obviously i havent had this happen yet and from what i am reading dont want to.. but i really dont even know what it is..somebody please!!!

pb stands for productive burp. Sometimes if you eat to fast, don't chew well enough or if you just took one bite to many or ate something you shouldn't you might have a pb. First you get the "STUCK" feeling then you will feel like you are possibly going to throw up and a "PRODUCTIVE BURP" comes up and you will feel like your saliva is slimy.

As a matter of fact I had this happen for the first time this morning. My 5 year old was eating a brownie and she wanted to share with me so I took a very small bite, chewed well, swallow and knew imediatly that it did not go down right. I got that awful stuck feeling and then I started slimming then wasn't sure if I would throw up or just do a pb.I stood over the sink and was in awful pain. Thank God I slimed for a few minutes then it felt better.

I WILL NEVER EAT ANOTHER BROWNIE THE LONGEST DAY I LIVE AND BREATH!!!! IT WAS AWFUL!!!!!

What actually causes a PB? I am new on here and am absorbing as much information as I can.

usually eating too fast or not chewing very well

Natalie -

A PB is the result of the stoma or the entrance to the stoma getting clogged so that the pouch above the band does not empty. Stoma=the passage way between the pouch and your lower stomach.

When something gets lodged in the stoma, or blocks the entrance to the stoma, food, Water and saliva start backing up in the pouch. If the obstruction doesn't get moved, eventually all the stuff you swallowed backs up into your esophogus and then your body reactively throws it back up. Usually the quick return of your pouch contents is considered a PB. Heaving repeatedly is considered more as vomiting, but in actuality both are technically vomiting.

Chewing well and eating slowly helps eliminate the risk of blocking the stoma, but certain foods can recombine in your pouch and effectively make a thick paste/glue which doesn't easily pass through the stoma. Those types of foods are generally breads, rice, potatos and Pasta.

Hope this helps...

Whe I was banded on Feb 3 2005 my doctor put a few stiches around my band in order to cut the risks of the band slipping if I had a pb. Did anyone elses doctor do that?