Question:
my stomach was never the size of a egg

i had my surgery 3 YRS AGO AND MY DOCTOR NEVER MADE MY STOMACH LIL LIKE AN EGG BECAUSE OF THIS I NEVER REACHED MY GOAL I WENT FROM 286 TO 189 NOW IM RIGHT BACK AT DIETING ALL OVER AGAIN BECASE IM ON MY WAY BACK UP TO HITTING THE 200 MAKE AGAIN AND IF I WASN'T TAKING DEIT PILLS I WOULD BE OVER THAT MARK IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO WHEN I 1 STRATED TO EAT I COULD EAT TWO EGGS AND BACON EASY NOW I CAN EAT MUCH MUCH MORE BUT I DON,T EVERYDAY IS A HARD TASK IM RIGHT BACK WHERE I WAS WHEN BEFORE I HAD IT ONLY DIFF NOW IS I HAVE A SCAR ,SMALLER POUCH    — nefnkids (posted on October 24, 2007)

October 24, 2007
You might want to look into the new procedure call Stomaphyx... You can find it here in the revision forum. Good luck MaryLyn
   — Kriola

October 24, 2007
You might try the cottage cheese test to determine the actual size of your pouch; on a empty stomach first thing in the morning eat as much small curd cottage cheese as you can until you are just feeling full. Subtract the amount left in the cottage cheese container from the carton's sold volume, and you will know the size of your pouch; 3 oz, 5 oz, etc. If you pouch still holds only 3 to 6 oz, you are in the normal range for a mature pouch. If you are still within the range, then start back with the basics of no liquid before/after meals, eat solid protein first, stop eating when you start to feel full, and stop eating regardless after 15 minutes. Avoid carbs and fats as much as possible. Good luck!
   — SAChick

October 24, 2007
http://www.5daypouchtest.com/index.html Try this.. maybe it will help.
   — Hisdove

October 24, 2007
I also thought that my pouch was already too big right after surgery. Then I read somewhere on the internet that someone else said that they never experienced that full feeling before surgery so maybe they don't even know what it feels like. I can relate to that, so in order for me to have any kind of freedom from eating too little or too much, I weigh and measure everything. This way I know I am getting my nutrients and the essentials that I need and that I am not overeating and risking stretching my pouch. Good luck to you and I hope you will go back to the basics and weigh and measure everything. Sue
   — sue_secore

October 24, 2007
Have you kept a food diary and seen a nutronist? How long did it take to eat your large meal right after surgery?
   — bob-haller