Feel food going through your band?

solaa5 · November 30, 2007

I don't know if I am feeling this or just imagining things, but does anyone feel thier food going through the band and into the other portion of the stomach. It almost feels like a slight pain or maybe a nudge presumably around where the band is...

Any thoughts?

cj033185 · November 30, 2007

I totally feel this same sensation. I can't wait to talk to my doc on the 5th of dec to see what this is. It almost hurts for a few seconds

and then it seem as the food pushes through the band and then the pain goes away. I've only had one fill, what about u?

tifferoni326 · November 30, 2007

try chewing more and smaller bites, that feeling is probally what I refer to as a clog..a bit of food that is almost too big to go down but squeezes through somehow..this is different from a blockage, where the food gets stuck. If you've just had the band in or a fill, you're probally not used to the small bites and chewing involved. I used to cover just the tip of the fork with food and chew a crap load..just remember--chewing involves muscles..which means you are technically working out..so just extend your workout some!

georgia girl · November 30, 2007

Sometimes, if I eat too fast, I can feel the same sensation but it goes away pretty quickly. I just have to remember to slow down. Maybe I'm imagining things too, but I swear sometimes I can hear things passing through the band LOL.

Jachut · November 30, 2007

Not exactly, but kind of. When I get a bit blocked, and start to slime a little, I couldnt put my finger on what I actually feel but I get a premonition that its about to happen, then a sense of relief as the blockage clears. Yet I cant actually "feel" it go through, I just suddenly know it has. Does that make any sense?

mandi78 · November 30, 2007

I feel this too...especially if I take a drink after eating several bites. It does kind of hurt. I know I'm eating too fast and not chewing well enough. I'm working on it but it is hard to break a lifetime of habits.

bandster_1007 · November 30, 2007

i can feel it whenever i decide to take a drink. i try not to make a habit of drinking with my meals, but sometimes when i snack i would drink. i'm on liquids right now though. however, if i ate a snack and then took a drink, i would feel it sort of pop through. it didn't hurt, but i felt it.