Question:
how do i know if i truely have a blockage?
i ate something that got 'stuck' yesterday. pucked twice and then after hours it seemed to be OK. this A.M i was able to drink about 16+ oz water and then my protein shake. this afternoon i pureed some chicken breast with a little sauce to make it more moist. i ate 2 small bites and that pain is in my chest again and I threw up again. i am calling my doc; but wnated to see if you all have had this happen and what the outcome was. — hatda (posted on February 29, 2008)
February 29, 2008
Yup - completely normal. Notice how you throw up 10x more than what you
ate!!!!
It will pass, just relax. I had chicken problems for a couple month's. But
last night, I ate a dozen small wings.
Kicked my ass, but I ate 'em!!!
— 29Diesel
February 29, 2008
Hi - Yes, that has happend to me. I couldn't eat chicken for a while then
I tried it again about a few weeks after and have been eating it ever
since. Just remember to take small bites and chew, chew, chew....
Best of Luck
— niecie54
February 29, 2008
yes, and generally my chest was sore for a couple of days afterwards.
— bariatricdivalatina
February 29, 2008
YEP!!! This happened everytime I ate until I could get the chewing thing
down better.
— Alvernlaw
February 29, 2008
Yes, it's normal. No fun, but normal. You don't say how far out you are
from WLS, but I am almost 8 weeks out and I still can't eat chicken.
Grilled or baked is impossible for me. I keep trying every few weeks, but
no luck; it gets stuck. I think after you throw up, you have likely caused
some swelling or inflammation (this is my theory), so that kind of carries
over for a little while ( a day or two?), making things still a bit hard to
get down the next day. I threw up yesterday and today feels like that for
me.
— jujuprof
February 29, 2008
I've heard that after you have a puking incident, you should go back to
liquids for 2 days and then mushies for 2 days before trying full food.
You've irritated your stomach and it needs to settle down before
reintroducing food.
I'm 10 months out, but I've only puked twice and this has worked for me
both times.
— Beth F.
March 1, 2008
Well I have a different answer than the others. That kept happening to me
and when I called the dr. I found that I had a small blockage. The sent me
to the dr. that handles this for them in the same building. The put me out
for a short time, went in and stretched the opening a bit. I woke up and we
went out to dinner. That was the problem. He said that it is rare but does
happen once in a while. I am a year out and am doing just great. Don't
worry but depend on your dr. in the end.
— Claudia C.
March 1, 2008
I am almost 12 weeks out and this still happens to me. It is very common.
My advise would be to enjoy it while it lasts.
— Crickett_1
March 1, 2008
I find that chicken just sticks on me no mater what. I love it but it does
not love me. I chew and chew and I got the feeling after two bits and that
is all I can eat. I have my best luck with beef tenderloin. It seems to
pass through the pouch easier of all meats. I through up for 10 weeks, but
now it sticks and that is it for an hour, so I just stay aways from
Chicken.
— William (Bill) wmil
March 1, 2008
After throwing up something that gets 'stuck', you may have inflammation.
It is best to return to liquid or softer foods for a day or two. If you
continue to have issues with denser foods, I would suspect a stricture. I
didn't think I had a stricture because I could still get soft foods and
water down... that went on for about a month (throwing up on dense foods)
until I started having issues with yogurt and other soft foods. My stoma
was almost closed off with scar tissue and I was severely dehydrated by the
time I knew it was a stricture.
Generally though, chicken needs to be very moist and really chewed up for
most people. The pain in the chest is stuck food. Give yourself a little
break from chicken. Next time, maybe mix it with chicken broth to juice it
up a bit.
— gonnadoit
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