I've noticed the abbreviation PB in a lot of posts. I may be an idiot but can anyone tell me what it means?

PB = "productive burp"

A PB is when a bandster either 1) eats too fast 2) eats too much 3) swallows too large of a bite, or 4) eats something the band doesn't agree with.

It is analogous to vomiting, except not as "violent" (at least not for me). The food is stuck above the stoma, so it comes up pretty easily....more like a cough-up or a burp-up than a true vomit.

It is not pretty, nor does it feel good. PB'ing can be minimalized by following all the doctor's rules.

PB = "productive burp"

A PB is when a bandster either 1) eats too fast 2) eats too much 3) swallows too large of a bite, or 4) eats something the band doesn't agree with.

It is analogous to vomiting, except not as "violent" (at least not for me). The food is stuck above the stoma, so it comes up pretty easily....more like a cough-up or a burp-up than a true vomit.

It is not pretty, nor does it feel good. PB'ing can be minimalized by following all the doctor's rules.

What he said :tongue2:

...but never to be confused with a pb&j.

(sorry, but ever since someone made a comment about pb'ing on pb, that pops in my head. lol)

PB = "productive burp"

A PB is when a bandster either 1) eats too fast 2) eats too much 3) swallows too large of a bite, or 4) eats something the band doesn't agree with.

It is analogous to vomiting, except not as "violent" (at least not for me). The food is stuck above the stoma, so it comes up pretty easily....more like a cough-up or a burp-up than a true vomit.

It is not pretty, nor does it feel good. PB'ing can be minimalized by following all the doctor's rules.

Thank you so much. this helps a lot.. I also thought that when i burped and stuff came out that it was vomiting and that I was in trouble.

This helps so much