Fluids question

Hi all, am a week post op and this may sound like a silly question but I need it confirmed. I feel like i can drink more water that i probally should. Water goes though quicker right? Or should I only drink small portions? I would hate to stretch anything. Also, how much should i be eating at this time. I feel that I can only take in 1-2 tblsp of puree's, yogurt, cottage cheese etc. Thanks guys, Mel

Hi Mel congrats on sugery.. glad to hear you can eat..I didnt eat for 6 weeks just liquids ..cant eat a lot yet..dont eat meat hardly at all get sick..i am out three month to the day have loss 59 lbs..if the amount you eat makes you satified thats where i would eat..dont worry you start to eat more later give your stomach time to heal you will need it..my dr said to drink 100oz liquid a day (all counts) ..i do the best i can any liquid should go through pretty fast..i take small drinks..to much or to fast can make you sick..good luck Jukee Davis

Liquids do go through the pouch faster. If you think of pouring water in a sink depending on the speed that you pour the water in and the opening that the water is traveling through will determine how fast the water goes down. Because you are basically just out of surgery it will take you some time to get used to your new stomach pouch. Re-learning what/how/when to eat does have a learning curve to be accommodated. It is certainly a try, try again process. If you "feel" that you can only take in 1-2 tablespoons of food then that is probably right. One thing you want to try to avoid is overfilling your pouch. I know that this may sound weird/gross but you need to save enough room in your pouch for all of the "spit" you will swallow before the food passes through. When I didn't save enough room for the "spit" I would get terrible pressure and would sometimes vomit what I call "dog foam and jellyfish". Basically I was vomiting up the "spit" that didn't have room to be in there. It really just looked like dog foam and jellyfish. After your pouch has healed you will begin to notice certain signs that you have eaten enough but not too much. I can "feel" when I have had enough. I can "feel" when I have had too much. In the beginning I could eat perhaps up to 1 oz of food. Slowly as the pouch has healed I was been able to increase my intake. At 1.75 years out I can now eat an open faced sandwich at one sitting. It did take over 1 year before I could eat bread. So don't try that too soon. One last thing that I would like to say is if I had this one part to do over again I would make a better choice. That one part is Exercise. Exercise as soon as your doctor gives you clearance to do so. I wish that I had got off as much weight as I could have during my first 5 months (my honeymoon period). After my honeymoon period was over it has been up to me to lose weight. Just a thought. Best Regards Sharon 340 start 210 now