I was sleeved on 7/15 and am at a soft food stage but have mainly been sticking to liquids. The last three days it feels like there are little pieces of food that are in my throat. It doesn’t matter if I drink, swallow, brush my teeth, gargle it won’t go away. Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions to get rid of it. It’s driving me nuts.

Hi! I would suggest drinking only warm liquids for a while to break it down or hard coughing to dislodge it.

If it remains go back a step on your food progression (you may not be physically ready for the food you ate) and contact your team for more instructions.

Good Luck ?

Go back to liquids only (maybe even clear liquids and clear protein) until that feeling goes away. You probably irritated it with whatever you advanced your diet to and now have referred pain from lower down in your esophagus and tummy. But you feel it in your throat. Are you taking a PPI or acid reducer for GERD?

If you can't eat or drink or keep anything down, then call your doc immediately. You can try taking liquid Tylenol (sugar free).

Edited August 7, 20197 yr by FluffyChix