Question:
what does it feel like to have food stuck?

I always assumed it felt like a stabbing in the heart. I ate with a fellow post op yesterday and I asked her if she ever ate and then had pain when he stood up straight. Like a pulling and pain from the rib cage down to below the belly button. she told me I probably had a piece of food stuck. What does it feel like? Did I indeed have food stuck?    — nicole79 (posted on July 9, 2003)

July 8, 2003
Sounds like it. I get a huge pain and pressure in the sternum area, sometimes with a nauseated feeling.
   — [Deactivated Member]

July 9, 2003
when i get food stuck, I have nausea, and the food has to come out. THere is just no two ways about it. I do have that "pulling" feeling that you mention on occasion, and it is usually when I have eaten too much. That is just my experience.
   — Vicki L.

July 9, 2003
When I have food stuck I know I will be throwing up eventually. I can barely talk though because I feel so sick. No fun! 212/114.5/108
   — TP

July 9, 2003
I always feel like I'm swallowing knives. It hurts from my bellybutton to the back of my throat, and I get nauseated. When I swallow it feels like a very painful lump, and then I get a slimey feeling in the back of my throat. When I get to that point, I head for the toilet, and usualy loose whatever I ate. Unfortunalty it ususaly takes throwing up about 3 or 4 times before it goes away.Everyone feels it differently, and depending on how big a piece that gets stuck will make it hurt bad or not as bad. Good luck!
   — mellyhudel

July 9, 2003
Nicole, simply put...AGONIZING!!!
   — yourdivaness

July 10, 2003
In my opinion, I think that it feels like youve eaten bread real fast with nothing to drink. I get blockages frequently. I am becoming very good at getting clear. I drink water (fast) and then go and get sick. After you get sick it will feel like your clear. The test is to drink more water...if you start to feel that feeling again, repeat. Sometimes if I have a very stubborn blockage, I drink the water and then run on the treadmill. We were out of town this weekend and I did not have the treadmill, so I jumped up and down after drinking....it seems to help..then again maybe Im just nuts...I will do anything to get unblocked.
   — hooterzgirl75