Question:
8 days postop
at the stage of jello and yogurt I ate 2 8oz containers of yogurt. husband thinks I may have blown my pouch. I have no problems with anything going down so far. please tell me is this normal or not. — lukat (posted on March 10, 2007)
March 10, 2007
so essentially you ate 16 oz of yogurt. For me that would be way too much.
I was only able to eat 2-3 oz. I would suggest that you always weigh and
measure your food so that you don't risk stretching your pouch. I would
also mention to your doctor that you were able to eat that and see what
your doctor says you should be eating.. Good luck!
— trenansac
March 10, 2007
It does seem like alot, however, how long of a period did was it that it
took to eat the 2 containers? Like if you ate all of that with in an hour.
then yes, I think it is weigh alot. Or if it was like over 3 hours well
then that is a different story. At 8 days post op I could only eat like
maybe 2 ounces at a time over a 20 minute or so period and then was not
hungry for over at least 2 hours. I would mention it to your doctor tho.
— jshoffmann
March 10, 2007
It depends on how long it took you to eat it. At 8 days I was lucky to eat
2-3 ozs. per sitting.
— thegib
March 10, 2007
Like others said, it all has to do with how quickly you were able to eat
that amount. Do call your doctor though to ease any qualms you may have
regarding your pouch.
WHen I was within my first 6 weeks, I could eat 3-4oz of jello at a time
because it would melt and basically be water. Yogurt was less because it
was thicker. It all dependedon the food for me. If you ate 2 containers of
yogurt and that was all you were able to eat for the day, and it took you
most of the day to do it.. then that would be pretty normal. But if you
gobbled it down in just a few minutes, then there is definitely something
at issue here.
Contact your doctor either way. He will help you figure this out.
— oceanrayne
March 10, 2007
16 oz of yogurt is alot to cosume 8 days post op. You should be using this
honeymoon period to develop good habits. If you are eating 16 oz of yogurt
throughout the day, that is called grazing and it is something you should
not be doing. Spoon out 2-3 oz at a time and eat it over a 20 minute
period, in little spoonfuls, and waiting at least a minute in between
bites. Head hunger can be very deceiving, especially in the beginning.
Make sure you are really hungry.....and if you "blew out your
pouch", as you say, you would certainly be in alot of pain.
— barefootgirl
March 10, 2007
I was told by my surgeon to only eat 3 meals daily with fluids in between,
otherwise you will be grazing and keeping a bad habit going. I was lucky
to eat the following over an hour.... 1/2 cup cream of wheat, 1/4 cup
yogurt and 1/4 pudding. Like I said, this took me well over an hour to
eat... I would be talking to your surgeon. You want to go easy on that
pouch that you have and use as it as it was intended... to reduce the
quantity of food at a time... congrats on your surgery and good luck.
— Kari_K
March 10, 2007
This is definitely not normal. In your first weeks after surgery your pouch
is still healing and you aren't able to tell when you're full. Take your
time, measure your food by volume not weight. In other words just because
it weighs two ounces doesn't mean it takes up two ounces of space. you
didn't "blow" your pouch, IMO. Essentially pudding/yogurt is
liquid.. you just want to be careful and not eat to much . This is your
tool, you just have to work it ;-) Message me if I can help with any other
questions you have.
— Katrina B.
March 11, 2007
Yeah -- check the length of time it takes you to eat the food. If you had
8 ounces in an hours time then I don't think it would be too much. At the
second stage of full liquids it okay if it takes an hour to do 8 ounces.
I'm almost 3 weeks out and it takes me an 45-hr to eat a bowl of soup
--plus no drinking 30 minutes before or after you eat. Every one's pouch
size is different or else its just your constitution that's different.
Some people can deal with more and some people can't. We really should be
stopping when we fill full.
Everyone is different and every surgeon's instructions are different.
There was one person who was just coming out of the hospital and going
straight to pureed foods -- I thought that was odd.
— the7thdean
March 11, 2007
Your pouch is not like a balloon that will burst if over filled. It has
two openings..... it's going to either go down(to the intestines) or it's
gonna come up (as vomit), but it will not burst.
Most likely the yogurt was "draining" out the bottom as your
pouch as you ate (as liquids can do).
Here's the important thing: Being able to eat to something does not mean
you should eat it. If you aren't getting the "I've eaten enough, time
to stop" a food scale and some good measuring cups are very helpful to
monitor the amount you are eating until you learn to eyeball it.
Best wishes,
Sid
— mrsidknee
March 12, 2007
Hi Kathy. You don't say how long it takes for you to eat those 2
containers. It sounds like a lot to have at one time, but if you eat that
in a course of an entire day, then that might not be odd. Keep in mind
that you are probably not eating from hunger, but from the head. Be
careful to listen to your body and not suppose that you are hungry. Drink
a lot of water to keep hydrated, and concentrate on what you should be
doing with protein, water and exercise. Many times we eat much more than
we require. It is how we became obese to begin with and it will continue
to fool you now if you don't take action to take control of your body. You
have a new tool, not a miracle, so use it like a tool. Exercise it, treat
it well and protect the size of it as much as possible, and you will do
well. If you "blew" your pouch you would know it, you would be
in miserable pain, even dangerous pain, but I am concerned that you are
forging too much food, and you will be sorry to not deal with that habit
early on. Obesity is a head issue with a body consequence, so fight that
head issue that desires to lead to more than you need right now. Take
care, Patricia P
— Patricia P
March 12, 2007
I am 17 days post op. The first week I was able to get a lot in too. My
mom would just stare at me as she is 3 years post op and couldn't get that
much in. Liquids are easy for me, which includes yogurt and pudding. But
when I do a creamy soup or cottage cheese it takes longer. I was concerned
at first that my dr. made my pouch too big but now I see that with liquidy
food it's easy. I was eating too often and it became a 'graze' so I
started setting my timer for 2 hours to eat again after each meal.
Otherwise it's hard to get all the protein in OR I graze all day not
knowing if I am hungry or not. The timer has helped a lot.
— SueMiller
March 13, 2007
Wow! I still cannot eat that much, two years later! i suggest you measure
your food insteaad of trying to eat till you feel full.
— Novashannon
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