Somewhere else on this part of the forum there is a post about the guts brain being about the same size as a cat brain.... here are some more details....

http://neurosciencestuff.tumblr.com/post/38271759345/gut-instincts-the-secrets-of-your-second-brain

How interesting! Thanks for sharing this.

So incredibly interesting.,I'm a nurse but have not heard of the ENS. I know there are nerves; but a separate system, no. I am celiac so that's an obvious gut connection. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis which has a gut connection. I still have my lap band but it is essentially empty because of vomiting on anything but liquids. When I get super upset my band becomes tighter than I've ever had it. I can feel everything tightening from my stomach to my throat. If I eat something when I'm super upset, and I usually do, it gets stuck and I vomit.

Any thoughts on how this is affected by a gastric sleeve?

thanks

So incredibly interesting.,I'm a nurse but have not heard of the ENS. I know there are nerves; but a separate system, no. I am celiac so that's an obvious gut connection. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis which has a gut connection. I still have my lap band but it is essentially empty because of vomiting on anything but liquids. When I get super upset my band becomes tighter than I've ever had it. I can feel everything tightening from my stomach to my throat. If I eat something when I'm super upset, and I usually do, it gets stuck and I vomit.

Any thoughts on how this is affected by a gastric sleeve?

thanks

Read the article I just posted on diagnosing obesity as a brain disorder.... a few hints there....

Very interesting article. Well worth a read.

Any thoughts on how this is affected by a gastric sleeve?

thanks

Branches of the the Vagus nerve are disrupted by the surgery... This may have something to do with changes...

Thanks, very interesting read. At least now i know it's my stomach brain too!