I was just curious as to how often people really PB... really. Also, if you want to mention how long you've been banded... that might help (assumign there is a learning curve.)

I am a newbie to all of this can someone explain what PB's and Slimes are

You all inspire me, I've been PBing (productive burp) almost daily since my last fill a week and a half ago. I will be sticking with liquids from now until I can avoid PBin'. Oddly enough, mushies won't go down, but crisp things that can be chewed to liquid can.

I have been banded for over 14 months now and have pb'd 5 times, 3 of those times on chicken. That is one of those weird things for me, sometimes I can eat it, sometimes I cant.

Sorry for the dumb question, but what is PB? I can't figure it out. lol

i pb'd for the first time today on mushies. I've been banded a week. It was such a terrible feeling, i never want to go through this again.

p.b. stands for productive burp. It is when you spit up the food you just ate and it is mixed with saliva instead of the nasty stomach acid (because it never made it to your stomach) It feels like you have a golf ball stuck inside you. Basically, you need to slow down and chew you food real well.

Yup. PB stands for productive burp. It's the term that's been used since I first started researching banding in 1999... but no idea who came up with it. Basically, if you eat too much, eat too quickly, eat pieces that are too big, eat foods that don't agree with your band.... you may PB. There are two types, in my experience... self-inflicted in order to remove that stuck feeling or to avoid the saliva from building up... and the oh crap, surprise PB... usually mixed with lots of saliva or stomach snot (trust me... when you see it, you'll know what I'm talking about). For a self-inflicted PB (at least for me), it's very easy... not like throwing up... basically, just lean over the toilet, cough or burp or whatever...and you regurgitate the extra. No effort. No stomach acid. No reflux. Not like vomiting, really.

What does PB stand for?

Seriously.

:help:

OK that is much better than the words we were coming up with haha! I haven't got my first fill yet, so I guess I'm yet to experience this. YUCK!

Thanks that was really bugging me!

Hi,

I think I understand what you mean by PB. That's when something doesn't go through the stoma, right? So can anyone tell me what the acronym PB actually means, please?

Thanks,

Alberta

Productive burp.....

God Bless,

Melody

Banded 3/20/06 -52lbs :eek:

Just had another 1/2 cc put in my band before I went to Vegas for 9 days. I felt I needed the tight restrictions to keep me out of the food. It worked. Lost 4 pounds while I was there and wanted for nothing. But a few times I felt that I wanted to PB but fought it off each time.

What is PB??

What is PB??

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Tipper, I feel your pain! I had my first fill about a week and a half ago. Man, what a learning process. I think I have pb'd 7 times since then. It is also mostly my fault, I just don't think. I think what I have is that first bite syndrome. Ugh.