I am concerned that I may have stretched my pouch (my own fault) by drinking pop daily. I had stopped for 7 months postop and then picked it up again. I simply need the caffeine and do not drink coffee or tea.

I notice that I can consume larger quantities of food. I still have great restriction (I wonder if not too good as I constantly burp after eating for at least 30 minutes) I read one of the threads that talks about band slippage. I never considered that aspect - just pouch stretching.

So, my NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION is to stop this permanently. I just wondered if the pouch will shrink again after a period of time. I certainly hope so!

Happy New Year to all. Thanks for any knowledge you care to share on this. Karen

Lost 50 lbs - put back on 5 this past month. 11 months out from surgery.

My doctor said I could have pop-he just said make it a diet pop so that I don't consume extra calories...

Isn't it interesting to hear different doctor's rules? I like the rule about consuming pop, so long as it's diet!

Isn't it interesting to hear different doctor's rules? I like the rule about consuming pop, so long as it's diet!

My nutri said NO pop, flat or not. She said that there are acids in the pop that can damage the stomach around the band and why would you want to take the risk? For ME this is a life style change and I am determined that it will work even if I don't ever get to drink a Mountain Dew again.

Not sure if this will help...

My band is pretty tight and I am not able to eat much in my normal life. I live alone and go to school so it is easy to watch what I eat and eat small amounts. However, when I go to visit my family (who are all awesome cooks) I always end up eating way more than I should. After a few days of stuffing myself at every meal, I can fit so much more in my stomach than I would be able to normally. I dont know if this is because of stretching or what.

Anyway, how I fix that is when I go back home from visiting my family and return to my normal eating habits, I go on a liquids-only diet for a day or two. This seems to get my band back to its old size so that I won't be able to eat such large amounts anymore.