just have to follow surgeons guidelines, I think at first their are things you need to avoid xx sorry I cant be much more help x I know if I haven't chewed something enough ie piece of ,meat I will feel it later struggling to get through it can be painful, bit like LABOUR PAINS you can feel it moving down then stops the it tries tries until eventually it passes, I tend to use buscopan it helps with spasms and helps everything go through xx