I need someone....or everyone to please explain all the lap band slang, 'cause I'm just not getting it!

What is SLIME?

What is PB?

Share any other slang words or acronyms you know!

Thanks so much

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Sliming: When you eat and the food gets stuck, your body makes extra mucus to try to lubricate whatever it is. Unfortunately, if it cannot go through the stoma in your stomach, it comes back up...mucus and all. This usually happens when you don't chew & chew. And when you think you've chewed enough...chew some more!

PB: A "Productive Burp". You can relate it to vomiting, except that since whatever you are throwing up hasn't been digested at all there isn't any stomach acid. This usually happens when you overeat or eat too fast.

In both cases, what comes up hasn't gone through your stoma (stomach passage in the middle of the band.) In both cases, you run the risk of tearing your stitches where they have wrapped part of your stomach around the band to keep it in place. So, other than a nasty event, it's also a physically harming one.

Lanakila~

Hey i was wondering if you know of anything you can take to help with the gas after surgery? Im just trying to be prepaired as i have heard alot of horror stories with the gas situation?? Besides walking is there anything we can take?

Everyone is getting the Gas-X strips to help with gas after surgery. I have found that walking has been very helpful. I have not had the typical post surgery shoulder pain with banding. But it is also the first time with surgery I have been up and moving right away.

oh wow you were just banded. Congrats...i cant wait. How is everything going?

I need someone....or everyone to please explain all the lap band slang, 'cause I'm just not getting it!

What is SLIME?

What is PB?

Share any other slang words or acronyms you know!

Thanks so much :tt2:

Hi,

I'm in SD also. I'm not sure what the slang is. I had my banding done about 5 yrs ago at Scripps Clinic. Lost almost 100 pounds. Still some to go but not too worried about it.

Good luck and keep the faith. It does happen although slowly.

Did the doctor tell you to stay away from any over the counter pain med?