Food feeling stuck/moving into stomach

honeywell
on 10/6/16 6:16 pm, edited 10/7/16 7:39 am

Hello everyone! Long time, no talk. 

 

I am almost three months out from surgery and nearly 60 pounds down!!!! 

 

Quick question, lately it seems when eating it feels as if I can feel food moving into my stomach and it's very uncomfortable! It almost feels stuck! I am not overeating, only around 1/4-1/2 cup per meal. Could I possibly be not chewing enough? Eating too fast? Tonight I had around 1/4 cup of ground beef with pasta sauce, NO PASTA (low carb spaghetti...haha), and I feel just miserable right now. Like the food is just inching its way into my stomach. 

 

Any ideas? 

Sofashwk
on 10/6/16 6:44 pm
VBG on 10/03/16

I would say chew more!!!

honeywell
on 10/6/16 8:20 pm

I will definitely start doing that!

Starry Eyed
on 10/6/16 6:58 pm
VSG on 04/20/16

My program warned against eating beef for the first 6 months because it is a tougher meat for the stomach to break down.  Does it happen every time you eat?  I would try going back to softer foods like tuna or chicken salad to see if that makes a difference.

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honeywell
on 10/6/16 8:22 pm

The only thing I was warned about was steak. I was told it's too dense for the time being. But, now that I've been experiencing this with beef, I'm going to cut it out for awhile. It doesn't seem like it happens every time I eat.

jujuh
on 10/6/16 7:15 pm - Northern Cincinnati Suburb, OH
VSG on 06/03/16

I'm about a month longer than you and I can't eat any pasta,rice,bread,etc. It feels like a ball in my stomach. I don't even try anymore. Also eating too fast kills me.

honeywell
on 10/6/16 8:23 pm, edited 10/6/16 1:24 pm

I'm still not eating any pasta, rice or bread. My stomach wouldn't be able to handle it. And, I think it may be way early for you to be trying those kinds of foods, too. 

mmsmom
on 10/7/16 4:10 am - Woburn, MA

I think it's the pasta - over 2 years out I still can't truly eat pasta, bread or rice - they sit like led and are difficult to digest

VSG on 04/28/2014

honeywell
on 10/7/16 7:36 am

I don't eat pasta.

Valerie G.
on 10/7/16 4:55 am, edited 10/6/16 9:57 pm - Northwest Mountains, GA

First of all, ground beef can be difficult to eat unless it's cooked for a LONG time.  It took me nearly a year until it stopped sitting in my stomach like a brick.  Ditto for chicken breast - roasted thighs fared much better.  Pasta - even low carb pasta- has a way of expanding in your stomach after the fact as it soaks up more moisture.  You gave yourself a double-whammy there with that meal.  Try concentrating on just slow-cooked meat and overcooked and soft veggies and leave all of the "extracurricular carbs" like pasta, rice, grits, oatmeal, etc. out of the picture for a couple of months.

Valerie
DS 2005

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