I suppose I should know this by the time I'm 6+ months out, but, what is the difference between Pbing and vomiting? Okay this is going to be graphic, and I do apologize, but a couple of times this month I have gotten something stuck and I "threw up", but it was the stuff that hadn't passed through the band yet. So, is it a PB since there was no.....you know, stomach acid and all that? I'm really sorry to ask this, I just want to report to my doctor at my next appointment if this is really vomiting or PBing....

Thanks!

In my opinion you have described the difference between pbing and vomiting. With pbing, the stuff that comes up is basically what you were just chewing, without any digestion applied to it. Pbing does not really bother me that much except that I hear it is bad for the band. But I don't find it all that offensive. Vomiting, on the other hand, involves stomach convulsions and ejection of half digested food mingled with digestive juices that don't taste that great. Vomiting I do not like.

Some people on this forum use the terms interchangeably, but to me there is a real difference.

To me, the only difference is the absence of digestive juices. The mechanism and force are the same. Therefore, if I PB, I count it as vomiting -- it sure as hell feels like it!