As some of you know and have read my posts I'm still learning to eat and chew, yes chew, I'm 4 months post op and today I was craving a devil food, yes a devil food and gave in to it, I ate 10 potato chips. Knew I shouldn't have because the Devil took over, He did, literally, in a few mins I started PB'ing, I was sick to my stomach and I did it several times. Now I'm paying for it tonight, I hurt really bad between my breasts, in the middle of my chest, is this normal? I'm sore. Almost like if I were to do a sit up or a crunch it hurts really bad. NO MORE CHIPS, Devil's food!!!

chips and crackers usually are considered slider foods. Maybe you have something else going on? I've never had a stuck episode with chips or crackers.

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Were they chips as in fries or chips as in crisps? I have issues with fries but chips for me are a slider.

yes if you get stuck that is where it hurts, right in the centre, between the breasts.

I've been stuck before and this wasn't a stuck episode, it was all of the sudden of feeling nauseous and having to go spit it up. I really didn't throw it up, it was like several productive burps, heck I don't know, maybe it was stuck and I didn't realize it. It was kettle potato chips so they were very hard and crunchy. I feel like I've done about a 1000 crunches or sit ups.???

I'm sure it was stuck. Kettle chips are hard and a piece probably got lodged in the stoma.

Thanks elcee, I sure thought I chewed but guess not. Sure didn't feel like a traditional "stuck" feeling if there is such a thing. ha. I still am in so much pain in my chest this evening.

Try sucking crushed ice. It is very soothing and if you are swollen and inflamed it will help to reduce that.

I called the dr/surgeon this morning and talked to his nurse (don't like her) she didn't even know what PB'ing was or productive burp so I just said then vomited but I didn't do that really, I didn't strain, it just came up like in a burp. Anyway, she just shrugged it off and said oh you probably got stuck and for me to do liquids and soft foods for today which I've done but I am in so much pain in my chest right smack dab in the middle like I've done a 1000 crunches almost like I can feel my band, its weird. Guess I will let it go for a couple of days and call again if it continues. It annoys me to call in and talk to her, she is so rude. I love my surgeon tho and his other staff members.

I'm not there yet but I got a Sudefed stuck over the weekend. It hurt. Like u said. So I will make sure I chew the chips. Kettle chips are my favorite.

Awe poor Donna! I hope you are ok.

I have had trouble with chips and crackers also. They are not slider foods for me.

I'm a newbie but what does PB mean exactly ?

I'm a newbie but what does PB mean exactly ?

Anyone else can jump in please, but PB'ing is called a productive burp. It's when you get food stuck in your stoma and it wants to come back up and you feel like you have to burp. For me, I slime, salivate, gross I know and then finally it just kind of all comes up, kind of vomiting in a sense but not straining like when you really vomit, it just slides right up, does this make sense?

I did get stuck on some kettle chips this last summer. They were a little on the soggy thick side and very chewy. Can't eat kettle chips (

Anyone else can jump in please, but PB'ing is called a productive burp. It's when you get food stuck in your stoma and it wants to come back up and you feel like you have to burp. For me, I slime, salivate, gross I know and then finally it just kind of all comes up, kind of vomiting in a sense but not straining like when you really vomit, it just slides right up, does this make sense?

That is a pretty good answer right there.

Is pbing self inflicted? When I get stuck I don't feel like I have to burp. i've tried jumping up and down, taking a sip of water, nothing works. I stick my finger in my mouth and all of it comes right up. What is this called? It's not the same as traditional vomitting. The food is lodged in my esophagus and has not been digested in the stomach.