Hey all I'm new to this hope I'm doing this right. Got my surgery oct 6, 2014 I'm just now starting to gain and need help to keep under control. I hear all kinds of pouch resets and all and not sure if it works? I don't know if my dr can reset my pouch since I had gastric bypass? And info would be great. Thanks.

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Gastric bypass causes your body to not absorb all of the calories in the food that is eaten. Your colon has like finger-like appendages called villi that grab food and hold it against the wall of the intestine until it can be absorbed. When a portion of the intestines is bypassed, then calories do not get absorbed.

It takes the body about two years to grow enough new villi so that all of the calories in food can be absorbed again. Then an average of 20 pounds is gained during the third year after surgery. To stop the weight loss you have to eat less calories. The honeymoon is over and there is no more free ride. There is no pouch reset. Everything you eat will get absorbed now.

Two years is where counting calories and following a diet is the only way to stop regain. Many people regain half of the lost weight by year five. Some regain all of it. Start fighting it now, it will not stop on its own.

I can't thank you enough for the info. I have been doing my best to grasp a handle on this. Watching what I eat, how much and walking at work. I will have to look closer at the labels of what I eat to see if there is any hidden ingredients that are helping to cause the issue as well.

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