Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements including protein? Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements including protein? Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements including protein? Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 One of the ways to determine whether you have a stretched stoma is to have your doctor set up a test. You'll drink that yummy (blech!) barium cocktail while the doctor watches the liquid move through your system. Conjecture and emails just are not going to give you the answers you need. Keltie wrote:Does anyone know what the fix is for a stretshed stoma? What are the signs that you may have this? Has anyone else been diagnosed with this, and if so, what is your exoerience withit " I had RNY on Jan. 18, 2001 (18 mo. ago) and have lost a total of 87 lbs. I stopped losing after month 9 or ten. The doctor thought it was a plateau. In Jan. I lost my insurance due to a layoff. I am still at the same exact weight. I am looking for people who have had similar experiences so that I can find out what my alternatives might be. This is my second post to this group ( no one responded the first time, so maybe it didn't go through) I hope to hear from someone this time though. Thanks, C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 One of the ways to determine whether you have a stretched stoma is to have your doctor set up a test. You'll drink that yummy (blech!) barium cocktail while the doctor watches the liquid move through your system. Conjecture and emails just are not going to give you the answers you need. Keltie wrote:Does anyone know what the fix is for a stretshed stoma? What are the signs that you may have this? Has anyone else been diagnosed with this, and if so, what is your exoerience withit " I had RNY on Jan. 18, 2001 (18 mo. ago) and have lost a total of 87 lbs. I stopped losing after month 9 or ten. The doctor thought it was a plateau. In Jan. I lost my insurance due to a layoff. I am still at the same exact weight. I am looking for people who have had similar experiences so that I can find out what my alternatives might be. This is my second post to this group ( no one responded the first time, so maybe it didn't go through) I hope to hear from someone this time though. Thanks, C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 One of the ways to determine whether you have a stretched stoma is to have your doctor set up a test. You'll drink that yummy (blech!) barium cocktail while the doctor watches the liquid move through your system. Conjecture and emails just are not going to give you the answers you need. Keltie wrote:Does anyone know what the fix is for a stretshed stoma? What are the signs that you may have this? Has anyone else been diagnosed with this, and if so, what is your exoerience withit " I had RNY on Jan. 18, 2001 (18 mo. ago) and have lost a total of 87 lbs. I stopped losing after month 9 or ten. The doctor thought it was a plateau. In Jan. I lost my insurance due to a layoff. I am still at the same exact weight. I am looking for people who have had similar experiences so that I can find out what my alternatives might be. This is my second post to this group ( no one responded the first time, so maybe it didn't go through) I hope to hear from someone this time though. Thanks, C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Hi , I guess it all depends on what kind of surgery you had? If you were bypassed, as in an RNY, then you aren't necessarily absorbing everything from food. Milk is a big " no no " for me, and it also contains a lot of sugar - read the labels. Protein has helped me tremendously, as it has helped others. You may not notice if you need protein or not until 5 years out, like it was when I found out. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 MILK IS NOT EVIL! In fact they have found that milk actually aids weight loss! Sorry but milk can be incorporated post op if you are not lactose intolerant. And not everyone needs protein supplements. Many people can get their protein from food. I do agree that exercise is important as is avoiding sugars, and not eating and drinking at the same time (at least for me). Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 MILK IS NOT EVIL! In fact they have found that milk actually aids weight loss! Sorry but milk can be incorporated post op if you are not lactose intolerant. And not everyone needs protein supplements. Many people can get their protein from food. I do agree that exercise is important as is avoiding sugars, and not eating and drinking at the same time (at least for me). Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 MILK IS NOT EVIL! In fact they have found that milk actually aids weight loss! Sorry but milk can be incorporated post op if you are not lactose intolerant. And not everyone needs protein supplements. Many people can get their protein from food. I do agree that exercise is important as is avoiding sugars, and not eating and drinking at the same time (at least for me). Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Sigh. I was not lactose intolerant before WLS, but I get as sick as a dog now when I have a glass of milk. Gas, cramps, diarrhea... and feel generally drained for hours after a dumping episode. I am curious about who is the ubiquitous " they " who found that milk aids weight loss. Keltie Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Sigh. I was not lactose intolerant before WLS, but I get as sick as a dog now when I have a glass of milk. Gas, cramps, diarrhea... and feel generally drained for hours after a dumping episode. I am curious about who is the ubiquitous " they " who found that milk aids weight loss. Keltie Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2002 Report Share Posted July 9, 2002 Sigh. I was not lactose intolerant before WLS, but I get as sick as a dog now when I have a glass of milk. Gas, cramps, diarrhea... and feel generally drained for hours after a dumping episode. I am curious about who is the ubiquitous " they " who found that milk aids weight loss. Keltie Re: Stoma Stretching > > > Are you eating sugar? Drinking milk? Taking supplements > including protein? > Did you have a distal, medial, or proximal RNY? > > What kind of exercise are you doing? Might try to track yourself with > fitday.com. It's an EYE opener! > > B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 8, 2002 Report Share Posted September 8, 2002 When I had my upper gi, it was noted that my stoma was larger than at the time of surgery. My doctor says that it is common for an anastamosis(?) to gradually enlarge to the size of the smaller thing attached, in this case my small intestine. But he said we're talking basically the difference between the size of a dime and the size of a nickel. Anyway, that's when he told me he wanted me to be on the " chicken fried steak " diet. In other words, to eat very bulky foods that don't dissolve easily in water, to keep my pouch fuller longer. Also, the longer one can wait to drink, the better. Meat first, then veggies, then starch. I had an irrational fear of food getting stuck at first, so till this very day, I chew the hell out of anything I eat. I often wondered if I had chewed like that, how much weight I would have lost without surgery. Don't wonder too much. in Austin RNY April 1998 Re: Whining here too! **LONG** > Your stoma, at 16-17 mm, is borderline length for achieving satiety. > The goal is for 10-12 mm. A larger stoma allows more food through > quicker without creating a feeling of satiety. The results for > corrective surgery for this are mixed. You will have to depend on > developing good eating habits to maintain your weight. > > Ray Hooks > For WLS nutrition info, visit > http://www.bariatricsupplementsystem.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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