Concentric Pouch Dilation

[karab324 0]

I was banded in June 2008. To this day, I have only lost 30 pounds. I have been going up and down with the same 10 lbs now for the last year-and-a-half. I know why. I drink when I eat, and I drink a lot of soda. My concern right now is that my upper stomach is a lot larger than my lower stomach. Could this be a pouch dialation? I don't have any pain or heartburn, so I don't think it's a slippage. If it is just a dialation, can it go back down with just a change in eating habbits? I am too embarassed to go to my doctor. I haven't seen him in over two years and I don't want him to know that I haven't lost any weight. Does anyone out there have any advice, or ever experience something like this?

[Jachut 487]

Do you mean visible from the outside, that your upper belly is fatter thn your lower? That wont be pouch dilation, pouch dilation is not visible apart fro under xray. Your stomach is not a huge organ and it is partly behind your ribcage, its not going to bulge out.

[karab324 0]

Yes, It is visible from the outside. I thought that maybe a dilation would just push everything else out so that the upper abdomen stuck out farther. I've been over-weight for a long time and I've never had this issue before.

[Cazzy 725]

You need to bite the bullet and go back to your doctor, i dont understand why you wouldnt want to see him, surely u were feeling like this when u first started this journey and u managed to overcome your feelings to get the ball rolling, just know that the fear of doing something is always worse than actually doing it. It might actually be the best thing u have done to help yourself .. so make that appointment and go talk to them

Just swap your soda for Water and dont drink at meal times and even that small change will make a difference ..

The other thing i want to mention is that if u can see your stomach outline it may well be that you have what is called a Diastasis Recti whioch is to do with the ab muscles not pulling together like a pair of curtains that just wont close, look it up on google and theres a test u can do to see if thats the problem. It often happens if u have been very heavy or from being pregnant

[bigenuff 302]

Swallow ur pride Go see ur doctor !! Your life deeds on it !! Stop trying to guess it could be something detrimental or it could be nothing but u Must see ur Doctor don't play with ur health like that.