Question:
5 WEEKS OUT HAVE PROBLEMS EATING SOFT FOODS. I HAVE PAIN IN MY CHEST AFTER 3 TO 4
BITES OF FOOD AND THEN IT COMES BACK UP. — kiki816 (posted on July 3, 2007)
July 3, 2007
I am also 5 weeks out and I have the same pain and have been told that I am
not chewing enough and eating slow enough!
— Alvernlaw
July 3, 2007
This is normal. Can be various reasons. You are either eating too fast, not
chewing well enough or overeating. Three or 4 bites is usually enough for
me.
— BarettaGal
July 3, 2007
I had my surgery on 3/9/07 and i had the exact same problem. I thought i
was having a heart attack it hurt so bad. I was not chewing enough and
eating too fast. It could also be from over eating. I am just now eating 4
bites of food and then i am full. Everyone is different, hang in there, it
will get easier.
— missyheffelfinger
July 3, 2007
Please tell your doctor, and he will tell you what to do
— miss-350
July 3, 2007
I was a little further out when I would have these same type symptoms. I
would eat a small amount and felt as though it was stuck in my throat, Like
I had to throw up and I would have to. It ended up being that area where
the food enters the pouch had closed up, and they had to go in
microscopilly and inflated a balloon to open it up... Wasnt anything
major.. But this may or may not be the case with you definitely check with
you doctor they tell you actually what you need in order to find out what
is wrong, if anything is wrong.
— Ricanbeauty1980
July 3, 2007
Eat slower and chew your food more. Sounds like it's both to me. Good luck.
— jammerz
July 3, 2007
First of all, always check with your doctor.
That said, have you been able to eat 3-4 bites and have it stay down
regularly before this? Is this happening more frequently? Does it happen
when you make sure to chew your food really well and take tiny bites?
I was about 9 weeks out when the opening between my pouch and intestines
started to close up. First I couldn't keep down food. Finally, even water
wouldn't stay down. The fix is pretty painless, they give you twilight
sleep then snake a tube down and use a balloon to stretch the opening, sort
of how angioplasty is done for blood vessels. Next day I was fine.
Sometimes it has to be repeated.
Good luck to you.
— LisaHillsinger
July 3, 2007
Yep, its the not chewing enough and eating too fast. Take your time and
slow down. My doctor told me if I started to feel a pain in my chest to
stop eating and wait for about 30 minutes and it should go away. One time
I was so hungry I ate too fast and it was the more painful then after
surgery. God I was glad when that food came up.
— the7thdean
July 3, 2007
Take smaller bites, chew, chew chew, and eat SLOWLY. God Bless!
— crystalsno
July 3, 2007
I had the same problem and had to have the opening stretched. I had a
stricture, please check w/your Dr.
Good Luck
— flutterby52
July 3, 2007
Hi, I had the same problem. And my doctor asked this, What happens when you
chew ice? For me even it came back up. I ended up with a stricture and he
fixed that and now no problems. See you physician. Robin
— greenrobinson
July 3, 2007
Kristy, I am glad you wrote and sorry for your problems. If you throw up
every time you eat, you are having a problem in deed! You will need to
contact your surgeon and get evaluated. You could have a stricture
problem. A stricture, in case you don't know, is swelling around the
opening of your stomach (not the throat to your stomach, but the stomach to
the intestine). Sometimes this little opening is swollen and causes
problems in releasing the food to the intestine. But if you are NOT
throwing up all the time, but only occasionally, here is what I would try.
Take one bite of food, walk away for 20 minutes, then take another bite of
food. It could be that you need to eat MUCH slower, even a few bites to
give it time to work through. The pain in your chest indicates to me that
this could be your problem. Please contact your surgeon about this, but
only you know how much this is going on for you. You need nutrition and
hydration, so be sure you are getting it, and if you are not, your surgeon
is only seven digits away, call him. Take care. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
July 4, 2007
That is normal. Eat less. Don't drink any liquids within aaaan hour of
eating or eat within an hour of drinking something.
— Novashannon
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