a very strange sliming episode...

hungry4help · October 6, 2008

for the past 7 months, i've considered myself lucky. i had one sliming episode right after surgery and then was feeling fine, dropping weight and feeling restricted. then this past weekend, something strange happened.

i had a decent dinner -- a few ounces of swordfish, some whole wheat Pasta and string Beans -- at about 7:30p. the portions were a bit larger than normal, but nothing outrageous. i went to sleep around 12:30, still feeling a little full, but not exactly stuffed. then i woke up at 3:30 and felt a tightness in my chest; the kind of tightness that i recognize as my signal for feeling full. i got up, drank a sip of Water and within 10 minutes, i was having a bad sliming episode accompanied by some heaving. it continued off and on throughout the night until about 7:30 when i actually belched a bit and felt something pass.

has anyone else ever had a similar experience and slimed so long after eating? have been wondering if this had anything to do with my band or if i just had some food poisoning.

Mrsace13 · October 7, 2008

Sorry, new here, what is sliming?

Just wondering so as you get answers to your question I can learn

Thanks!!

momcof3 · October 7, 2008

I was told not to eat Pasta at all as it swells up once in your pouch and can stretch your pouch. Maybe in your case the pasta swelled up a while after you ate and that is what gave you that over full feeling? They told me bread and rice will do the same thing.

aubrie · October 7, 2008

The fact that you belched makes me think that you had some trapped gas. Sometimes the gas will form a bubble. That's what it sounds like to me. Swordfish tends to be a more dense fish, and probably got you a bit stuck. When the gas built up, and couldn't pass because of the fish, you got the sliming effect. Excess gas feels like I'm stuck sometimes, but once I get a few really good burps in, I'm fine.

OH Juli · October 8, 2008

Going to bed feeling full usually has me having some weirdness. I try not to eat anything after 7pm. I really shoot for my last food at 6. It's a big deal because I used to be a late night/middle of the night eater.

Wow, I hadn't even thought about how I used to get up and eat in the middle of the night...many changes have happened since March of 07!

hungry4help · October 8, 2008

thanks all... i'm still not 100% sure what caused my middle of the night sliming episode. but i am feeling better. since the weekend, i have noticed that i'm much tighter than i've been at any point since my last fill (about a month ago). the odd upshot here is that i'm eating much smaller portions which in turn forces me to be careful about what goes in my gob and what order i put them in! e.g., Protein first, carbs second, Water an hour or so later.

since i'm not experiencing any reflux (a symptom of a band slip), i'm not too worried about the weekend episode. am just chalking it up to my band wanting to have a conversation with me.

hungry4help · October 8, 2008

Going to bed feeling full usually has me having some weirdness. I try not to eat anything after 7pm. I really shoot for my last food at 6. It's a big deal because I used to be a late night/middle of the night eater.
Wow, I hadn't even thought about how I used to get up and eat in the middle of the night...many changes have happened since March of 07!

juli... just a shout out to you and your ticker. damn, girl. you're seriously working that band. i'm thoroughly impressed and inspired.