Why is it 85% of the stomach that is removed? How is this % arrived at?

[TracyBar 132]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering why this is the ideal amount of stomach removal? I've read quite a lot of posts now and trying to find a commonality. Would a proper level of nutrition be better achieved if more stomach is retained? Would hydration be easier/better achieved with more stomach left in?

[Christinamo7 4,042]

with the sleeve, it is very manageable to have a proper level of nutrition with that percentage removed as well as hydration. it's really only in the beginning when there is swelling that people can have issues, or if they have a complication like a stricture. I reckon that swelling would be an issue even if they cut less out.

[Inner Surfer Girl 12,015]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering why this is the ideal amount of stomach removal? I've read quite a lot of posts now and trying to find a commonality. Would a proper level of nutrition be better achieved if more stomach is retained? Would hydration be easier/better achieved with more stomach left in?

85% is just an approximation. What is removed is the fundus which is the stretchy part of the stomach. The non-stretchy part is left intact. Once healed, your stomach works exactly the way it is supposed to except that it won't stretch if you stuff it full of extra food.

The reason it works, if you follow your program, is that you have room for nutrition, but there isn't much room for low/no nutrition foods.