Silly question about swallowing

This is silly I know, but something I thouht about today. I'm 3 months out Lap RNY. Early on I could hardly swallow anything solid with it getting 'stuck'. Because my surgeon told me I no longer had to crush my vits..I decided to try it today. Actually I split the large Calicum Citrate in 1/2 and took it like that and it didn't get stuck...although I did FEEL it going down. My question is...."why do things not get stuck anymore and why is it OK to take those big pills without crusing them? What's stretching? Is that good or bad? I just don't wanna do anything that will hinder my progress and it scares me that I can now take 1/2 pill and it go down without discomfort".

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