Sliming Question?

[vickyt 12]

I am now 4 weeks out and have started sliming. I know that it can happen by not chewing enough, eating to much or to fast, so I really made an effort to pay attention to all of that but it happened again today. Could it be from drinking to close to finishing my meal?

Thank for you input in advance!

[WLJourneyJ 89]

i'm kinda having this issue too.. and am also around 4 weeks out... *sigh* i'll watch this thread...

[deekaspor 89]

What is sliming?

[Back~To~Amy 307]

I am now 4 weeks out and have started sliming. I know that it can happen by not chewing enough' date=' eating to much or to fast, so I really made an effort to pay attention to all of that but it happened again today. Could it be from drinking to close to finishing my meal?

Thank for you input in advance![/quote']

Yes, it can be from all those things including drinking too early.

[Back~To~Amy 307]

What is sliming?

It is where acid come back up into your mouth.

[vickyt 12]

What is sliming?

You also know when it's happening because all the sudden your mouth is full of saliva

[O.T.R. sleever 3,386]

I always thought sliming was when you produced excessive amounts of very thick saliva (the body trying to lubricate & digest the food you just ate) resulting in a mucusy saliva (slime) being forced back up.

[deekaspor 89]

I did not know this had a name. It happened to me 2 times in the middle of the night. I woke up thinking somehow I was drowning. Wow it has a name, thanks

[CraftyV 61]

I'm 7weeks post op and started sliming 6 weeks post op. I though it was because I was eating too fast but then noticed that it was happening when I ate meat. Today, for example, I had skinless chicken thigh and pinto Beans with cheese. I started w/my chicken and immediately started slimming! I stopped eating it and just ate the beans and cheese and I was able to finish my meal, well minus the chicken. Not sure what that is about...

[ereneeh 77]

You have to learn to eat realllllly slow. And stop 1 bite before you're full. It has taken almost 10 months for me to quit sliming. You will notice it more when you stomach is full or you took 1 bite too many. Hang in, it's a learning curve. Remember, it takes 20-30 minutes to your brain to catch up to your stomach, and you will want to take one more bite even though you are full. Thankfully, it's not real acidic, I just keep a cup handy and spit it out.

[MegInNOLA 531]

Sliming happens for the reasons above, as well as when you're trying to eat something your body isn't ready to handle (aka, the chicken, CraftyV). It may be on your surgeon's list, it may be something that everybody else seems to be able to tolerate with no problem, but for you, it's a problem food. I have had this issue from the get-go, and yeah, still can't eat chicken (or most other kinds of meat). I've learned to take it SLOW. When I got/get this type of reaction, I stop eating immediately. I avoid the offending food for a while and try it again in a couple of months. Sometimes I get lucky and can tolerate it. Sometimes I still can't. But I did get to where I could eat egg whites--and the only way I know that is by trying them several times over a period of months.

Vegetable Proteins seem to be simple for my body to digest, and I get less of the sliming. So maybe switch away from chicken for a while and try it again in a few months. Focus on the other types of Protein and see if you can come back to chicken later. Hang in there--the whole thing gets so much easier as you go.

[phatdivabbw 86]

I did not know this had a name. It happened to me 2 times in the middle of the night. I woke up thinking somehow I was drowning. Wow it has a name, thanks

I call it SLIMIES!

[phatdivabbw 86]

Yes it can happen too from drinking too soon. I'm surprised you aren't vomiting. Becareful because my doc says if you drink too soon after you eat over time you can strech your sleeve from the excess.

[thesmilos 144]

I started sliming this last weekend and it seemed to be a result of consuming a very small portion of non fat frozen yogurt (it was literally a spoonful). It happened again today when I ate a piece of a banana. I'm thinking my kryptonite for the time being might be sugar since other diary products have not bothered me. I'm glad to hear that it is not always permanent although an aversion to sugar could be a positive thing!