hey! new here. what does pb mean? my banding is aug.19th and 3 days till my pre-op diet so getting prepared for a new way of eating! i read about foods not going down so well and pb, but i don't know what it stands for. thanks!!:thumbdown:

hey! new here. what does pb mean? my banding is aug.19th and 3 days till my pre-op diet so getting prepared for a new way of eating! i read about foods not going down so well and pb, but i don't know what it stands for. thanks!!:thumbdown:

perductive burping (not sure I spelled that right) The food will come back up but unlike throwing up you don't have the stomach acid in it. Slime-kinda like PB but it's not food just a very very slimey salava. Hope this helps. OH, you'll know it if it happens just remember chew chew chew and when your done chew. Good luck on your banding.:scared2:

Lisa, a PB is "productive burp". It's a pretty good description, but some people do think it's vomiting. It's not ... your stomach doesn't empty and there's no stomach acid involved at all. But what happens is, you take a bite that is too big, don't chew well enough (eat too fast) ... and the bite just makes it part way down your esophagus and gets stuck. Very uncomfortable feeling. And it just doesn't seem like it's going to move on. DON'T try to wash it down with liquid because if you do PB, all that liquid will come back up too. Usually accompanied by sliming .... lots of saliva and mucus which is essentially smoothing the way for that bite (or bites) to come back up. And come back up it will. Later, when you have more restriction, some foods may not work well for you. LOTS of people can eat anything (ask Restless Monkey), but for some of us, some things "don't work." For me, it's soft bread. So, I just don't eat it. No great loss.

Cut your food into bites about the size of a nickel and chew each bite well and this will greatly reduce the chance of getting stuck.

I am getting banded on 19th too!!! my first date had to be rescheduled.. i have been doing pre-surg diet for 3weeks and will just keep going in stead of starting all over.. good luck!!