Question:
Can you "shrink" your pouch after you've stretched it out?

I desperately need help to get back on track. I try not eating at all, but that doesn't work. I've been able to eat sweets all along since my surgery. I've cut out diet cokes, but the sweets....... I also have alot of horrible abdonminal pain & nausea. Am I in danger of pulling staples loose -- or does that even happen?    — melmo68 (posted on October 10, 2009)

October 10, 2009
I know there is a way to shrink your pouch supposedly, I think by going back on liquids like in beginning. You didn't say when you had your surgery, but the sweets may be what is causing the pain and nausea. It's your body's way of saying I shouldn't eat this. Hope you find the info you want. I would reccommend contacting your surgeons office and asking them.
   — JOANNFV

October 10, 2009
The 5 day pouch test has been very effective to not necissarily "shrinkk" your pouch back but to retrain it to work as the tool it is. www.5daypouchtest.com will give you all the details and menus for the 5 days. It also helps cleanse and break you of any bad carb habits.Some people even do it once a month or so to keep themselves on track. It's all about going back to the basics. Good luck.
   — babs71958

October 10, 2009
You may want to try the 5 day pouch test-it gets you back to basics and cleanses you of any bad carb habits you have redeveloped. www.5daypouchtest.com The web site has all the info and menus for the test and an online support resource. It doesn't necessarily "shrink" your pouch back. It enables you to use your pouch as the tool it was intended to be. Good luck.
   — babs71958

October 10, 2009
You really need to see your surgeon about the pain and nausea. That's not normal whether your pouch is stretched or not. And yes, although difficult to do, you can have a separation of the staple line. Or you could have an ulcer. Irregardless the pain and nausea is a symptom of something else. Please see a doctor.
   — Arkin10

October 11, 2009
You don't say how far out you are. But remember the sugar will make you crave more food, even if you are full! Carbs do the same thing because they change to sugar as soon as they enter your bloodstream.
   — Wendy M.

October 11, 2009
I don't know about shrinking it back, but I always say go back to basics, when I'm having abdonminal pain or nausea I really watch want I have eaten, also the sweets I know if I buy something that say sugarfree I get it and it will make me have nausea, so I leave it alone. I have problem with eating peanuts when I do they gas me up and I feel sick. so just watch want your body is telling you. Be Blessed!
   — kaybusk