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The food that we eat has a long journey through a convoluted tube that we refer to as the digestive tract. Each section of the digestive tract has specific functions. When one part is affected, it can have a perpetuating effect on other parts of the tract.

The digestive tract like any part of the body is prone to a host of conditions. If any of these conditions impede movement of food through the tract then it can become backed up and give rise to unusual sensations like a stuck stomach.

What does stuck stomach mean?

We often explain symptoms that we do understand in lay terms that have little to no medical significance.

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One of these colloquial terms is a ‘stuck stomach’ or as if something feels like it is ‘stuck in the stomach’. The latter is often associated with a meal in that there is the sensation that the food is stuck in the stomach.

These sensations may not be caused by any underlying medical condition. This does not mean that it is imaginary but rather than the perception of something being stuck in the stomach is incorrect.

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