Malabsorbstion

mdolan20
on 8/9/11 6:08 am - Brick, NJ

thanks Nik....mine never floats... of course I immediately take this to think that I'm not malabsorbing and something is wrong with my RNY... it IS green though! lol

Melissa HW:350 SW:333 CW:234 GW:128

Cicerogirl, The PhD
Version
on 8/9/11 3:18 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

You can also see the film of fat floating on the top of the water in the bowl...

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

Mia H.
on 8/9/11 3:56 am - OH

RNY on 06/21/11

Thanks Lora! I was thinking that may be one sign. I do see that.

Cleopatra_Nik
on 8/9/11 5:42 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 01/08/08

I love that we can discuss these things and not get all prissy.

RNY Gastric Bypass 1-8-08 350/327/200 (HW/SW/CW). I spend most of my time playing with my food over at Bariatric Foodie - check me out!

cajungirl
on 8/9/11 3:12 am

RNY on 02/21/05

I still do also at 6 years out.

Proximal RNY Lap - 02/21/05

9 years committed ~ 100% EWL and Maintaining

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Diana C.
on 8/9/11 12:06 am - Austin, TX

RNY on 06/28/11 with

Wow, I had no idea that the malabsorption ended? How are people supposed to continue/maintain their weight loss after 18mo-2 years? With just the small amount of portions were are able to eat?

Mia H.
on 8/9/11 12:07 am, edited 8/9/11 12:09 am - OH

RNY on 06/21/11

By that time, we should have learned to maintain good/healthy eating habits to maintain our weight loss. We will still have the restriction, though.

Sarah108
on 8/9/11 6:38 am - Santa Fe, NM

That is very interesting about the villi and how our bodies grow more to compensate. I am curious about the vitamin and minerals malabsorbtion. I take a bunch of vitamin supplements and I even tried chewing them- yuck. I did talked to my NUT and yes I can take regular vitamins but I wonder how much of them do I actual absorb? Do we have to take double the amount to compensate for the lack of absorbtion?

Thanks ahead of time Sarah

poet_kelly
on 8/9/11 12:12 am - OH

RNY on 11/04/08

Yeah, it ends. There are these little tiny things in your small intestine called villi. They are like fingers that grab up calories and absorb them. When they bypass part of the small intestine, suddenly there are fewer villi in there to suck up the calories.

However, your body quickly figures that out and it is afraid it's gonna starve. So your small intestine starts to grow more villi in the part that has not been bypassed. After two or three years, you have about the same number you had before surgery so you absorb about the same amount of calories again.

We maintain our weight by making good food choice and eating small portions.

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.

Diana C.
on 8/9/11 12:17 am - Austin, TX

RNY on 06/28/11 with

Kelly you're a vet here, are you able to maintain after 3+ years? Is it difficult?

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