Hello everyone, from what i have seen so far this is a great forum with awesome people offering great advice

I had gastric by-pass at the end of April 2019 and have been through the Liquid, Pureed, and Soft food diets (Still on Softwood until i see my surgeon again), i have had an issue twice so far with food getting stuck, once was with steamed fish and another time with Risotto.

I chewed my food really well but it still happened those two times and i find it really tender to swallow anything for a few days after it, I know the opening if narrow at the moment but is this because i am am healing or is this the way it is going to be for every?

I had that with beans but suffered through. I read on here that you can mix 1/4 teaspoon of meat tenderizer with a tiny bit of water and sip that. I guess it’s supposed to help break down the meat. I’ve never tried it.

Oh what a miserable sensation, I have had that with foods I know have been moisturized enough by sal8's and chewing. Makes you wonder if this is something structural, whether you are tending up your throat yourself or whether?you are just expecting too much that your foodstuffs slip into your still- New pouch?

I had my surgery on 4/29 and have been having the same issue. I saw my surgeon this past week and he said it’s normal for your body to form scar tissue that narrows your passages, but that it should resolve itself soon. He told me to go back on full liquids and purées for a couple more weeks.