I am scheduled for surgery in 6 days. And I have read multiple times about sliming?? Can someone please explain what this is, when it happens and how to avoid this.

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have only slimed about 6 times post-op. the best way to desribe it is after eating something

a.) you don't chew well enough

b.) something your sleeve doesn't tolerate

c.) if you eat too much

also I will sneeze multiples times if I eat a little too much-- and have heard this from other sleevers

Sliming is a lubricating response your body has to the food in your sleeve. I have a stuck feel in my chest/ throat. Then i burp and finally I throw up big slimy balls of mucousy slime. No food comes up. sometimes just once and I feel better but on one occasion when I ate beef Jerky at 2 months post op I tottally slimed for like 2 hours :-( feel free to ask more questions.

The best way to avoid is to take small bites, chew well, don't over do it and try new textures/ foods slowly.

Well, I find this interesting and haven't come across this term or event yet. Thanks for the info and advice on how to avoid. Sounds slimey. :blush5:

This is the best description I've read yet. I'll be sleeved in April....so good to know!

Do a search on the site for slimes. Lots of posts and experiences.

Well unlike Sleeve of Steel, I do not throw up "big slimy balls of mucousy slime". . . Mine are more like when you have a sinus infection and it causes you to spit a lot. . and the cause is like she said, eating too fast, too much, or not chewing well enough. . .I'm out 3 years and still get it when i do any of the above. . . well we just told you how it happens, so how to avoid it would be the opposite right? good luck

This only happened to me once since I knew I was eating too fast. i felt as if something was stuck, didn't hurt, just felt something there. Then my mouth got really full of saliva and kept spitting it out. Then finally just out of the blue threw right up. just slime, no food, didn't hurt, no big deal! Then no more slime and no more feeling something was stuck.

sleeve of steel summed it up perfectly. I've had this once and it was from oil packed tuna and lemon juice. felt like foam and all that came up wad the mucous slime foam. icky!

I've been wondering and wondering what this is. It hasn't ever happened to me, and from the sound of it I hope it never does!