I am 4 wks post op and read on one of my forms not to eat whole foods too soon it will stretch out your pouch. I have been following all the doctors orders but I am just curious of what are the ways that stretch out your pouch and how serious is that? Thanks for all your help, Shawna

My doctor told me that overeating and drinking carbonated drinks are the main causes of the pouch stretching. I'm not sure how many instances of either would cause it to happen. I've read that having the band unfilled and following a liquid diet can help this problem.

Congrats on your band!

I read about that alot on this sight and I never, ever heard that from my doctor through all the extensive education I had to go through about the band. I feel like they informed me really well on everything to do with the band, and I think they would have told me if that was a possibility. I wonder sometimes if some doctors say that to scare us out of eating too much.