Obesity Surgery Reduces The Size Of Your Stomach To About The Size Of A Whiskey Shot Glass
You may find it hard to believe that the doctor actually reduces the size of your stomach to about the size of a whiskey shot glass, but this is true. Of course it seems abnormally small and you wont be able to hold more that three tablespoons of food at a time. This can make it extremely easy to get sick from overeating or drinking too much water.
Over time your stomach pouch will expand and youll be able to hold up to a cup and a half of food. Thats an increase of about six times the size of a shot glass. This is dramatically more food, but its still a little bit less than the average dinner meal for a person. The stomach has amazing stretching abilities, which is part of what allows some people to become obese. Due to increased food intake over time their stomachs become larger and they can hold even more food.
Even with a larger stomach pouch over time youll still need to take vitamin and mineral supplements for the rest of your life after obesity surgery. The surgery will have reduced the length of time food spends in your intestinal tract, which reduces the...