I'VE ALWAYS HEARD THAT PEOPLE CAN STRETCH THEIR SLEEVE OVER TIME IF THEY CONTINUE TO OVER EAT ETC. I CONSIDER MYSELF AN OVER-EATER, NOT A FOOD ADDICT AS MOST PEOPLE DESCRIBE THEMSELVES. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ACTUALLY DONE THIS. I PLAN TO BE DILIGENT IN MEASURING, WEIGHING MY FOOD TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING.

The only thing I've seen posted has been comments about the Sleeve relaxing & you can hold a little more food. I try very hard to not overeat because I don't want to stretch my stomach either. Good luck with your sleeve. I'm glad I did this. No regrets.

I think you'll probably get different answers to this question, much like is caffeine ok, is alcohol ok, etc. I think your responses will be varied. I can only speak from my experience. I do think that as my sleeve has "healed" and the internal swelling has gone down, etc there probably is a little less restriction than there was initially.

With that being said, the kind of food you are eating matters. If you are eating foods that are high in carbs, they tend to slide pretty easily through, not fill you up, and give you the sensation that you your sleeve is "broken" or "stretched" and you can suddenly eat more. However, if you go back to dense Proteins you'll realize pretty quickly that your tool is still in tact and you still have the restriction that you expect to have.

So, is it possible to stretch your sleeve? I'm not terribly sure. Is it possible to over-eat or binge eat with the sleeve and have the feeling that it is stretched? Absolutely.

So that was kind of a long response to a short question. And my official answer, I don't know. Lol.

You just described me perfectly. I am an over-eater, not a food addict. I don't have a soda addiction, or feel like I will panic if I cannot eat certain foods. I over eat when I am bored, lonely, angry, happy, etc. my hope is the sleeve will help keep me from over eating.

I think you'll probably get different answers to this question, much like is caffeine ok, is alcohol ok, etc. I think your responses will be varied. I can only speak from my experience. I do think that as my sleeve has "healed" and the internal swelling has gone down, etc there probably is a little less restriction than there was initially.

With that being said, the kind of food you are eating matters. If you are eating foods that are high in carbs, they tend to slide pretty easily through, not fill you up, and give you the sensation that you your sleeve is "broken" or "stretched" and you can suddenly eat more. However, if you go back to dense Proteins you'll realize pretty quickly that your tool is still in tact and you still have the restriction that you expect to have.

So, is it possible to stretch your sleeve? I'm not terribly sure. Is it possible to over-eat or binge eat with the sleeve and have the feeling that it is stretched? Absolutely.

So that was kind of a long response to a short question. And my official answer, I don't know. Lol.

wow thanks!

According to webmd "If you continually overeat, the stomach may stretch. If your stomach stretches, you will not benefit from your surgery." http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/restrictive-operations-stomach-stapling-or-gastric-banding

another link http://obesitycoverage.com/weight-loss-surgeries/gastric-sleeve/gastric-sleeve-will-my-stomach-stretch

Hope this answers your question.

Edited November 12, 201411 yr by Galaxy Girl

I'm 4 weeks post op, and I act asked this question at my last meeting on Monday, according to the dietitian and surgeon speaking...

"If you over eat and ignore the sleeve full sensation over a period of time your sleeve will definitely stretch"

i believe it can stretch. i am 19 wks out from surgery. i can eat WAY more right now than i could just 6 wks ago. i have noticed that some days, i DO eat more. i have had to commit to measuring everything and getting back to my small serving bowls to contain my eating habits.