Smoothies
Pretty much. Like any other thick liquid.
Kelly
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Protein, like most nutrients, is not absorbed in the stomach or pouch. It's absorbed in the small intestine.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
If stuff was all absorbed in the pouch, that would mean I could eat all the ice cream I wanted and not gain any weight from it! Since it's a slider food.
The stomach's job is mostly to mix chewed up food with various gastric juices that help break down the food for absorption.
The small intestine is where most nutrients, like protein and carbs and vitamins and stuff get absorbed.
The large intestine is where most liquid gets absorbed, before whatever is left from what you ate gets pushed out the other end.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
And that's the same reason you can drink with your vitamins and wash them right out of your pouch and still absorb them. They get absorbed in the small intestine.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
