Newbie not familiar with WLS terms and acronyms

CLASYLDYT · April 2, 2010

Hello All-

I am new to the board and I would like to say that I enjoy it very much and I am grateful for all of the helpful information received from everyone here. I was sleeved on March 19th in Mexicali with Dr A. and I am thorougly pleased so far! As I read the different boards I have been seeing terms that I am not familiar with.

Could someone explain to me what "restriction" refers to? I wasn't sure if that was a lapband term until I saw it used here on this board. Does it refer somehow to the size of the Boughie for the sleeve or how much content your stomach can hold?

What are the "slimies"? :drool5:

What are the "foamies"?:confused1:

Finally what is the "5 day pouch test"?:confused1:

Thanks for any help or insight anyone can provide!:biggrin0:

Tiffykins · April 5, 2010

Could someone explain to me what "restriction" refers to? I wasn't sure if that was a lapband term until I saw it used here on this board. Does it refer somehow to the size of the Boughie for the sleeve or how much content your stomach can hold?

What are the "slimies"? :confused1:

What are the "foamies"?:confused1:

Finally what is the "5 day pouch test"?:confused1:

Thanks for any help or insight anyone can provide!:biggrin0:

Restriction is just what we say when talk about being full faster than we were pre-op or how much our stomachs can hold. Restriction is different for everyone, and it changes as the months go by. I can eat 3 times as much today than I could at 3-4 months out, but I still can not consume more than 1500 calories a day, and that's with grazing, and trying to maintain my current loss. With the band, good restriction only happens once you get a decent fill level in your band and you get to what is considered the "sweet spot". Restriction with the sleeve is immediate. There is no fills, unfills, maintenance. It just happens because of how the surgery performed.

Slimies/Foamies are pretty much what happens when you eat too fast, or do not chew your food well enough and then swallow. Digestion starts in the mouth with chewing. Early out, you'll want to eat slow, chew very well, and pace yourself. The best way to explain the slimes is think about a time when you got really nauseated and you knew that you were going to throw up. Your mouth overproduces saliva, and that's what I consider the slimes. Foamies kind of happen if you eat to fast and something needs to come up, again overproduction of saliva happens then you may regurgitate that bite.

5 day pouch test is commonly used to get back on track if you are having a stall due to eating too calories or carbs. Many patients use it to get the carbs out of their bodies since for some patients eating carbs causes them to crave more carbs. I've been lucky and haven't dealt with that phenom.

I know a lot of RNY and band patients use the 5 day pouch test to break a stall. Essentially, it's just 5 days of pure Protein and liquids. I've never done it, and probably never will bc I do not tolerate Protein drinks. Also, we do not have a pouch like RNY/band patients. Our stomach functions normally post-op, it's just smaller. So, when you read about the 5 day pouch test, it's geared more towards RNY patients. But, it VSG patients use it as well to get back on track.

Surgical Weight Loss 5 Day Pouch Test

Hope this helps, and if you have any other questions, post away, we'll help as much as we can.

CLASYLDYT · April 7, 2010

Hi Tiffy. I appreciate you taking the time to help out a newbie to this process. :cursing: It has been a little over two weeks since I was sleeved and I am already receiving compliments in regards to the weight loss. I have had a few issues but I am taking it in stride as I know from reading this and other boards that the first 30 days are the hardest. Thank you for responding and yes it helps immensely. I feel better already, my blood pressure is normal. I have now adopted my new mantra of I Do...., I Do... LOVE my sleeve....:smile1: Thanks Again!