Hello--

I have been eating normally but a tad bit to fast. I'm worried, after reading about all this pouch dilation stuff that my pouch might be dilated. Is going on liquids for a few days, then soft foods, then back to solids a good thing to do, just to let everything, if it is swollen go back to normal?

I have a checkup in about a week and a half and I'm so worried something's wrong! ahh!

That's what everyone says to do for pouch dilation. I have never heard that eating to fast causes dilation. only overeating continuously.If you are worried I don't think it would hurt to go back to liquids and then progress from there. My doctor tells me to do that if I hit a plateau. Who knows? Every doctor seems to have different advise and every person tends to react differently. Don't worry everything will be fine. I think sometimes we think the band and stomach are more fragile than what they are.

ok, I'm going to try the liquids thing. And who knows, maybe it'll help boost the weight loss too! that's always a plus!

Thanks for the quick reply!

Hi Ashley,

Going on liquids for pouch dilation is the recommended course of action, but your band would have to be partially unfilled otherwise the dilation cant fix itself and can cause a slip. I know, I had a pouch dilation and my band was emptied for a month and I was also on liquids for most of that time to shrink the pouch down some. So I dont see how going on liquids would help if you pouch is already dilated and the band is too tight. Almost all dilations are caused by chronic pouch packing and a too tight band.

Babs in TX

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