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PB is Productive burping. It is similiar to throwing up, but not - if food doesn't want to go down, it sometimes just comes back up before going all the way into the stomach. I really don't think I'm overly full, as I can eat breakfast and lunch with no problem, and sometimes dinner also - it's really strange. Thanks to all for the replies! :scared2:

WOW! That's AWESOME!! :smile:

I haven't posted any before/during pics or updates, so I thought I should. I was banded Jan 4, 2010, and have lost 60 lbs. From 287.5 to 227.5

This is exactly how I am. One time I can eat something fine, and another time, same food, and it just comes right back up. What is strange is that I almost never do this all day when I am at work . . . It isn't throwing up in any sense - just PBing. Sometimes if I wait a while, I can continue eating, and sometimes no matter how many times I try and finish eating, it just keeps coming back up! It isn't painful, and doesn't seem to be harming me, as this has been going on (off and on) for months, and isn't affecting my band (thank goodness!)

I PB nearly every day - mostly in the evenings. I do fine all day at work - breakfast, lunch, snack, but when it comes time for supper, more times than most I get a couple of bites down and then PB several times while trying to eat. It isn't stressful or anything, usually. Just up it comes. Can someone tell me if this is harmful? I'm hoping not, since I do it so frequently. thanks to all!

I don't have a problem with either - I eat both frequently. (Sunflower seeds--are they a nut?) : )

I have no problem at all with my gummies - they kind of "melt" in my mouth--not chewy at all!

I was banded 1/4/10, and have lost 30 lbs so far (10 weeks out). I was hoping for more by this time, but that's what I've got. I haven't lost a pound in the last two weeks, kind of a bummer. Hoping the scale will drop a few for me soon!!

Can I ask why your doctor took all the fluid out? I am under the impression that the band is for life, and that the fluid stays in permanently, unless, of course, you were getting way below a healthy weight. Just curious as to his reasoning. Good luck with finding out the problem!!

I take gummy multivitamins, and an off-brand of Viactiv (calcium + Vit D + K & something else :scared2: Got tired of trying to choke down the calcium + D tabs & multivitamins!

No program fee that I know of.

I drink up to 5-10 minutes before a meal sometimes. If I can, I try to make it 30 min. I took a tip from another bandster, and order a glass of ice with my meals out--just munch on it if needed during a meal, then I usually wait at least 1/2 hour after--longer if I can.

Oh my - this was one of my moments too - went to 6 Flags with daughter & husband, they couldn't latch the bar, had to get off the ride. Smiled and said it was ok - stood and cried while my husband and daughter took their ride. My daughter felt as sorry for me as I did myself. Tried to blow it off, act like it was no big deal . . . it was a VERY big deal. Can anyone say "humiliating"?