I have seen this term several times....it is usually mentioned along with "sliming" so I assume it is not pleasant. Could someone please explain?

Yes it is associated with sliming. It means literally Productive Burp. If you eat small bites and chew thoroughly, waiting before taking another bite you can avoid the pain and embarrassment of a PB. It helps to focus on your eating while you eat. I have had it happen when I am eating with friends and talking. If I don't focus on slowing down I revert back to the way I have eaten all my life and soon I am abruptly reminded I wasn't focused.

It sucks, for me it's happened a few times but only when I'm eating alone for some reason. Definitely focus on your bite size and your chewing, never happens when I do.

Slowing down definitely helps. Saturday I PBd all over myself on the way to a dance recital, talk about embarrassing. Fortunately it was a hot day so I found a sink, washed up and dried quickly as soon as I went back in the sun. We had gone out to lunch before the recital and although I didn't eat a lot, I guess I ate too fast and talked too much because about 15 minutes later (as we were in the car and on our way on a busy street) here it came. :tongue:

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thank you for asking this question!! i also was wondering what PB meant...

so far i havent experienced it...

does it hurt though??

I haven't done either BUT I have eaten way to fast on several occasions and felt like I had a golf ball in my throat. I am trying to learn to slow down. I am a police officer and I worked graveyards for 25 years. We only had 40 minutes to eat and I learned to eat fast now I have to unlearn that behavior.

I had my first PB experience today. OMG! I never want that to happen again. I was out to lunch with a friend, and ate too fast and didn't chew well enough. Horrible.:confused_smile:

I've been fortunate and haven't PB'ed One of the girls I work with has PBed quite a few times according to her. I still eat a little to fast and get that 'golf ball' feeling in my throat.