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[Bandista 7,466]

I've now read this in several posts. What is slime? Slimming?

No fills yet (first fill Jan 22) and only one episode of tightness in my chest and food felt stuck. I'm trying to be proactive as possible and avoid reflux, stuck episodes.

Hi Coach, I am pretty new and have now had three stuck episodes. Most recent was yesterday -- leftover chicken and mushrooms. I think one or other may have been too rubbery and I was not able to chew it up enough -- probably eating too fast. I am learning if there is the slightest tightness in my chest I need to stop completely, give up on that food as I will soon be getting stuck. But I didn't do that yesterday, I kept at it because I must be a slow learner or something. Each time I've gotten stuck the same thing happens. The slime people refer to is the production of saliva. I think this is different for different people. Mine is just regular saliva but some people report foamy liquid. I have to spit out the saliva. That's the beginning. All the while my chest is hurting and I know that I've gone and done it. Damn it. The incident has to resolve in spitting up the food out of the pouch. I hiccup rather violently and then the spitting up comes as a relief, though of course it is very unpleasant. I don't eat or drink anything after for quite a while. I realize my food needs to be succulent and easy to really chew up well. Nothing tough or rubbery which I might swallow anyway just out of habit. Good luck to you and congratulations on your new banded life. I am so happy with mine, even with these few learning curve stuck episodes.

[SandyM 1,956]

The sliming is the constant production of saliva which is being produced to help the food go down. Pbing (productive burping) is when the food comes back up because either it can't pass through or it is assisted. I slime occasionally, but have only pb'd a few times. Mine usually passes through. My band is snug enough But I can eat just about anything but slower. The band isn't supposed to limit what you eat or even how much, the size of your stomach will limit how much; hence the advantage of the plication. The band is supposed to slow you down, limiting how fast you eat, allowing the brain to realize the full sensation faster. If you are a "grazer" or eat a lot of sliders, it doesn't work well.