Question:
Should we take 30 minutes to eat?
I'm not due for surgery til june, but I've heard we should take 30 minutes to eat.How could it possibly take 30 minutes to eat only a few ounces?Do they mean to stop between bites and rest,giving yourself 30 minutes for the over all meal?Thanks,Lora — Lora B. (posted on April 9, 2002)
April 9, 2002
I agree with the previous poster. In the "pouch rules for
dummies," found at http://www.shelby.net/wizards/larger.htm it says
not to take any longer than 15 min.
— Sarah P.
April 9, 2002
I agree with the prev. posters. It takes me 5-10 minutes to eat. If I ate
for 20-30 minutes, it would be food pushing through for more food to fit
in. It would be emptying to make room for more, thus eating more volume.
I get full really quick. Eating for more than my 5-10 minutes would be
messing up my tool.
— Cheri M.
April 9, 2002
Here's what we were told by our dietitian... You need to take 30 mins to
eat because it takes 20 mins for the "full" sensation to kick
in..if you gulp down your food then you could have already eaten too much
by the time the "full" sensation kicks in..... we gave up this
advice around the 2nd week... As long as you are eating the appropriate
sized portions then you should be fine..although sometimes eating to fast
can cause me to have a tummy ache!
— Allie A.
April 9, 2002
Thanks everyone for your answers,I tried eating today only a few bites so I
could time myself.I was finished in about 12 minutes.It's a relief to know
I don't have to go 30 minutes. THANKS AGAIN Lora
— Lora B.
April 9, 2002
I think the 30 minute rule is really for immediate post op...when the tummy
is still healing and new at this. I agree with the previous posters...if I
take a long time to eat, I put more and more in...so if I eat the
"right size" portions, in fewer than 30 minutes, I am better off.
I have tried that 30 minute rule and found that I could eat an entire
cheeseburger, bun and all...just "food for thought" Love ya!!
— Mustang
April 9, 2002
I'm a fast eater and usually are done in around 5 minutes. However I am
finding that in eating quick I sometimes over eat to the point of having to
throw up as I don't get the "full signal" until I am VERY full. I
have also tried taking a longer time to eat and find I can eat to much. So
I guess there is a balance somewhere.
— Danmark
April 9, 2002
I find it hard to believe that taking 30 minutes instead of 15 would cause
you to overeat. If you were taking an hour to eat that's another story.
It probably depends on how far post-op you are, how well you can chew your
food, what kind of food you're eating. I know that because of my dentures
I can't chew well. If I have to chew things to a pulp, it would take me a
lot longer to eat a few ounces of meat than it would to eat a few ounces of
something softer, like beans.
— garw
April 9, 2002
I guess that this discussion just shows how very different we all are. I
can get full within 5 minutes. My brain gets the message and I stop. As a
pre-op it would take 30 minutes. I don't know why it is quicker now. I do
know that it would take large volumes of food to get full as a pre-op.
Now, like the other poster said, if I took 30 minutes to eat, I can consume
an entire cheeseburger. I choose to take 5-10 minutes and eat 1/3 of that
cheeseburger and stop immediately when full. Not slowly continue eating
for an additional 25-30 minutes to get it all in. We each have to find
what works for us.
— Cheri M.
April 9, 2002
I think most dieticians are probably going by the standard rule for people
who are trying to improve their eating habits...the 30 minute rule. I know
when I went to a dietician a few years back that's what I was told. I am
just assuming that once I am post-op, and have a smaller tummy to fill, it
will take a little less time to feel full (obviously varies, especially for
those of you with dentures or other dental issues). Just throwing in my 2
cents worth. :) - Anna
— Anna L.
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