It’s been about 8 weeks since my surgery date and I’ve been eating regular foods. I’m choking more often since I had surgery. Is this normal? Does it eventually go away?
Choking more often
Updated on December 6, 2019 in
Post-Operation Surgery Questions & Answers
That wasn’t my experience, LAT. You really do have to eat slowly and chew your food carefully. It’s annoying at first, but you’ll eventually adapt to it. Try eating warm soupy foods. The heat will relax your throat and the texture will go down easy. Just do that to see if the choking still happens. If so, you might need to call the doctor. You shouldn’t make a habit of eating slider foods like soups though. It’s a slippery slope for gaining the weight back and your body needs to learn to digest all types of food textures too.
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Dysphagia (a medical term for difficulty in swallowing) is common after surgery, but I am not sure if it still relates to choking. The narrowing of the gastric sleeve often causes this, and so can underlying medical conditions. I agree with @BeyondObesity that you’re better off with slider foods.
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I have it sometimes, but it only happens when I don’t chew well enough. I am still, even a year post-op training myself to chew enough. Sometimes I think I’ve chewed enough but there are still some bigger chunks. If you don’t choke on your drinks, it means that you just didn’t chew it enough. It needs to be nearly liquified (sorry, that is gross).
Winnie2point0 you were so right. I had my check up and everything is okay. They had me eat three times while they watched and I’m eating way too fast. My problem is that I get to talking and forget that I need to chew longer. I’m a little embarrassed that I overreacted like I did, but I guess it’s better to be safe than sorry.
This is also a thing I have, eating too fast. Even after chewing very well, I need to take a minute before I take my next bite, because my food just takes a bit longer to go down. Glad you were able to sort it out LAT!
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Well, I have only heard of symptoms like sweating, lightheadedness, upper abdominal fullness, nausea and diarrhea (among others) but not of choking. You may want to review your choice of food because soupy foods are the best. If it persists, please consult a physician.
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Thanks for the support guys. Unfortunately, it hasn’t gotten better and it’s really freaking me out since I live alone. So, I made an appointment just to see if anything is wrong. I go back next week.
Good luck, LAT! Can you start having meals with someone else around? I know you live alone, but surely friends and family will be willing to have you over or meet at your place while you’re afraid of choking. I hope you’ll keep us updated.
Eating too fast. Imagine a balloon filled with water (the kind u get that make balloon animals). A Stomach is going to contract (sphincters) on esophageal tract. U have 1 oz pouch that ur now full stomach is trying to digest. But, now there are 2-4 bites above the pouch. The sphyincters squeeze, and the mucous lining in the esophagus goes UP. Eventually to ur throat getting that 2-4 bites, OUT of u.
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