Question:
How long does it take for the swollen in your stomach togo away

Hi I'm 1 week post-op when will the swellen go down.    — Tanya W. (posted on November 18, 2003)

November 18, 2003
I am a bit confused as to which you actually mean, your actual stomach or pouch, or your abdomen?? Either way everyone is different, I really didn't have much swelling but after about a week I felt almost normal...lol If you have any strange symptoms I would contact your doc. Good Luck!
   — Saxbyd

November 18, 2003
I was swollen for about a month.
   — kkubinski99

November 18, 2003
I am almost 4 weeks post op and my stomach is still a bit swollen. My jeans are gettig big on me except for the waist area; my understaning is that is pretty normal.
   — Deb S.

November 18, 2003
The outer abdominal swelling varies from patient-to-patient. The inner swelling at your suture sites (new stomach) and where the small intestine is reconnected, takes 6-8 weeks, which is why most surgeons have you on a restricted diet for that period of time. You won't know it is swollen and you really won't feel it, but it's there. It's a fact of life that when you go cutting on something and sewing it back together that it swells for a while.
   — Lynette B.