I had a "situation" this weekend. I stopped at (I know, I know) at Taco Cabana (it's what you call an "impulse buy") and was going to have a small frozen margarita and taco salad. Had two sips of margarita and two bites of salad and had to leave quick. PB'd into an empty water bottle in the car...now THAT takes TALENT my friends! Started thinking about it and thought I better get some emergency supplies, especially since I am going to California for a week in October and will be on the road and eating out every day. I found something on line called the REDEBAG which is for motion sickness, sickness because of meds, morning sickness, etc. It's a little black clutch with discreet black liners. Now THAT is what I needed in the car! What do you guys carry around? And those who don't who are newbies....might not be a bad idea to get something. This was my first PB away from home....away from a bathroom. (I know....way too much information....):eek:

It's NOT like throwing up (which is accompanied by violent stomach contractions to push the food up and out). This is more like a drain that is clogged.

It is like throwing up for me. Its only happened to me twice but it was violent, loud and forceful. Exactly like vomiting but without actual nausea.

How often does this happen for most of you? It sounds yucky! :rolleyes Does it eventually go away after awhile of being banded?

For me how much depends on alot of things. How long I ahve had the fill is the biggest 1. If it is a new fill or refill to previsou point I have to be more caerful, and can pb more easily.

If I am on my period, I can expect it more, alot of ladies will tell you that aroudn that time their band is tighter.

AND if it is raining, which causes my allergies to be bad, I will pb alot that day.

FOR me it is not violent, just gross slime that has to come out. I know the warnings signs of when it will happen and if I am paying attention I can avoid it.

It's not a question of "going away". It's whether you learn how to eat or not. If you continue to eat in the same fashion, no, it will not go away. There is definitely a learning curve to this. You HAVE to modify your behavior to accommodate the band. Some people are better at it than others....some never learn I imagine.

The PB I had at Taco Cabana I had about 3-4 minutes warning. Enough time to gather my stuff, toss my margarita in the trash (*sniff*) and get into the car and grab the water bottle.

kacee - I realize this wasn't the point of your post, but just my .02... ALWAYS be careful with frozen stuff like the marg. It will clamp down your esophagus (I think the cold contracts the esophagus or maybe the pouch). I suspect it was the marg not the tacos that did you in.

If I get something really cold like that (sometimes even iced tea will do it to me), I wait SEVERAL minutes to let the pipes warm up again before eating. Otherwise it's a certain PB.

It is like throwing up for me. Its only happened to me twice but it was violent, loud and forceful. Exactly like vomiting but without actual nausea.

Me too---it is begining to sound as though PB's vary as much among bandsters as everything else.

Now, that being said....some people are talking like these PB's happen to them often, and I like Jachut have only had 2---she has longer at this than my 17 months, but it is NOT frequent.

Kat

what exactly is this slime everyone speaks about. Is it like when your mouth fills up with salive due to nausea?

Slime is a VERY thick, VERY gooey, form of saliva. The body begins producing it in copius amounts when it senses something is either stuck or needs help moving through. It tries to slick it up for us. Unfortunately, there is sooooo much of it, and we are usually already full which is part of the problem, it only makes matters worse. I have found it best to simply spit it out, as opposed to trying to swallow it. Spitting it out is kinda gross, it wants to string on forever!!! There is no bad taste involved...it is just EXTREME spit!

At least mine is....that too may vary.

Kat

kacee - I realize this wasn't the point of your post, but just my .02... ALWAYS be careful with frozen stuff like the marg. It will clamp down your esophagus (I think the cold contracts the esophagus or maybe the pouch). I suspect it was the marg not the tacos that did you in.

If I get something really cold like that (sometimes even iced tea will do it to me), I wait SEVERAL minutes to let the pipes warm up again before eating. Otherwise it's a certain PB.

Excellent food for thought there! It hadn't even crossed my mind that the cold could have influenced it, but it most definitely could have! I rmember thinking "But I didn't take that big a bite or not chew enough or anything"...I bet I just froze "my pipe" and it shut down!