Guest guest Posted June 28, 2001 Report Share Posted June 28, 2001 Am I right in my thinking that the absorption for us DS'ers is something like this: We absorb about 30% of the calories contained in fat & protein We absorb about 50% of the calories contained in complex carbs We absorb about 100% of the calories contained in simple carbs/sugar My common channel is 100cm if that matters. Thanks! -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 self-pay 5'5 " / 321 pounds / 33 years old Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts Have lost 90 pounds since surgery! Total of 99 pounds gone forEVER! http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2001 Report Share Posted June 28, 2001 Sherry, Your numbers sound about right, but the exact numbers depend on the indivdual as well as the details of the procdure. They can measure this, but it takes careful monitoring as well as fecal analysis (yuch) to determine where the calories are going. Hull > Am I right in my thinking that the absorption for us DS'ers > is something like this: > > We absorb about 30% of the calories contained in fat & protein > We absorb about 50% of the calories contained in complex carbs > We absorb about 100% of the calories contained in simple carbs/sugar > > My common channel is 100cm if that matters. > > Thanks! > > -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) > BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 > self-pay > 5'5 " / 321 pounds / 33 years old > Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts > Have lost 90 pounds since surgery! > Total of 99 pounds gone forEVER! > http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2001 Report Share Posted June 28, 2001 Sherry, Dr Welker told me that we absorb about 80% of the proteins. I forgot what portion of complex carbs but we do absorb 100% of simple carbs/sugar. The fat absorption is about right.....20-30%. Judie malabsorption question > Am I right in my thinking that the absorption for us DS'ers > is something like this: > > We absorb about 30% of the calories contained in fat & protein > We absorb about 50% of the calories contained in complex carbs > We absorb about 100% of the calories contained in simple carbs/sugar > > My common channel is 100cm if that matters. > > Thanks! > > -Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA) > BPD/DS Feb. 2, 2001 > self-pay > 5'5 " / 321 pounds / 33 years old > Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts > Have lost 90 pounds since surgery! > Total of 99 pounds gone forEVER! > http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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