When something gets “stuck” do you feel it immediately? :teeth_smile: Or can it creep up on you?? :biggrin:

I read the post on here the other day about someone saying they could not breath after getting something stuck for the first time and it kind of scared me. :biggrin:

I’m just now introducing soft foods and scared I’m going to eat something and think I’m ok and then 10 to 15 minutes later be hit hard with the OH NO THAT IS STUCK. :thumbup:

Nneurell, does it happen with certain foods or all foods? How are you tolerating liquids and soft foods?

If those are going down OK, what about chewing until the food is essentially liquid in your mouth? Chew, chew, chew, and the food isn't big enough to get stuck.

Mind you if the band is doing it's job I wont be able to eat much more anyway. The great thing is I don't feel hungry anymore. Jim.

The best benefit of having the lap band, for me, is that I never feel hunger. Not once in three months.

I typically PB within a minute or 2 of getting stuck. I get stuck pretty fast.

When I get stuck I know it right away. Sometimes it lasts a few minutes and sometimes it last as long as an hour. Drinking some water makes it even worse.

For me it's either/or. I absolutely know that I cannot eat french fries, they are an instant "stuck" not even one or a bite of one no matter how much I chew. I like fries as much as the next girl but it's not worth the discomfort that comes with eating them.

Sometimes it kinda creeps up on me. The other day when I was on a roadtrip with a friend we stopped for something to eat. I made a very sensible choice of food, ate only a few small bites and chewed thoroughly. Twenty minutes later on the turnpike I was my mouth was watering like crazy and throwing up was imminent. I have learned to to panic, it's gonna happen if it's gonna happen. I actually felt it pass through, it was instant relief just seconds before it was coming back up. I was so glad, puking in a car when you just passed the last reststop in the state would be pretty awful. Not to mention it was like 90- degrees out that day! EWWW...today my mom was eating triscuts like they were going out of style, it thought that one would be okay, I took at least 4-5 bites out of one stinking cracker, chewed it till it was liquid and like 45 seconds after the last bite I KNEW it was stuck...it's hit or miss with me but when you are stuck you surely know!

I know right away if I'm stuck.The few times I did I was so uncomfortable and yes it can be scary. I have learned to EAT slow and CHEW to a paste. I read that on here about chewing to a paste and it really has been a life saver! I don't socialize much when I am eating because I concentrate on what I am doing ( I really didn't like the stuck! lol) As gross as this may sound if I am chewing something and I can't make it a paste or I have an uneasy feeling about it I spit it out ( Discreet of course) Corn ball maybe but it works for me!! Just take your time and go slow, read this board and listen to your body! You will do GREAT!!!

It usually creeps up on me. Sometimes I know right away but often it takes 10 minutes until whatever it is tries to pass through the stoma. But usually its a quicker process, not immediate but maybe 2 - 3 minutes, and its always from eating too fast.

If I'm actually going to PB it takes longer, about 20 minutes 0of sliming an discomfort, even more, and when its about to happen, I get a hot flush, a burst of saliva and a strong pain in the stomach, exactly like when you're going to vomit, only the PB is nowhere near as unpleasant as an honest to goodness chunder.

I wish it was just quick, I could cope with that, but i fear it happening in public more than anything because I will be behind a toilet door for half an hour, and its incredibly LOUD! I envy people who can think uh oh, I'm stuck and go and relieve themselves right away. I cant seem to do it without everyone in a five mile radius knowing I'm in trouble and deciding I'm bulimic.

Just an aside: I said in another post, I dont often PB, I can get VERY stuck and it wont come up. I mentioned I was going to try a drink of Water on top to try the help it along. I tried that Saturday night, I will NEVER do that again. I'm not a panicky person but I honestly thought I was going to choke, the pressure in my chest was incredible, I couldnt breathe. Got my period today, I only EVER PB right beforehand.

Just adding to the thoughts of the others. It is immediate, or might take a few seconds. Sometimes I know there's going to be a problem when I am swallowing the bite.