Hey guys I keep reading people taling about sliming ( I think it is slime ing) What is that? I tried to do a search but i'm new to the boards and I don't really know my way around. Please tell me what that is?

Well when I eat or drink I get this clear slime that comes up. I know the body uses it to help food past to the stomach. It's so gross to me! Some people don't experience it, for the past few days it hasn't been that bad. I'm hoping it will go away all together.

I haven't been banded yet but I've been researching the subject a lot and didn't know what this was until two weeks ago. I've read about it here as well as other sites. Officially it's called productive burping (PB as you'll see it here and others). It's caused by the build up of mucus/saliva when you eat something that doesn't agree with your banding; usually something that's too big and can't fit through the opening. The body creates this slippery Fluid (which saliva is) which coats the food and the only way to get rid of the blockage is back up the way it came. When you burp it up (regurgitate) the food comes up with a thick slimy mucus.

Learning to chew many, many times (so the food is almost mush by the time it's swallowed) is key but then you still need to learn what works for your body. Some people can eat foods that others can't and they don't get PB. It's trial and error. I'm sure the first time it happens it's very scary.

Deborah