Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 In a message dated 10/5/01 7:57:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, duodenalswitch writes: << You can ruin the surgery by grazing all day long, but if you stick to meals and 1-2 snacks, you should be fine. >> I have seen lots of folks here ask if they can ruin or out-eat the surgery. I have never seen anyone tell them " yes " they could. All I have seen is protein first, then whatever you have room for. I have not heard anything against grazing all day long, either, or that you have to eat only meals and can't snack. Anyone who is post-op care to comment on this and clairify it for me? Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 From what I understand, if you eat all day long you can out-eat the surgery. From what I have experienced, that would be very hard to do. I think I would have to work just as hard at ruining surgery as I did trying to lose weight pre-op. Anything is possible, but some things are easier than others. Kathy M. DS 7/19/01 213 pre-op 160 today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 Protein is needed for life. You don't eat protein you become malnourished and become very ill. You won't be concerned about outeating the DS, you will be concerned about the IV infusions you will be having, and the swelling you will have in your extremities. in Seattle - In duodenalswitch@y..., MsMystic1@a... wrote: > In a message dated 10/5/01 7:57:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > duodenalswitch@y... writes: > > << You can > ruin the surgery by grazing all day long, but if you stick to meals and 1-2 > snacks, you should be fine. >> > I have seen lots of folks here ask if they can ruin or out-eat the surgery. > I have never seen anyone tell them " yes " they could. All I have seen is > protein first, then whatever you have room for. I have not heard anything > against grazing all day long, either, or that you have to eat only meals and > can't snack. Anyone who is post-op care to comment on this and clairify it > for me? > Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 Carole, From what I understand, you can't out-eat the surgery unless you are determined to do so and make yourself sick OR you eat nothing but sugar candy and fruit juice for months and months. Either way, you cannot eat as much as you used to because of the size of the stomach and you won't absorb as much as you eat because of the switch. Another way to look at it is that you can eat things that will cause you to gain weight, but it will never be like it was before the surgery. Sugar is a pain because the DS surgery does NOTHING to help with the malabsorption of simple-sugars (plain sugar, candy, juices, etc). The absorption of simple-sugars starts in your mouth and mostly ends ends in the stomach...hence, the " sugar rush " feeling. The intestines, where all the malabsorption takes place (or doesn't take place, depending on how you look at it) are not needed for simple-sugar absorption. Dr. R's nurse related a story of a post-op patient who lost 100+ lbs and THEN switched from diet soda to regular soda (I think he was a soda company employeed) and over the course of a year, he'd gained 15lbs. I don't know what % of his total excess weight loss that 15lbs was, but just like before, losing is harder than gaining. The idea about " protein first " makes sense and makes it very difficult to sabotage. If you eat a few bites of chicken, some complex-carbs (rice, taters, etc), you're not going to have room for handfuls of butterscotch candy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2001 Report Share Posted October 6, 2001 << You can ruin the surgery by grazing all day long, but if you stick to meals and 1-2 snacks, you should be fine. >> I have seen lots of folks here ask if they can ruin or out-eat the surgery. I have never seen anyone tell them " yes " they could>> I'm only 5 1/2 months post op so I don't have first hand knowledge, but I was told by the doctor's nutritionist that this is possible. It isn't easy, since the only thing that gets absorbed 100% is sugar, is you graze constantly on sugar and carb treats all day, you can regain. Rita Black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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