Hello banders! I'm 2 months post-surgery and really hope to spend more time on the board. It's been so resourceful. I regret not having the courage to visit before my surgery; instead I allowed fear and avoidance to keep me far away out of fear I might read something scary and further elevate my anxiety! I'm thankful to be past that. I previously wrote a lengthy post about my experience with the surgery with the hope it might help someone else.

Yesterday I saw a post from a member who experienced a slipped band and mentioned vomiting, which got me thinking. I know vomiting is detrimental and is something I worry about, but I'm also wondering if the intensity matters. Before banding my experiences with vomiting had always been forceful, uncontrollable events related to an event like food poisoning or the flu. Post banding, when I've vomited it always been the result of inadequate chewing or drinking too soon after eating, yet the sensation is much gentler and its just clear saliva.

Is this gentle reversal I sometimes have the vomiting we're told to avoid to reduce the risk of slippage? For some reason it seems more gentle than I expected and I something wonder if it IS really considered vomiting?!?

Edit...The sensation I'd best describe as very PB, but discharge... maybe I'm describing a PB instead of vomiting? Please enlighten me!

LAX

It definitely sounds like PBing, not vomiting. Sliming often goes hand in hand with PBing, which would be the saliva you're experiencing. PBing is gently burping whatever is stuck back up. There is no gut wrenching or spasming violent stomach muscles like there is with vomiting.

I can't say it better than Missy did. I just want to mention that both PBing (which usually comes from the esophagus) and vomiting (which comes from the stomach) are bad for bandsters. They pose a risk of band slippage, and PBing also causes upper GI irritation and inflammation. So I suggest keeping an anti-nausea med (like Phenergan) on hand for illness with vomiting, and working on good eating skills to prevent PB's.

Agree with both of the above. The only time I have experienced PBing or vomiting it was self induced. I eat to fast, I eat the wrong food, I take a drink while eating or I fail to chew my food. if you follow the rules, your chances of doing either are limited. But if you find your self in the situation that it does occure, research what you ate so you can avoid this in the future. It is not pleasant.

I've been PB'ing for almost 3 yrs. I call it vomiting tho, cuz I wretch over the toilet just like vomiting, the only difference is it's just food, no stomach acid. I caused my band to slip about 6 mths ago. I don't advise vomiting or PBing.

Good luck to you!

Marci