Stuck episodes

[Anewmetoo 0]

What is the difference ....between getting stuck, sliming...and PB?

[Bandista 7,466]

I hope others will chime in because I may not have the "right" answers, but I'll tell you what I think. Sliming is when we have eaten too fast or not chewed up food enough and the esophagus starts producing extra saliva. For some this can be a lot, or it can be foamy. Have to spit it out. For me this is a signal that I'm probably going to have to "blap" up whatever it is in my pouch -- that it's not going to go through, which is what being stuck is. A PB is that act of blapping (my term). It's food that hasn't been in the stomach so it's not like throw-up and it's not really vomiting. Sort of like when babies have a bottle too quickly or it's too much and they blap it up. I have had PB episodes that resulted in vomiting -- one leading to the other. For me this happens if I am really stuck. I was a very fast eater and had to learn the hard way not only about slowing down but also chewing everything a long time. And of course listening to the band when it signals that I've had enough. Good luck -- you will get this!

[B-52 7,113]

The average person swallows 1.5 qts of saliva per day...unstimulated, meaning not while eating or drinking, but at rest. while eating, drinking, more is produced.

We do this without ever giving it a thought.

Now if suddenly there is a roadblock prohibiting the saliva to freely pass...(Stuck)...the saliva builds up...and given time, will trigger a reflex causing it to come back up and out...regurgitation...(Sliming)

Actually, this is the body's way of freeing anything blocking the way, because whatever is there will usually (not always) come out with the slime.

A trick I used to do, when I got stuck, was to speed up the process by sipping Water, causing the regurgitation that much faster and getting it over with.

A PB...Productive Burp (who comes up with these phrases?)...is the act of regurgitation....think of a baby who has just finished eating...you put him/her over your shoulder and pat their back.....and then there's the burp, along with...What? That's productive!