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Has anyone tried the cottage cheese test to see how much your pouch will hold before you're full?

If so, what were the results?

Thanks Lx

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Can you use something other than cottage cheese? That is one thing I can not eat.

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I must admit the thought of eating cottage cheese does turn my stomach a little but I've not heard of anything else. If there was another option, I'd be pleased to hear about it :-)

I think they use cottage cheese as it doesn't take much chewing.

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I found this very interesting info about our pouches http://www.gastricbypassfamily.com/pouchrules.html

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I found this very interesting info about our pouches http://www.gastricbypassfamily.com/pouchrules.html

Thanks for this, it makes interesting reading.

We don't use a 'cup' as a measurement in the UK.A cup of tea is usually served in a mug and a cup is one of those silly little things that you see on Downton Abbey, lol.

How many Fluid ounces would you say were in a cup?

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I'm just 5 days post-op, and was told that my pouch now holds only 2 ounces, which is 1/4 cup. I guess eventually it gets to hold 4 ounces.

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Well, I've bought my cottage cheese and I think I'll do the test in the morning - mmm yummy, as much cottage cheese as you can eat, lol. I can't wait ;-)

Still, it'll be good to know how much the new pouch can take. I will report back.

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I did this Sunday.... I'm able to eat 8 ounces over a 20 minute time. Sleeve on 8/28

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This site says do it within 5 minutes so that no food (if you can count cottage cheese as food) has time to leave the stomach.

It also says that basically you're ok as long as the amount the pouch will hold is less than 9 ounces. Jeez, don't you hear so many different things with this bypass malarky?

https://www.bsciresourcecenter.com/proddetail.php?prod=A4

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Ok I did it. I have to admit I'd forgotten how large amounts of cottage cheese can be gross but the results were that I are 210g which is 7.4 ounces.

So my pouch isn't tiny but nor is it huge. According to the link above up to 9 ounces makes no difference to weight lost.

Something to think about.

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I think I need to try this. I just need to get past the whole cottage cheese thing 1st. I tried tasting it before and kinda grossed me out. I may try tho. Thanks for sharing.

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