I am going to have a UGI to check for a staple line disruption.

I am a year post-op with an RNY (down 127 lbs. and about 45 to go) and doubt I actually have a staple-line disruption, but lately have found the volume I can eat has increased quite a lot. I realize that is normal at this point and that the surgery is only a tool, and I have to really be careful about what I eat. But I'm wondering, and this may sound like a weird question: Is there anything else an upper GI can find other than a disruption, with the pouch? Can it see if it's been stretched? I also have heard where someone found the food was going out of her pouch very quickly and that was causing her hunger problems (basically the pouch was not exactly getting bypassed, but it wasn't doing its job); can a GI see this kind of thing? I only have had one GI in my life (pre-op) so I don't really know what all it can catch (other than leaks). Can anyone answer this one? Thanks!!!

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