It's usually because I eat to rapidly... but I've been sliming pretty regularly.

I'm actually only on my second week, but my surgeon told me to use my best judgment on food. Soft foods or purees are desirable, but I can tolerate grilled meats, fish, eggs, etc., I'm ok to eat them.

I was chomping down on some eggs today and knew I was starting to slime. It's a 'blocked' feeling that i think i can push down with Water, but that's a mistake. If I try to swallow the slime, it does not work. I usually need to go to the bathroom and spit it out. The whole episode lasts less than a minute or two.

However, I really need to start eating slowly b/c this is about the 5th or 6th time I've done it...and I've only been eating solids for a week now. Hmmm....

What about youse guys?

For me when sliming, it is impossible to swallow it, there is just no way that it is going to go down. My favorite position is to hang over the kitchen sink and let it run. Cloth towels get too wet too quickly to keep absorbing it, paper towels are very rough on the lips. Some people put paper towels in a cup and spit. I've never tried that method myself.

I had never heard of sliming before my surgery in February. If it happens to you, you will definitely understand why it is so named. Sliming happens when something gets stuck or if you have eaten too much. It is your body's way of trying to lubricate the food, so that it will slide down. For me, sliming is an extreme amount of saliva produced in my mouth. If I swallow it, It makes the pain in my chest worse. (The pain comes from something being stuck or filling the pouch much too full). So, when many people slime, they spit it out. It sounds gross and it is gross, but it's part of our reality now. One of my biggest challenges is to take small bites and chew. (You'll see that in a recent post of mine.) I think that many heavy people never paid attention to their food and never learned to take small bites and chew.

When I saw my doctor last week on Friday (he had to "unfill" a little bit), he told me that "newbies" almost always have some problems within their first few months. It's a whole new body you have inside, and you have to get used to what sensation means what.

If you're three days post-op, you have some really great things to look forward to. Don't get overly concerned about sliming and PBing (productive burping). Concentrate on taking things slowly, following your directions, getting plenty of sleep, and taking care of your pain, if you have any. (I had pain for one week.) Anything else that comes up, the nice people on this forum will help you.

All my best,

Jennifer

I'm starting my second week tomorrow; I have never slimed, PB'd or stuck. I started out with 2ccs in my band. I can eat eggs just fine. I love having one egg scrambled for breakfast with my smoothie. Gives me fuel until late afternoon. What kinds of mushies are you eating that you are sliming? I am somewhat paranoid, so I eat really really slowly; I guess it's kept me from having problems though! I can drink water really fast, however.

I'm starting my second week tomorrow; I have never slimed, PB'd or stuck. I started out with 2ccs in my band. I can eat eggs just fine. I love having one egg scrambled for breakfast with my smoothie. Gives me fuel until late afternoon. What kinds of mushies are you eating that you are sliming? I am somewhat paranoid, so I eat really really slowly; I guess it's kept me from having problems though! I can drink water really fast, however.

Mushies don't usually cause sliming. Try not to be paranoid (that's no way to live), but continue to eat really slowly with tiny bites. When you get to the point where you're eating real food (solids), cut your food into tiny bites, eat very slowly, and if you feel any pain in your chest, stop eating right away. Wait a few minutes. If the pain stops, then take another bite. With the band you have to pay close attention to what you're doing. I really need to take my own advice! Proceed with caution...

Sliming and PBing are no fun. They can ruin your day. But if you do what you should, you'll be great, and it won't happen. Congrats on your success so far.

Jennifer

Mushies don't usually cause sliming. Try not to be paranoid (that's no way to live), but continue to eat really slowly with tiny bites. When you get to the point where you're eating real food (solids), cut your food into tiny bites, eat very slowly, and if you feel any pain in your chest, stop eating right away. Wait a few minutes. If the pain stops, then take another bite. With the band you have to pay close attention to what you're doing. I really need to take my own advice! Proceed with caution...

Sliming and PBing are no fun. They can ruin your day. But if you do what you should, you'll be great, and it won't happen. Congrats on your success so far.

Jennifer

Thank you Jennifer! I will certainly take your advice to heart. I appreciate it. It's true, I've always had some amount of fear about vomiting since childhood. Thankfully, I've only vomited maybe four or five times in my entire lifetime, so I feel quite lucky. It's gone from being terrified of it, to just some small amount of paranoia.

What I definitely need to do is shift my thinking from being scared of sliming or puking to preventing sliming or puking because I care about myself and my new anatomy.

Thanks again