I was banded on 4/07/08. I had my 4th fill one week ago. I'm finally getting really good restriction. My question is, why is it that soft foods go down harder than hard foods? Things like, scrambled eggs, yogurt, and some thick liquids seem to go down and want to get stuck. Other things like chips/salsa, dry cereal, and tacos seem to go down fine. What's up with that? :confused2:

I don't have any scientific answers for you... I only know that the band is a very mysterious and fickle thing.

I do know, however, that you are definitely not alone with the scrambled eggs one. My doctor (and several upon several people from this board) have mentioned that scrambled eggs are very easily stuck.

Anyways, I hope you figure it out! :smile2:

Iasked my doctor that one and he said it had to do with the amount of air that is going through, the spacing between bits of food. We also are only use to chewing things until they go down our throats, the band after restriction is smaller than that and we need to chew more. The yogurt is a matter of eating to much to fast. It sound like you are almost at your sweet spot. Congratulations!

I seem to remember scrambled eggs being considered a mushy, but now I have grown to hate the dam things. Two of my worst PB's have been because of scrambled eggs. Now chips and salsa... Those go down by the basket full. Much to my chagrin.

Think of a narrow necked bottle, like a ketchup bottle. You can drop m & m's through it fairly quickly, but something that is going to stick together and gum up in the neck, like scrambled eggs, is going to form a blockage. No matter how much you chew scrambled eggs, the pieces still stick together and form a plug. Yogurt, if it's thick, can do that too, although it is a thick liquid and if you are taking small spoonfuls, it shouldn't cause a problem. I'm making this up as I go, but that's why I think some foods that we don't expect to have problems with get stuck.

Also, time of day has a lot to do with it. Many of us are just tighter in the morning, so morning foods seem to give us more problems than stuff we eat for dinner. Does that make sense?

After my 1st fill today, my PA told me to enjoy pasta for now because after a couple of more fills, it won't go down as easily.