possible dilation? not sure. any suggestions!!!

[ashley 0]

Hello--

I have been eating normally but a tad bit to fast. I'm worried, after reading about all this pouch dilation stuff that my pouch might be dilated. Is going on liquids for a few days, then soft foods, then back to solids a good thing to do, just to let everything, if it is swollen go back to normal?

I have a checkup in about a week and a half and I'm so worried something's wrong! ahh!

[laurigee 545]

That's what everyone says to do for pouch dilation. I have never heard that eating to fast causes dilation. only overeating continuously.If you are worried I don't think it would hurt to go back to liquids and then progress from there. My doctor tells me to do that if I hit a plateau. Who knows? Every doctor seems to have different advise and every person tends to react differently. Don't worry everything will be fine. I think sometimes we think the band and stomach are more fragile than what they are.

[ashley 0]

ok, I'm going to try the liquids thing. And who knows, maybe it'll help boost the weight loss too! that's always a plus!

Thanks for the quick reply!

[babsintx3 0]

Hi Ashley,

Going on liquids for pouch dilation is the recommended course of action, but your band would have to be partially unfilled otherwise the dilation cant fix itself and can cause a slip. I know, I had a pouch dilation and my band was emptied for a month and I was also on liquids for most of that time to shrink the pouch down some. So I dont see how going on liquids would help if you pouch is already dilated and the band is too tight. Almost all dilations are caused by chronic pouch packing and a too tight band.

Babs in TX

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