Reasons for sleeve (stomach) to stretch - is overeating the only reason?
if it was improperly made using the wrong part of the stomach it is more likly to stretch
I was told mine would stretch in 1-2 years from 2 oz to about 8-12 oz , a normal stomach is 32+ oz
I now after 13 months able to eat 4 oz protein and about 4 oz veggies in one meal
In my experience my sleeve was stretched due to constant over eating - I wasn't eating to vomit every time, but it was a reasonably regular thing - maybe twice a month. I also ate to super uncomfortable full in addition to that without needing to throw up as well.
My size perception is from a side plate with no fluids (say 1-2yrs post op) to 2 dinner size plates with say 1litre of fluid (after overeating)
I know from talking to others that it can get to maybe 1 dinner plate (no liquids) but there would not be anything beyond that without abuse of some kind (only anecdotal evidence)
In relation to which part of your stomach I don't think the skill of my surgeon has anything to do with what happened to me. I think that both parts of your tummy can stretch or relax but to different extents, which I think is why now even though my stomach looks like a normal size in scans and tests, I still can't eat as much as I used to be able to (the tissue that is available now is not as stretchy, because it was from a different part of my tummy than an unsleeved tummy would be.
That was a good video.... thanks for posting !
frisco
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