I had always read on the forums about sliming and really did not know what it really was.....until today. Had a really bad stuck episode and yep, I had slime.

My question is: "Why" do we slime? Before this surgery I had never had that slime feeling in my mouth, even when I was about to get sick. So why now after surgery?

The reason for the slime is that your body is producing excess saliva to try to help the stuck item slide down. The reason this didn't happen when you were sick previously is because there was nothing stuck that your body needed to move. You were sick probably because of a stomach bug or something you ate or drank disagreed with you. You were being sick from your stomach now you are bringing it back up from the band, it hasn't reached your stomach yet,technically you are not really vomiting it up.

The reason for the slime is that your body is producing excess saliva to try to help the stuck item slide down. The reason this didn't happen when you were sick previously is because there was nothing stuck that your body needed to move. You were sick probably because of a stomach bug or something you ate or drank disagreed with you. You were being sick from your stomach now you are bringing it back up from the band, it hasn't reached your stomach yet,technically you are not really vomiting it up.

this is right. I have a story to tell as well... this just goes to show that you can never be complacent about how you eat when out somewhere. Yesterday, saturday, i was in the city with my youngest daughter at a christian convention. About 70 people, at least i would say. My daughter was asked at the last moment to organize the kitchen for the day, as all food and drinks were provided. I helped out in the kitchen when i wasnt in the main room with the convention. Well.... we had an incident with an oven that was playing up... slightly overcooked some savoury food. I tried to save as much as possible.. there was a choice piece i thought i would eat instead of it going in the bin. Guess what happened?? you guessed it... lol.. i got stuck. BOY !!! ( i didnt chew enough....) did I what!! then, for the next four hours i was a miserable wreck. in and out of the ladies loo like you wouldnt believe. Sliming constantly.. couldnt bring up anything more than that. I felt so awful. I couldnt eat any tea either about 6 hours later)... not even soup. i hardly drank all day . Over night it all settled down completely and this morning i had soup for brekky.... so thats me... i should have known. NEVER EAT FOOD ON THE RUN... ESPECIALLY WHEN DISTRACTED... AS I WAS !! lol. judych