Question:
Stomach Burst??

Hello all,as I was reading a post from some other site about weight loss surgery,a woman(a WLS Patient) stated that"if you happen to over eat,after surgery,that your stomach will burst,because it is so small, is this true?????    — LaDonya M. (posted on April 2, 2002)

April 2, 2002
Eat to much and you'll puke it fast!
   — Danmark

April 2, 2002
LaDonya - if you overstuff your new pouch you will throw up, there's no stopping it. One bite too many for me and I'm running for the bathroom. You'd never get enough in there to "burst", you'll vomit first. HOWEVER... I have heard of people who cannot vomit due to a surgical procedure where they have done something to the area where the esophagus and stomach meet. I don't know what happens to people like this and from what I understand it is VERY RARE.
   — Laura B.

April 2, 2002
During the first few weeks, we're rather fragile, but um, no. The well healed pouch is no more likely to burst (as in explode) then our original stomachs upon overeating. It will "explode" out the top, as everyone has said.
   — vitalady