem to move things down. Felt ok this am and went to eat some purred eggs, I have the stuck feeling again just not as bad. I tried drinking another warm beverage but just burping now.

I assuming I aggravated my pouch. Any suggestions what else I need to do other than wait it out??

Thanks,

I remember that “stuck” feeling! I would suggest eating slower, taking smaller bites, chewing 30 times and adding liquid to your food before you eat it rather than trying to “wash it down” after. (Are you waiting at least 30 min after eating to take a drink?) I was so excited to have puréed chicken after my liquids phase that I tried it on one of my first days and it did not go down well! It felt stuck and slimed in my throat until I spontaneously threw up. All purées are unfortunately not equal at this stage—the more dense (like meat and eggs) the more likely you will be to have issues with sticking/sliming in your throat.

I'm in week 6 and I still cannot handle eggs or chicken. Maybe it's what you're trying to eat right now.. Hope it gets better for you.

6 minutes ago, bodycando said:

I remember that “stuck” feeling! I would suggest eating slower, taking smaller bites, chewing 30 times and adding liquid to your food before you eat it rather than trying to “wash it down” after. (Are you waiting at least 30 min after eating to take a drink?) I was so excited to have puréed chicken after my liquids phase that I tried it on one of my first days and it did not go down well! It felt stuck and slimed in my throat until I spontaneously threw up. All purées are unfortunately not equal at this stage—the more dense (like meat and eggs) the more likely you will be to have issues with sticking/sliming in your throat.

Thanks

5 minutes ago, Wendums said:

I'm in week 6 and I still cannot handle eggs or chicken. Maybe it's what you're trying to eat right now.. Hope it gets better for you.

Thanks

Maybe try cottage cheese or Greek yogurt? Those were easier for me to tolerate early on. Or smooth soups.

I was told by the team that I work with that if I get that stuck feeling NOT to drink anything but to walk. Might take 20 minutes but it will move. You do want to wait the 30 minutes after eating before drinking.

I got that "stuck" feeling when I ate too fast. I walked it off and promised myself that I would eat slower. Easier said than done. I've been a fast eater all of my life so it took over six months to slow my eating down. Also, if the food is too dense for me then I get that stuck feeling as well.

34 minutes ago, seaforest said:

I was told by the team that I work with that if I get that stuck feeling NOT to drink anything but to walk. Might take 20 minutes but it will move. You do want to wait the 30 minutes after eating before drinking.

Thank you.. I use to have the lap band and drinking something warm helped. But maybe not so much with the sleeve.

24 minutes ago, Danny Paul said:

I got that "stuck" feeling when I ate too fast. I walked it off and promised myself that I would eat slower. Easier said than done. I've been a fast eater all of my life so it took over six months to slow my eating down. Also, if the food is too dense for me then I get that stuck feeling as well.

Thanks

2 hours ago, Danny Paul said:

I got that "stuck" feeling when I ate too fast. I walked it off and promised myself that I would eat slower. Easier said than done. I've been a fast eater all of my life so it took over six months to slow my eating down. Also, if the food is too dense for me then I get that stuck feeling as well.

That's my problem, eating too fast. I'm still learning to take it slow. It definitely causes problems for me. At least I know now that it takes other people some time to learn this stuff too.