Question:
feel full in my old stomach, not in my pouch

i am 18 months post op and i am able to eat a little more than i did in the begginning but i am feeling full in my stomach area, not my pouch, is this normal, this just started happening last month    — Robert-P (posted on July 20, 2007)

July 20, 2007
Are you sure its your old stomach (at or above your waist) and not your intestine (at or below your waist)? If you're "pushing" food through your pouch, you'll activate the satiety receptors in your intestine before the satiety receptors in your pouch.
   — cleo66

July 20, 2007
Thank you, cleo! Fascinating information. I am pre-op but the question and your answer are very important. It's not something I would have thought about. -ali
   — cherub13

July 21, 2007
Hello again Robert. This is interesting. I don't know if I would feel anything in my lower stomach or not. Again, it may be you need to get checked out. It can be scar tissue wraping around your stomach squeezing it or what the other person said. It just sounds like a good physical is in order for you buddy! I assume that it is time for you to go as well. For me, I had a 6 week, 6 month, 1 year, 18 month and then 2 year, then every year appt with my surgeon, is that how they do things where you are? Patricia P.
   — Patricia P

July 23, 2007
Is what you are feeling actually fullness or is it gas...lol. I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of myself here. If I am eating foods that really make me gasy and there are way lots of them that do, I actually can see and feel my lower stomach distending and I feel bloated or full. Changed to a low glycemic index diet (high in fiber etc) about 4 weeks ago and miraculously I have not had one single bloated feeling episode.
   — SARose61