I'm about 3 weeks out of surgery and I've been doing well. Last night I had some chicken and rice.......and I must have either eaten too much or something got caught because PAIN LIKE NO OTHER.

It is just a constant pain in my midsection and its been about 16 hours. I drank some Water and threw it back up. I've since had some tea and that went down fine.

Has anyone overeaten and had this kind of reaction? How long did it last for you? Ow :thumbup:

No sorry I haven't. I am also a little over 3 weeks post op. I did try to eat a bite of a flour tortilla and it hurt going down so bad. It felt like it was stuck and I had a terrible pain in my chest. I am not going to try that again anytime soon. The thing is the pain was short lived and was gone maybe 30 min or an hour later.

If you're still having pain and vomiting I would absolutely contact your doctor ASAP. Something is wrong.

I feel for you. I was told rice is a definite no-no because it swells up so much. I would call your doctor's office and talk to them. They can probably give you some good advice. Stay away from anything that swells in water.

Edited September 18, 200916 yr by mcole
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My guess is that the chicken was a bit on the dry side and got stuck and, for whatever reason, you didn't PB it and it had to move on its own. Now it's moved on but your esophagus got a bit irritated. Take it easy on what you eat today....keep it on the mushy side and the irritation should go away pretty quickly.

I've never had that kind of long term reaction, but it does sound to me like the chicken and rice got stuck and after passing left your band area swollen and irritated. I think it's a good idea to call your doctor's office for their opinion, particularly since your surgery was so recent, but I imagine you will be told to do two days of liquids and two days of soft foods to let your stomach rest and heal.

I feel for you. I was told rice is a definite no-no because it swells up so much. I would call your doctor's office and talk to them. They can probably give you some good advice. Stay away from anything that swells in Water.

I agree with this I was told no rice or Pasta because it swells later. I know a lot of people eat it but I do not.

Is the pain in your port area? Everyone who is banded reacts differently, but if I overeat, I get really bad port pain and it hangs around for awhile.

I can eat rice just fine if I take my time and eat slow but I wasn't allowed to have solid food at 3 weeks out. Maybe you're pushing it a bit? I would cut back and try extra hard to listen to your body. Everyone has a cue to stop eating. You just need to pay attention to it. For me, it's pressure in my port or a hiccup. I know if I continue eating then, I'm gonna pay for it. Hope you feel better soon!

Seriously, go buy some Papaya Enzyme. Mine is the "NOW" brand formulated with cellulase (for veggie matter) and lipase (to emulsify fat) as well as papain (to digest protein) but I'm sure any brand will work.

Papain helps break down dead tissue so it won't erode your living stomach/esophagus. And IT WORKS. It's even used medically to debride (removed dead skin from) wounds in some instances. Don't mean to gross you out, just to tell you it does the trick.

If something is stuck like that, chew some papaya enzyme and give it about 5 minutes. It has never failed me and saved me from an hour over a sink trying to vomit, or hours of pain. I LOVE that stuff, I'm tempted to buy stock in it!

Have some on hand so that the next time something like this happens you won't have to be in misery for hours!