Ok, what is your hint? What tells you that you had better not take another bite? I had my first PB the other day, but I don't know if I missed my hint. I didn't feel overly full or stuffed or anything. I was trying to eat slow. I just don't know. Help me figure this out?

I just posted this on another thread...I read on this board where a bander used the yoga position 'downward facing dog' and it moved the food down immediately. I did it with gas pains and it worked like a charm. I'm hoping someone can let us know that it worked again with stuck food.

I just posted this on another thread...I read on this board where a bander used the yoga position 'downward facing dog' and it moved the food down immediately. I did it with gas pains and it worked like a charm. I'm hoping someone can let us know that it worked again with stuck food.

How exactly do you do a downward facing dog?

hey slim:

Thanks luluc. I can see how that position would help.

Let me know if it works. It seems counter intuitive, I mean wouldn't that make the food come back up?

Let me know if it works. It seems counter intuitive, I mean wouldn't that make the food come back up?

I think that is what they want.:biggrin: I would only try this is I can't get it to go in the other direction. I hope, thought, to never have to use any of these.

Let me know if it works. It seems counter intuitive, I mean wouldn't that make the food come back up?

gotta tell ya - though i love yoga; that would be the LAST position i would choose when stuck.

i feel i have to tilt my head up and stand up & walk.....i've left hubby at the bar for dinner many times to walk outside to work the stuck episode.:biggrin:

I know exactly what you mean. I walk around and take deep breaths to try and relax. So far, 5 minutes is about the longest episode I've had. It only happens when I forget to chew, chew, chew.

gotta tell ya - though i love yoga; that would be the LAST position i would choose when stuck.

i feel i have to tilt my head up and stand up & walk.....i've left hubby at the bar for dinner many times to walk outside to work the stuck episode.:biggrin:

See, that is what I am scared of. I am so afraid of getting stuck in public. My episode didn't last long, but it moved really quickly out. I would never have been able to make it to a bathroom at work that quickly. I would have spit up on myself or something equally as gross. I really want to learn to avoid it all together. I know that is wishful thinking on my part, but a girl can dream.

See, that is what I am scared of. I am so afraid of getting stuck in public..

i have "first" bite issues most times & i also appear tight in social settings. 9/10 a stuck episode is me not paying attention to what i'm eating or how much.

I walk around with shoulders and back as straight as possible and lift my hands into the air as if stretching....reach real high. That seems to help me.

I was banded last Wednesday and I have already eaten mashed potatoes, very thin shaved turkey, and I have chewed very very well until it's almost like swallowing liquid. Is this O.K.??? I was feeling so weak that I started eating a little more solid food, but chewing very well.

I was banded last Wednesday and I have already eaten mashed potatoes, very thin shaved turkey, and I have chewed very very well until it's almost like swallowing liquid. Is this O.K.??? I was feeling so weak that I started eating a little more solid food, but chewing very well.

That is a question best answered by your doctor. I wouldn't eat any more solid food until you talk to him. Eating solid food makes your stomach churn which can cause the sutures in your stomach holding the band to tear.

Christy, I was just reading another post and they went off on a newbie for doing this. I am not going to go off on you, but I would go back to liquids or whatever stage you are supposed to be on. There are guidelines for a reason, eating solids to soon can do serious damage to your band. And the damage might not be apparent for months down the line. Please try to be more careful. If you are feeling weak, call your doctors office and ask them what you can have.

I was wondering the same thing!