Question:
When I ate today it stayed

I'm 20 days post op and I'm still supposed to be on pureed foods however I just chew the heck out of everything and it's working fine. Today I ate just a small amount of chicken bbq with potato salad and beans. Most of it I brought back home. After waiting around four hours after eating I decided to try alittle of the potato salad. I got around six or seven small bites when something felt really weird in my chest. The food was'nt going down! I ran to the bathroom just in time. I've never had this happen before. Surely the other food I ate would have long been digested (or passed through). Is this something that might be happening often? Does it go away with time? Thanks.    — Danmark (posted on May 28, 2001)

May 28, 2001
What you experienced is "dumping." It has happens to me if I eat something too fast or didn't chew it to mush or I eat too much. Same thing happens if you gulp liquid. You may not throw up, but you will get the chest pains until the whatever you ate/drank goes down.
   — Betty Todd

May 29, 2001
I hate to disagree with Betty but I don't think that was dumping. Sometimes food just gets stuck. You may have eaten more than you thought or you didn't chew well enough or you ate too fast. You'll learn how to adjust. It is scary when it first happens but I've gotten used to it and just try to be more careful.
   — Rebecca L.

May 30, 2001
I DO THE SAME THING I HAD VBG SO I HAVE NO DUMPING. BUT IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT HAPPENS WHEN I HAD A LITTLE TO MUCH TO EAT SO ONCE I FEEL IT STUCK I AM FINISHED WITH MY MEAL .GOOD LUCK
   — Sandra B.

May 30, 2001
I am 5 weeks post-op i had open vbg done so i have no dumping..but i to have this problem it only happens if i over eat even a little .so when i feel it comeing on i know i am threw with my meal...good luck
   — Sandra B.