I am on Week 2 of my post-op full liquid diet and have been doing pretty well sticking to it. However, last night I ordered broccoli cheddar soup at Panera, and it was the most I had eaten since surgery - not to mention it had little bits of broccoli in it. I tried to avoid them, but I'm sure some went down. I felt so guilty! But, mostly I felt worried that I had eaten too much. How easy is it to actually stretch your stomach? I really don't have much restriction, as far as I can tell...especially this week after the swelling has gone down after surgery.

Let me start by saying..totally my opinion. That being said, if you are eating, and chew chew chewing your food as you are supposed to (soup with bits in it-I know..hard to CHEW soup, right?) and you are full, with no pain afterwards (pain being that overlyfull feeling some may experience with overeating at a...say...all you can eat buffet, you should have nothing to worry about. I have heard this and that regarding streching your pouch, some saying it is a myth, some saying it is not. Not sure what to think on that one. If you are satiated and not overly full, don't fret- (I say). Just watch the fat and calories in that soup..might be a little high? I do not know..as I have never been to a panera. GOOD LUCK!

I believe it is pretty difficult to stretch your pouch, the stomach has a lot of give to it. I am pretty sure the soup didn't do it. Good luck on your journey!