Got stuck this morning, 1st time in a while, have question.

[donna12 742]

Got stuck this morning on an egg, my band must have been tight for some reason because I can usually eat most anything now but I did get stuck and what came with it lots of PB'ing. My question is this, is PB'ing bad for the band, I mean, you aren't really forcefully vomiting, food is just coming up without effort. Now I know that I have aggravated my band and to take it easy and have today and will tomorrow.

Will I ever learn...

Donna

[B-52 7,113]

No Big Deal....

[Toddy 758]

When I had a slip early on, and my doctor questioned me about vomiting, I specifically asked him if there was a distinction between vomiting and regurgitating (PB'ing) and he said most definitely... he was concerned with the vomiting that was a forceful expulsion from the stomach below the band.

But do take it easy and stick to soft foods for the next day or two. I do blame my two instances of vomiting on having an irritated band and still trying to eat regular food.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I'm not a doctor but it seems logical that excessive PBing would be a result of your esophagus having excessive food in it. Seems like it could dilate your esophagus if this were an every meal, every day sort of issue?

[donna12 742]

2much, no its not every meal, just for some reason I couldn't eat an egg yesterday morning. This morning I had a slider, oatmeal, but then again I wanted to take it easy on my band too. When I do find myself getting stuck its usually because of too big of bites or too fast eating but yesterday I think my band was finicky.

[2muchfun 8,927]

I've been having the same issues for about 5 days now. Suddenly I'm getting stuck on foods that normally pass with no problem. So, back to smaller bites and bigger chews. I get the esophageal dilation fear though!