I Don't Understand 'sliders.'

[kimmr 5]

I currently have a band and am revising to a sleeve in 2 days.

I don't understand when VSG patients talk about sliders. With a band, a slider was something that went quickly through my band's restriction, and into the major part of my stomach.

With a sleeve, how can you have a slider? Where does it slide to, exactly?

[Sunshine Girl 6]

This is such a good question. I have been sleeved for 6 weeks, so I know what a slider is, but have no idea where they go?

[JimmyGotSLEEVED 270]

Sliders are empty liquid calories instead of full solid calories... For example: ice cream is considered to be empty liquid calories

[Foxbins 625]

Anything that chews to mush is also a slider--chips, candy, for some people bread--it doesn't give you a feeling of restriction so you can eat loads of it. Sliders are usually calorically but not nutritionally dense. They go from your stomach into your small intestine like the rest of your food and drink.

[Amanda 3.0 140]

Sliders, to my understanding, are foods where you don't get any feeling of fullness, but all the calories: ice cream, chips, etc.