Just can't stomach this!!

[Guest ASPHALT ANGEL]

I have a question for anyone who can answer. While you are losing weight does your "old" stomach shrink ? You would think that it would get smaller because of less food going into it so I was just wondering.

Thanks,

Jolynn

[Guest ASPHALT ANGEL]

Hello, is anyone out there today.lol

Just check'n

Jolynn

[StartingOver 6]

In my experience, yes I can definately say that my old stomach has shrunk. When I didn't have good restriction I could eat and my pouch wouldn't fill up, but still with a small amount of food I would feel a fullness in my "old" stomach that was different than having a full pouch.

[NJChick 3]

Well I think the stomach shrinks. Before I lost 150 lbs (YEARS ago) I could down 2 big macs, nuggets, fries, apple pie and a shake w/no sweat. After I lost the 150, I couldn't even finish a regular burger.

Of course the more I gained the more I could eat...vicious cycle isn't it.

[vinesqueen 2]

yeah, I think it shrinks, but I can't prove this

[adorkbl 156]

According to Anne Collins:

Your stomach is a muscular organ and like any muscle it expands and contracts according to usage. So it stretches when it's full and returns to it's initial size when empty.

However, it's not possible to permanently enlarge or reduce the size of your stomach by eating.

[Marimaru 7]

I think mine has definitely shrunk. I can tell this most when I eat Soup, or something else that goes through the band. Even when I eat things like this now, I can't eat nearly the amount I used to be able to eat, and I can feel that it's in the main part of the stomach, not that my pouch is full. The same thing happens when I drink alot of Water or something like that.

[HarleyNana 10]

Yeah it shrinks, that's why you have to get fills silly girl!

[Jachut 487]

Well the amount of fat around the outside of it reduces, that's why it "shrinks" but physically the actual muscular stomach doesnt shrink (and you'd have to eat an AWFUL lot in one sitting to stretch it) but you do make hormonal and psychological adjustments to less food. My surgeon told me that they dont know exactly why and dont really understand it but the body does make enymatic and hormonal adjustments to being banded so that you're not constantly starving. Remember that the pouch "tricks" you into fullness but your body would logically still know its on smaller rations. Yet it magically does adjust.

[sunnykim 0]

Im almost positive it shrinks i know i feel it when i guzzle Water and things like that.

Kim