Guest guest Posted November 16, 2003 Report Share Posted November 16, 2003 The way I understand it, the pouch is a dynamic, not static thing. Think of it more like a funnel than a pot. That's the way my Dr. explained it when, at 1 week out I could eat a banana after the nurse had said my stomach was the size of a shot glass. You CAN eat unlimited quantities IF you eat slowly or if you eat multiple times. That's why this surgery is not as successful for people who graze, and why most Dr.s will limit a person to three set meals, or five set meals with no grazing inbetween. It's also why most Dr.s recommend that you not drink during your meals...the liquid facilitates the food moving through the pouch, whereas a " dry " meal takes longer to move on through. Vicki A. > In a message dated 11/15/03 8:36:43 PM Central Standard Time, > qcmanager@e... writes: > > > So your first bite is gone by the time your last bite has hit your lips. > > ------------ > > If your first bite is gone by the time the last bite goes in, then I > don't see how you have a " functioning " pouch. Based on your explanation, the > pouch is useless - food could be eaten in unlimited quantities. Yes, your > doctor tells you to STOP eating after 30 minutes (which in my opinion is too long > to eat... the longer you eat, the MORE you eat - I say 15 minutes tops), but > if your pouch is not sending you any signals of fullness then you are back the > old preop diet mentality of strictly using your " willpower. " We all went > through the Weight Watcher years of weighing our food and then telling ourselves > that we were " done " after eating - only to have our stomachs saying WHERE IS > THE REST? > We have at least one member on our list (I believe it is Carol?) whose > stoma has stretched, leaving her pouch nonfunctioning - her first bite IS > literally gone from her " pouch " by the time the last bite finds it way down. I > know that for her, it's a horrible battle to only eat a measured portion. > I guess this has gotten somewhat off the original subject, which was > our pouches are measured by volume not weight. I still stand by my comment - > if you are trying to fill a space, you must use a volume unit of measurement > to do so (an in our case, the volume is after chewing) - a weight unit of > measurement is different and will not work - these are just basic properties of > physical matter. We could fit two ounces of " chewed " lead into a two ounce > pouch, but we could not put two ounces of cotton in the same space. > > Beth > Houston, TX > VBG - Dr. Srungaram > 05/31/00 - 314 lbs. > 11/01/02 - Abdominoplasty > 11/29/02 - 160 lbs. > 5'10 " > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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