Does the l/4" passageway from pouch to intestines ever become bigger ?

The reason I ask is that I read posts by post-ops a year out who state they can eat anything they want. I know that right after surgery and during weightloss you are warned to steer clear of foods that will clog the tiny l/4" opening from the pouch to the intestinal tract. How then, can you later eat beef, coconut and other foods that use to clog up your pipes? I'm confused. I assumed we would have to avoid certain types of foods forever after. I know the pouch stretches to 3 or 4 oz eventually but had never heard that this little opening would as well.

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