Ok, so according to the diagram...there's your esophagus, your pouch, then the band, then the stomach, right?

So, if you're supposed to eat foods that will stay in your pouch a longer time and make you feel full, (proteins & what have you) How come as Im eating, I can feel my food passing through my band? isnt it supposed to stay in there longer so i can be full, longer?

I just got a fill and im pretty tight..so i dont think its because i need a fill.

But shouldnt it be in there longer before you can feel it passing through?

Hi Sheila...How big is your band and how much of a fill do you have? Could be that you're not at that "sweet spot" for restriction so yes you will feel the food move on through depending on what it is you're eating. If you're eating solid protein it will take longer to pass through. I know as I got more fills and got closer to my sweet spot I wasn't feeling the solids pass through like I sometimes could the softer stuff. It's feels kinda funny actually doesn't it Anyway...when you do get the fill that brings you to that perfect spot for you, you definately will have the food sitting longer on top Good luck.

I agree with sherryw - it really depends a lot on what you are eating. If I eat good, dense proteins, I can tell the food stays there a longer time. If I eat soft, easy foods (cottage cheese) it goes through quickly. I didn't find this to be as true until my 4h fill. Try to eat dense foods like proteins and vegetables and fruit that you have to chew a lot and you'll stay full longer. I can feel the food I ate at dinner glug through my band when I go to bed 4-5 hours later.

The food you eat starts going through the band immediately. The band's job is to slow it down, so it takes 3 to 5 hours for that food to pass through, it doesn't hold the food in the pouch for that amount of time.

Hope that helps.