I feel like I'm eating or fitting more food. Is this normal? I'm 4 months post op and wanted to know if anyone has gone through this.

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Everyones body adjusts along the way. Most surgeons provide a approved diet that goes up in quantity as time passes.

For me from about 1 - 3 months it was 1/4cup of food which filled me up completely. I remember i could use one yogurt for 3 meals.

Then around 3-7 months it was 1/2 cup and again, that kept me very full for many hours if i was eating the right things.

from 7 months on i was approved to eat about 1 cup of food. Now it really all depends on what your eating. I can eat 1 1/2 cups of salad depending on what Protein i add on top. It might be less if it is dense chicken breast.

It is normal but i would not advance it until you are told it is ok to do so.

I think the most i can eat now is about 1 cup of dense foods and 1 1/2 cups of things like salad.

Also, you will find slider foods......for me things like pudding and yogurt will fill me up but empty from my pouch very quickly making me hungry again sooner. I find this is true of some broth like Soups. But stews with dense protein like beef or chicken and veggies wills stay with me for hours.

It is usually my head telling me i am hungry long before my tummy does.

I was getting scared because I wasn't feeling full so I need to talk to my dr. I'm worried that my stomach stretched

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So, good news! Just a couple weeks ago I attended a seminar where questions such as these were answered by one of the bariatric surgeons at my awesome hospital. He says the stretching stomach is a myth. Most likely, your food is going through at a faster rate now, so you're making room in your stomach for more food sooner. He said he's been a bariatric surgeon for decades and he has never once seen, even after doing swallow tests/imaging of his patients' stomachs, evidence that a stomach actually stretches. Just means you need to be more aware of your portions and stop when you're done eating your set amount. You may not always feel full. Plus, the swelling in your stomach is probably way less now, so that will make you feel less full as well. Hope this helps!

That makes me feel so much better!!! I will make sure to discuss with my dr. now if I control this hair loss I'll be a happy camper lol

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