Will water stretch my pouch
hello all.....I had a question, which might seem silly. I had surgery 10 days ago. I am following my guidelines of 30 ml every 15 minutes, and usually eat 1/4 cup steel cut oatmeal and 1/4 cup yogurt for lunch, 1/2 cup soup and 1/4 cup yogurt for lunch and 1/4 cup soup, 1/4 yogurt for dinner. I wait my 1/2 hour before and after meals. My question is will my fluids in between meals cause my pouch to stretch? I find that I am drinking 1 protein shake (500 ml water) and another 4.5-6 cups of water or tea. I stop drinking for 14 minutes if stomach feels sore at all, although I am still having mild pain. Anyways I was just wondering if I am "normal" at this point :). Thanks all!
Referral-Feb/15, Orientation HRRH-May 29/15, Dr. Hagen-Dec. 14/15, Sleep study-Dec. 16/15, Trio app't-Feb. 2/16, Follow-up SW & RD-Mar.14/16, Dr. Glazer-Mar. 30/16, Dr. Hagen - May 3/16, Surgery - June 6/16
Thanks for letting me know. It seems as though I am always thirsty, and I am generally a person who drinks a lot of water, so I just wanted to make sure I wasn't stretching the pouch inadvertently
Referral-Feb/15, Orientation HRRH-May 29/15, Dr. Hagen-Dec. 14/15, Sleep study-Dec. 16/15, Trio app't-Feb. 2/16, Follow-up SW & RD-Mar.14/16, Dr. Glazer-Mar. 30/16, Dr. Hagen - May 3/16, Surgery - June 6/16
If you are having some pain with drinking, it could be either you are drinking too much too fast, or it could simply be the temperature of it. I am 5 years out, and still have a problem drinking cold water. Room temperature or warm water are easier for me to drink. You can also add 0 cal flavorings, which seem to help too.
Cathy