Had anyone had there stoma go from the size of an egg to a large orange within 18 month to quick? And your doing the right things and you have no clue why? I have had 3 upper endoscopy ' s to me it makes no sense my doctor swears up and down its due to my food intake makes me feel like I'm a big olé liar I am not. All I can think if is overload my stomach with water maybe and the doctor said I can gulp water if I want after about a year. Anyone have any clue to this?

I'm three weeks out and can gulp Water..I can drink fast with no problem. However, if I eat too much I feel the pouch tighten.

I thought being able to drink normally was a good thing...I may be wrong.

Also some Bypassers water load.

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I'm two years out and still can't gulp water (or anything else for that matter). Two nights ago I was just about to go to bed and was quite thirsty. Drank too much too fast - most uncomfortable.

Had anyone had there stoma go from the size of an egg to a large orange within 18 month to quick? And your doing the right things and you have no clue why? I have had 3 upper endoscopy ' s to me it makes no sense my doctor swears up and down its due to my food intake makes me feel like I'm a big olé liar I am not. All I can think if is overload my stomach with Water maybe and the doctor said I can gulp water if I want after about a year. Anyone have any clue to this?

I think you mean your pouch not stoma. The stoma is the opening between your pouch and your intestines. Your pouch is supposed to increase in size over time but I am not sure how much. My plan said to be able to eat 1-1 1/2 cups per meal when the pouch is a mature size, so an orange sounds reasonable. I have not had a scope since pre op so I have no clue what size mine is.

Water or any Fluid will not stretch your pouch. There is an opening that it can flow out of easily.

The stoma can be stretched just like the pouch can. And I asked my surgeon specifically if the pouch can be stretched with liquids as well as solids. Her reply - "Absolutely". I have never seen any statistical information or clinical studies which offer any insight on how far out patients usually are when they are diagnosed with a stretched stoma. I suspect that the timeline could be quite varied on an individual basis.

Orama1985 - there are options for repairing a stretched stoma with varying success rates. Did your surgeon offer any suggestions? And have you considered getting a second opinion? In your situation, I think I would seek a second opinion even if you ultimately decide to stick with the surgeon that did your bypass.

Congratulations on your weight loss so far! We all wish you great success in finding a speedy solution to the current challenge!

I recently accidentally swallowed a seed. I was so afraid it might get stuck but I swallow pills bigger than the seed. How would I know if something were stuck in the stoma or pouch? Does anyone know? Will it be digested or pass through? I called my doctor's nurse but no response yet .