malabsorbtion 2 yrs out

If our systems adjust after 18-24 months, and our bodies start to absorb more of our calories/nutrients - does that mean our labs will become more stable and we will usually start absorbing more elements? 

That we could actually be talking less supplements in the future?

I'm almost 6 years out and I've only been able to reduce doses on a few things under the watchful eye of my dietitian. My labs can still bounce around quite a bit. Just when you think you've got one thing covered, another one pops up and will drive you crazy. Vitamin coverage and tweaking after bouncy labs never stops. 

--gina

Malabsorbtion  of calories  ends?

I think our bodies adapt over time but I also think we add too many carbs over time as well. Hard to know which it is or if it's a combo of the two.  

--g

I'm over 7 years out and still taking as much supplements as ever. It's best to accept that you will need all those supplements for the rest of your life. You will absorb more calories as time goes on, but you will always have significant malabsorption to help you maintain.

Larra

Same topic, but different question:  Where are the intestinal feeders (forgot the name - Visula?) going to increase?  In the common channel, or through the whole intestines from stomach to the colon? 

So if the absorbtion capabilities increases, are we increasing our ability to absorb only a few items much better (just common channel) or all nutrients evenly (through the whole tract)?

They're called villi. I imagine they do increase throughout the whole intestinal tract, but the ones in the BP limb are of no use, since there's no food there, and the ones in the alimentary limb are unable to absorb any fat, since there's no bile there. And the ones in the large intestine don't absorb calories, period. Over time you *may* absorb a little more protein and complex carbs, but probably not much, if any, more fat.

Specific nutrients are only absorbed at specific receptor sites, so---most people actually find that over time they need MORE vitamin and mineral supplements, not less.

Ummm, no - we're not like the RNY where the benefit is gone.  There may be some adjustment, but not enough to have a significant impact, negative or positive from what I've experienced (I'm 7.5 yrs out)

This  what I was thinking...and depending on. Thanks for confirming .

So even though the weight loss slows down after 2 years (the honeymoon period), we are not necessarily absorbing more nutrients?  I thought that was why the weight doesn't melt off with ease any more after 2 yrs....

Do we start to have a harder time at 2 years because our metabolisms become even slower?  And it has nothing to do with nutrient absorbtion?  It's just the natural aging process - not the villi doubling?