Hey everyone. Im 24 days post op. Everything has went well for the most part except I cant tell if Im full. I dont over eat and weigh my food but I dont get the full feeling. Once I feel a tight feeling in my chest I stop eating...but that hits all of a sudden with no warning. I track my food intake and Im pretty sure Im not over doing it. Im scared Im stretching my pouch. Any advice?

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I'm 25 days post op, so I'm still learning too. That tight feeling is probably your sign that you're getting full. It's different for everyone. Some people in my support group sneeze when they're full, some get a tiny burp, some get a feeling in their chest. I've noticed I burp once or twice before that tight feeling hits, so maybe that's mine. It's a learning process for all of us!

After RNY gastric bypass surgery, I lost my sense of hunger. So after surgery, I followed the program guidelines for meal volume and the daily requirements for protein, fluids and vitamins. I never used the full feeling to control meal volume, I used a measuring cup.

If you exceed the meal volume requirement, it can lead to dumping syndrome. Once you have gone through an episode of dumping syndrome, you will never want to repeat the experience. So in a way, dumping syndrome is a learning tool. There are pre-triggers to dumping syndrome. Recognize the pre-triggers and stop eating the moment you encounter them in the future. The pre-triggers can be hiccups, sneezing, excessive mucous, a change in the way food taste, and others. Individuals are different and their pre-triggers vary.

The dumping experience can last for several hours. In general maintain a vertical position instead of a horizontal. If you lay down on a bed or couch, it will only aggravate the experience. As a result it is important not to eat a meal close to bedtime. Generally when I experience dumping, I go to the toilet and force myself to vomit up some of the food I ate. That helps to relieve the condition.

In your case the tight feeling in your chest might be a pre-trigger.

Thanks all [emoji4]

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