Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 You know what guys? Reading the posts this morning helped me to resist the package of mini donuts I was going to eat for breakfast. I was running late and forgot to grab my package of cream of wheat. Went and got gas and didn't think twice about grabbing those donuts. I am taking them home for my son to eat. Jeanne > > > > > : I found this interesting article that > > might > > > offer some insight to you in your struggle.... > > > > > > Robynn > > > > > > INTRODUCTION: > > > > > > > > > > > > A common misunderstanding of gastric bypass > > surgery > > > is that the pouch causes weight loss because it is > > > so small, the patient eats less. Although that is > > > true for the first six months, that is not how it > > > works. Some doctors have assumed that poor weight > > > loss in some patients is because they aren't > > really > > > trying to lose weight. The truth is it may be > > > because they haven't learned how to get the > > > " satisfied " feeling of being full to last long > > > enough. > > > > > > > > > > > > HYPOTHESIS OF POUCH FUNCTION: > > > > > > > > > > > > We have four educated guesses as to how the pouch > > > works: > > > > > > > > > > > > 1) Weight loss occurs by actually " slightly > > > stretching " the pouch with food at each meal or; > > > > > > 2) Weight loss occurs by keeping the pouch tiny > > > through never ever overstuffing or; > > > > > > 3) Weight loss occurs until the pouch gets worn > > out > > > and regular eating begins or; > > > > > > 4) Weight loss occurs with education on the use of > > > the pouch. > > > > > > > > > > > > PUBLISHED DATA: > > > > > > > > > > > > How does the pouch make you feel full? > > > > > > > > > > > > The nerves tell the brain the pouch is distended > > and > > > that cuts off hunger with a feeling of fullness. > > > > > > > > > > > > What is the fate of the pouch? Does it enlarge? If > > > it does, is it because the operation was bad, or > > the > > > patient is overstuffing themselves, or does the > > > pouch actually re-grow in a healing attempt to get > > > back to normal? > > > > > > > > > > > > For ten years, I had patients eat until full with > > > cottage cheese every three months, and report the > > > amount of cottage cheese they were able to eat > > > before feeling full. This gave me an idea of the > > > size of their pouch at three month intervals. I > > > found there was a regular growth in the amount of > > > intake of every single pouch. The average date the > > > pouch stopped growing was two years. After the > > > second year, all pouches stopped growing. Most > > > pouches ended at 6 oz., with some as large at 9-10 > > > ozs. > > > > > > > > > > > > We then compared the weight loss of people with > > the > > > known pouch size of each person, to see if the > > pouch > > > size made a difference. In comparing the large > > > pouches to the small pouches, THERE WAS NO > > > DIFFERENCE IN PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS AMONG THE > > > PATIENTS. This important fact essentially shows > > that > > > === message truncated === > > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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