How much volume can your pouch hold?

[cocoa8utter 32]

Hi. I had gastric bypass on 12/21 and my pouch can hold about 1 Greek yoghurt or 8 oz of liquified pea Soup. Or even 2-4 oz cottage cheese. I find drinking Water is hard, but warm herbal tea is okay. I can drink 12 oz in about 20 minutes. How about you?

[lifeofblair 308]

I'm probably similar as you.

[Kathy Coop 193]

3 years out I can take about 5 bites of anything then I get very uncomfortable

[chele315 2]

I had my surgery on 12/16 and I only eat 2oz at a time. Not sure if I can hold more because I haven't tried, but I also don't think I have felt "full" yet.

[Djmohr 6,965]

For me it completely depends on the food. I am 15 months out.

If I eat yogurt or soft foods like that, I can eat about a cup max.

If I eat a salad with some dense Protein I can eat about 2oz of the Protein and a cup of the salad.< /p>

If I am eating dense protein and veggies I find I am lucky to eat 2oz of protein and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of veggies.

I do however stay fuller longer on the dense protein and veggies vs. all the other stuff.

For me things like Soup and yogurt are slider foods which slip through my pouch pretty darn fast. Unless of course that soup is more like a cross between a stew and a soup and is very meaty.

Yesterday I made beef vegetable barley soup homemade and I let it become more like a stoup as Rachel Ray would call it. About 3/4 cup kept me full for hours and I could barely finish it. It had about 18 grams of protein in it so an excellent option.

[Kathy Coop 193]

I just got a recipie for a cabbage stew that melts theighs I have a pair of jeans I want to try that on lol

[Dar200 285]

I'm ten weeks out and have very similar results with food. As for Water, about the same. I don't care for any teas. I drink my water with a splash of SweetLeaf Water Drops. Made with stevia, a naturally sweet herb, it has zero calories and zero carbs. I wouldn't be able to get in my water without it. Someone suggested it on here before I had surgery and I'm so thankful they did. My favorite flavor is strawberry kiwi but there is quite a variety. I get it at the grocery store but have ordered online as well. I had this ready and waiting when I got home post surgery. Plain water has always made me go yuck. There are many alternatives to this brand, this one tasted best to me. Ice water actually would hurt when it hit my pouch (once the swelling went down and I could feel there) so I drink it slightly cool to room temperature so experiment with temperature too. Hope you can find something that will help with that!

[annachasingabetterme 3]

I am also the same way soft foods are easier to eat more more heavier foods a few bites and I'm done

[jj7481 363]

I'm the same in regards to it depending on the food. If I'm eating cottage cheese, yogurt, eggs I can usually do 2 oz without a problem (and have to make sure I take a full 25 mins to eat so I get the "full" feeling). If its denser Proteins I get a few bites in then I feel like the food is backing up in my esophagus.