How easily can your stomach stretch??

[crivera 13]

Hi everyone. I was sleeved on 1/31/17. I am not entering solid Proteins. However super nervous to stretch my stomach. I can't keep much down anyway with bad heartburn and feeling sick.

I know the stomach is a muscle so it's made to stretch but how easily can one stretch their stomach after a sleeve gastrectomy. Super nervous. I always want a small skinny stomach lol. TERRIFIED to stretch my stomach LOL.

I'm hoping it takes a lot to really stretch from the size made after the sleeve.

Please advice !!! Thank you everyone!

[sleevinpops 303]

The stomach does not stretch. Check out this website (some great presentations on vsg'rs) it has one presentation specific to this question and presented by the surgeon.

http://drmatthewweiner.com/how-to-prevent-your-stomach-from-stretching-after-weight-loss-surgery/

[crivera 13]

Thank you! But I was told it stretches. So worried lol.

[Greensleevie 451]

It's normal and completely natural for us to be able to eat more as the sleeve heals and the swelling goes down. It has absolutely nothing to do with stretching. At 3 year out, I can now eat a cup of food depending on what it is, and my surgeon says that's completely normal.

Because capacity increases with time, over reliance on the tool itself is not recommended. A complete change of habits is. That will be what gets you to goal and keeps you there, not how much you can eat.

I suggest you watch Dr Matthew Weiners videos on YouTube about WLS myths. Stretching is one he talks about.

[sleevinpops 303]

It's normal and completely natural for us to be able to eat more as the sleeve heals and the swelling goes down. It has absolutely nothing to do with stretching. At 3 year out, I can now eat a cup of food depending on what it is, and my surgeon says that's completely normal.
Because capacity increases with time, over reliance on the tool itself is not recommended. A complete change of habits is. That will be what gets you to goal and keeps you there, not how much you can eat.
I suggest you watch Dr Matthew Weiners videos on YouTube about WLS myths. Stretching is one he talks about.

I posted the link I above