Can have too much? Pouch Size?

Does anyone feel like they can have more in their pouch than in the beginning? Like if you could only have a 1/4 of non-sweetened apple juice and now you notice you can have a whole cup of the same apple juice? I don't know I think I'm just surprised at how much the pouch can hold...or whatever. Is anyone else noticing that or is surprised also?

I noticed that as well. I was able to eat only very small amounts in the beginning and now I am up to eating more. Maybe it is due to swelling going down and we are more comfortable with eating now? I don't know the correct answer but you are not alone! Hang in there girl! Codie -25 2 weeks post-op

Oh my gosh - thank you Codie! I feel better. So other people are having the same thing as us? Cause then I will feel better. Also I was taking in too much water near the beginning now I have to do it slower. I'm just a worrier type of person ya know....

Liquids and even most full liquid/really pureed foods funnel through your tummy.... you don't really start to feel restriction/fullness til you start adding in foods that are of more substance. That is why it is so important to measure your foods and not go over that amt. I am just starting into my 3rd week postop and I notice right away (while still in the hospital) that I did not have problems getting my liquids in. I was worried there for awhile as I was expecting this sipping thing all the time... I can say it ISN'T an issue for me...and never has been... Best wishes.... Elizabeth~

I had this conversation with the dietician on Friday. Fluids go through your stomach - you can't judge how much the stomach can hold by fluids. For example, I can drink 16 oz of water in 1/2 hour. I was freaked out by this, until she assured me that it's OK. However, I have slowed down because it makes my stomach queezy doing that. The test that she likes to use it cottage cheese. Try 1/4 cup of cottage cheese, then another if you don't feel full. I found that I can eat the 1st 1/4 cup and not quite all of the 2nd 1/2 cup.

As far as the liquids go, I am sure that as the swelling goes down we are able to hold more but then again the liquids pass through a lot easier then the solids. I can have 1/2 cup of cottage cheese now as opposed to the 1/4 I had when I first started eating it. There are days when I can eat more of the same thing I ate less of the day before. The pouch is like the size of a small egg so in reality we aren't holding alot. The portions you are having really aren't big. When I feel like I am eating more I compare it to what I use to eat and I know there is a huge difference. Shannon