my first time slimming. i ate lunch at work, came back to my desk thinking 30 min passed, WRONG, i was really thirsty the wings i had for lunch were really salty so i took my water and chugged 3 big gulps and by the 3rd gulp i felt it in my chest, it hurt so bad i had to spit the rest of the water out of my mouth because i couldnt take anymore in. that is the worse freaking feeling to have that stuck feeling in the middle of your chest and it wont go down and wont come up i had tears in my eyes and my nose was running and my mouth was watery. i am slowly learning not to take that last bit in. lesson learned

I am only 5 days post op. What is slimming?

slimming is when your mouth waters really bad like drooling

this is why i slimmed

I found this ariticle going through google i hope it helps someone understand how food and beverage work in our new tummy's

First, I’m not a doctor nor have I ever played one on TV.

This may be old news to some..... But I’ve noticed a lot of people who have had VSG do not have any idea how the Pyloric Valve works.

This is my understanding how the Pyloric Valve works.

The Pyloric Valve function and how it pertains to your VSG.

The function of your Pyloric valve is the single most not talked about important part of understanding how and when you should eat and drink.

The Pyloric Valve is just that....It is a valve that is located at the bottom of your stomach/sleeve. This valve is in between your sleeve and the lower intestine. The basic definition of a valve is an apparatus that opens and closes.

When open this valve it is about the diameter of a dime. When closed it’s opening is closed down to the diameter of the head of a ballpoint pen.

Dense Proteins and harder to digest foods will cause the Pyloric valve to close to hold the food in your stomach for pre-digestion...... stomach acids breaking down this “Rough” food.

That’s why we are told to eat dense proteins first.....To close the Pyloric Valve so food stays in your stomach/sleeve longer so we have a sense of satisfaction.

It takes about 30-60 minutes for the food to clear the Pyloric Valve...... Than it’s OK to drink.

That is also where the term slider food comes into play. A slider food does not close the Pyloric Valve and as the term is intended.....food slides right past an open Pyloric Valve.

There is a video that gets posted every so often that is supposed to explain food going past the Pyloric Valve. The guy uses a funnel and has apple sauce or something in it....and it shows the apple sauce dripping out the end of the funnel very slow. Than he pours Water on top of the apple sauce to dilute it, illustrating drinking after eating.....and the diluted apple sauce runs through the funnel end faster. Than he concludes that this is how your pyloric valve

This happened to me the other day. I swear I was nearly standing on my head to get the water to move away from my stomach. Lol

Ugg....I haven't done that but I'm still in the pureed stage and suppose to have 2 oz.

I ate 2.5 oz. the other day and I had that feeling where it felt like the food was coming up my esophagus...it wasn't a vomiting feeling or heartburn it was just a feeling of the food overfilling my new small stomach and felt like it was trying to come up. I'll be so glad when I can have more than 2 oz.

I'm feeling the same way.... I think I had too much tonight..I had a small bowl of cream of wheat (thin), but the "fat girl" in me wanted to eat one more bite!!! I threw up/slimmed a little bit... I feel like I have more to do...(ugh....NEVER AGAIN)

Fortunately I've always had to be deathly ill before I throw up...it was kind of like I felt like I needed to burp but ...I knew it wasn't a burp I was feeling that needed to come up, it was food..I have taken TINY sips of tea while eating before if I just cant stand it...or chewed a very small piece of ice out of my tea, so far that hasn't caused a problem.

I'm kind of confused that when I get to the stage I can eat 'regular foods' it says 4-6oz....but what causes the stomach to be able to hold more? I didn't think to ask the doctor that when I went for my week post op visit Friday.

melinda did you read the article it explains what happens.

im glad there is this forum

Yes I read the article, unfortunately I'm not really eating protein as far as the part where it says dense protein stays at the bottom. I understand I just shouldn't have eaten that extra half an ounce and I have noticed the couple of times it occurred I believe I didn't have my food pureed quite enough...it definitely wasn't 'slider food'! Do you know the answer to my stomach question as far as being able to consume 4-6 ounces at the 3rd stage of the diet?

Melinda -Your stomache is swollen and inflamed for a while after surgery...as the swelling goes down you will be able to tolerate a little more food... It's all relative to what your eating, how slow u eat, how well u chew, how far post op you are...

I see..I wasn't totally clear about that! Thanks

I'm almost 3 months out and I have to tell you that sliming can be more than just that watery feeling in your mouth. You can actually throw up, but the only thing that comes up is watery saliva! Now, that's gross and will really keep you from taking the next bite. I've read that it can happen with eating chicken that's microwaved, so watch out! 45 lbs down thought! And guess what? Skinny is starting to taste pretty good!

imskinny it was chicken and i did microwave it to heat it up. hummmmmmm how wierd

I'm almost 3 months out and I have to tell you that sliming can be more than just that watery feeling in your mouth. You can actually throw up' date=' but the only thing that comes up is watery saliva! Now, that's gross and will really keep you from taking the next bite. I've read that it can happen with eating chicken that's microwaved, so watch out! 45 lbs down thought! And guess what? Skinny is starting to taste pretty good![/quote']

Oh my chicken and eggs get me every time! I guess I have to chew more! My mom is always trying to give me a drink after I eat to help the hiccups but I tell her its a no no and will make it worse!! The best thing that helps me is walking immediately after I eat. Whether its just around house or outside any walking besides sitting after eating helps. Even sometimes I wait over 30 mins to drink the food still seems stuck.

Today I sunk to a new low. I pureed a can of Dinty Moore beef stew....ha.. My doctor told me I could eat anything I could puree to the consistency of a smoothy/baby food. I ate 2oz. and it wasn't so bad. Had a couple of stomach pangs. I'm embarrassed to say some of the things I've pureed! I also experimented eating a couple of bites (chewed up well but not pureed with blender) of my sons cheese ramen noodles last night. That cheese taste was SO good. I'm just struggling to get the Protein in. It has been a little better since I started making popscicles with my Protein shake...I just mix the unjury with a smaller amount of almond milk and pour it into popscicle molds. Pretty good!

I'm 10 days out from surgery.