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How many times do people pb on an average doesn't seem to attractive how do you avoid it.

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I haven't had a really bad one yet. I can feel it starting to come and if I don't eat or drink anything else it goes away. I did get a little slime. I know the signs now to STOP when I feel it. The first one I had was on Water the morning after my fill. It lasted about 30 minutes. Hopefully I can control things and never have a full fledge one.

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Im a sad case-I PB ALOT-virtually every time I eat but Im learning to conform and stop alot of bad habits...like bread.sighhhhhhhhh

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I have actually PB'd, meaning had food forcefully come back up because it can't go down, 3 times in 9 weeks. Twice was during week 1 when I was super restricted due to swelling (Jello and a Gas-X). The third time was chicken salad. I had already eaten dinner and my sister brought over some yummy chicken salad she had made so I nibbled on it. Up it came. I had trouble with that batch each time I tried to eat it until I finally chopped up the chicken and apples in it until the pieces were chiclet sized. I went down much better after that.

About every other day or two, I will manage to eat something too fast or not chew quite enough and will get stuck. It feels tight in my chest and very uncomfortable and I can't eat another thing until is passes. It only takes a minute and I'll raise my hands up high and back over my head, open up the diaphragm a bit, and it goes on down. Sometimes a small sip of Water helps, and I somehow know when to do that and when not to. I slow down alot after that! You'd thnk I'd learn not to do that for months, but I'm usually "stress eating" when I do, or eating something with bread, taking too big a bite, talking when I'm eating or otherwise distracted. The band really does make you slow down!

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I was told by my Dr. the leading reason for slippage is chronic PBing. He told me if Iam Pbing more then once a week I am too tight!

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I was told by my Dr. the leading reason for slippage is chronic PBing. He told me if Iam Pbing more then once a week I am too tight!

Although this is accurate there are other reasons for excessive PBing episodes other than being too tight.

Eating too fast.

Eating too much.

Trying to drink with your meals.

Eating the wrong foods (like breads, rice, etc) Some of us bandsters have problems with those foods and they can trigger a PB.

Just be mindful of "why" you are doing alot of PBing. It isn't always about being too tight. IT can be related to other factors.

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I rarely PB...only happens if I don't focus on what I'm doing. Preventable by chewing well, not eating foods that you know don't work, not maintaining too tight a fill, not wolfing your foods, and not drinking with meals :)

Nancy

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Mine is more of a slime issue, happens more than I like. Usually when I've waited too long to eat, which makes me think it's my fault and I probably ate too fast and didn't chew well enough. Boy that's aggrivating when you're starving.

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