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Hello all, a bit gross i know but does anyone know what this horrible thick sputum is or why i keep having it????

Was banded in March and just had my 3rd fill. Had this all the way through and its really annoying now!!

Cheers :devil_smile:

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Hi, It happens when you eat something that sticks in your band, maybe not blocks it altogther but partially blocking it. The thick saliva is your system trying to flood it out in response to the irritation of it being stuck.

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Hi jalomum, thank you so much for your reply. Do you think this is an indecation that my band is too tight??? Had 0.5mls put in last wednesday and havnt been able to eat more that a mouthful since!!

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You're welcome.

When you get something stuck that causes thick saliva or bringing food back then it usually causes swelling around the band too. I find after an episode like that ,that I have to stay on liquids for a couple of days to let any swelling go down before I start back on solids slowly and not until late in the day.

If it is too tight then you will not notice any improvement even after a couple of days on liquids.

Let me know how you go :-)

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It is what is commonly referred to here as "slime" and not saliva at all. Saliva is created in the mouth. Slime is a mucus created by the esophagus to aid food down.

When there is a blockage, it has nowhere to go but up.

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Thanks to you both....... Ok so i will go back to fluids for a few days and see what happens :biggrin:

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Hi all, I still get this 12 months post op if I rush my food and don't chew properly, basically when I forget and yes, I still occasionally forget I have the band when I have a feast before me. Sometimes I use gravity and dispose of it, sometimes I just stick with it. Does anyone here experience sneezing when 'full?'

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