what are the symptoms of a stretched pouch? i understand that you are able to eat more because of it, but is there pain involved? does it hurt? are you just suddenly able to eat more? how does it work? please someone help me. i have tried the search thing but am just no good at it or something. thanks.

Stretching your pouch would mean you have consistently overeaten pretty much at every meal, and/or consumed a lot of crbonated beverages (soda and beer) on a regular basis. I don't think other than the ability to pretty much be able to eat as you did pre-band that there are any other symptoms. I, frankly, don't even recall a post from someone who has stretched their pouch; a couple from people who had their bands slip, but not stretched out. Talk to your doctor.

thank you cathy. i dont really think i have one. just get paranoid sometimes when i know i havent done the greatest with sticking to it, ya know? plus, since my last fill i can eat more (in quanity and variety) then before the fill. i have another fill scheduled for the 14 and its w/ fluoro so i will be able to know for sure. thanks!

hi want so bad,

its like you read my mind! i just ate and feel really full and all i could think was " gee i hope i didn't stretch out my pouch!" im just on mushies, but 3/4 cup of food is ALOT of food now!!! good luck with everything!

amy

thank you cathy. i dont really think i have one. just get paranoid sometimes when i know i havent done the greatest with sticking to it, ya know? plus, since my last fill i can eat more (in quanity and variety) then before the fill. i have another fill scheduled for the 14 and its w/ fluoro so i will be able to know for sure. thanks!

Funny you should say that!! I just had a fill and feel less restriction then before I got the fill. Glad to know its not uncommon!!

My PA told me that when your pouch stretches it can get larger sideways causing pockets that the food gets stuck in. When this food is unable to move through all it can do is come up, so sometimes excessive PB-ing is sometimes a sign that the pouch is stretched.