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jml · 08-17-2010, 12:21 PM

Hi Friends~

Wondering if anyone has experienced difficutly with eating and swallowing - it's very bizarre.
It doesn't seem to be associated with anything, except this is the 1st time in my 8 years of treatment that I've ever experienced this.
My taste buds seem to be okay - things taste the way they're supposed to - but I just can't get past about 4 or 5 bites of food before I start fighting the urge to regurgitate. Often I can grab and glass of water and wash everything down before anything comes up & out, but it is really awful. But then I just give up, not able to eat enough to fill me up. I've gained about 4 pounds back since my lowest weight, but I'd lost 20, so I have a bit to go.
When my mom was here she was really helpful keeping me on schedule and not waiting so long to try and eat again, but now that I'm on my own, often I don't realize that those hunger pains mean it's time to eat again.
I am able to drink Smoothies, but I don't always have access to those.
Any ideas?

08-17-2010, 12:21 PM	#1
jml Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 415	Difficulty with eating/swallowing Hi Friends~ Wondering if anyone has experienced difficutly with eating and swallowing - it's very bizarre. It doesn't seem to be associated with anything, except this is the 1st time in my 8 years of treatment that I've ever experienced this. My taste buds seem to be okay - things taste the way they're supposed to - but I just can't get past about 4 or 5 bites of food before I start fighting the urge to regurgitate. Often I can grab and glass of water and wash everything down before anything comes up & out, but it is really awful. But then I just give up, not able to eat enough to fill me up. I've gained about 4 pounds back since my lowest weight, but I'd lost 20, so I have a bit to go. When my mom was here she was really helpful keeping me on schedule and not waiting so long to try and eat again, but now that I'm on my own, often I don't realize that those hunger pains mean it's time to eat again. I am able to drink Smoothies, but I don't always have access to those. Any ideas?