get ready this is a dumb question......but i dont know

So if we malabsorb....(which is why we take vitamins and alot of protien ause we dont get it all) Lets say we eat 800 calories. Do we absorb them all??? J

I don't think it's a stupid question, I'm not sure if I know, but I'll give it a shot anyway. I think the malabsorb of the protein and vitamins has to do with the portion of our stomach that is sectioned off and because we just don't take in enough [what fits in there] to get sufficient vitamins from food alone. From what I understand, true malabsorbtion syndrome or whatever it's called, is a scary complication, and in that case there might be an issue with calories... but in a normal not complicated pouch, the calories [and most vitamins] are absorbed in the intestines, ours are working and intact so we would indeed absorb all calories we ingest. HTH xosm

Ya know there I was getting all excited about being able to have more calories since MAYBE we didn't absorb them all and along comes GG to blow my excitement with logic ! (dang it !) GG I would tend to agree with you (although I liked it better the other way !)

My favorite thing about life, ya can't argue with science! LOL xosm