I'm 15 years out and in the process of trying to reset my pouch. I could use any and all advice on this.

I'm 15 years out and in the process of trying to reset my pouch. I could use any and all advice on this.

There is no physical reset/resize of your stomach through a diet. The "reset" is more of a return to the foundations of a proper diet. The "reset" usually starts with a liquid diet like you had after surgery and progresses back to normal food. You can web search the variations of the "reset" diet.

Sent from my XT1609 using BariatricPal mobile app

Right now I'm on day 4 of the liquid diet. How long ago was your surgery?

On 07/08/2018 at 17:57, suzyqcakelady said:

I'm 15 years out and in the process of trying to reset my pouch. I could use any and all advice on this.

Hi! My pre-op diet really fills me up. It’s called the Robard Diet. The products are called New Direction. It’s about 1,000 calories, 3 shakes or puddings, 1 soup and 1 bar. There are lots to choose from. This is for 14 days and everything is just packed with protein. It might be a good way to reset yourself. Just a thought. I am a newbie here.

The reset process allows the pouch to relax and (potentially) return to a smaller size. Not a full reduction to original size, but allowing the pouch to remain "empty" for a bit does allow it to reduce it's size to some extent.

But yes, doing a reset typically starts with simply starting your diets over as if you've never had the surgery, and working though the whole process until you are back to "full raw" foods.