The part of the stomach that is no longer being used.....

I hope you can follow me on this because I don't know any of the medical terminology. BUT when you have the rny, our new pouch is disconnected from our original stomach and is the size of a boiled egg. Well, what happens to the other part of our stomach, the larger part? It's not going to decay inside of us since it's no longer being used, is it? Can anyone tell me in layman's terms what happens to that part of the stomach and intestines that we don't use anymore? 2-1/2 months post op - lap rny....feeling great, but curious.

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