Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 Wow... that’s VERY cool to know! Thank you! As long as it keeps returning to normal, I’ll try not to worry too much ;-) - Alice A. HaaseVP@... wrote: > In a message dated 11/28/2001 10:31:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > dxer@... writes: > > > Now, the week before my period, I find that my pouch can > > hold an amazing amount at one sitting. It’s not that I’m eating all day, > or > > seeking out food, but when I eat, my capacity seems to be doubled. This > > seems > > to go away after my period starts. I just don’t see how my capacity could > > change that much before my period. I mean, physically, a pouch is a pouch, > > right? > > > > Wrong . . .physiologically, the pouch is a stomach which is a muscle organ > and reacts to hormones! When the progesterone level goes up, smooth muscle > becomes more lax and thus you can have a looser stomach! It works the same > way for my bowels and my IBS always acts up around that time of the month. > So, I am not surprised that you can eat more . . .I know I certainly have to > " go " more . . . > ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 Wow... that’s VERY cool to know! Thank you! As long as it keeps returning to normal, I’ll try not to worry too much ;-) - Alice A. HaaseVP@... wrote: > In a message dated 11/28/2001 10:31:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > dxer@... writes: > > > Now, the week before my period, I find that my pouch can > > hold an amazing amount at one sitting. It’s not that I’m eating all day, > or > > seeking out food, but when I eat, my capacity seems to be doubled. This > > seems > > to go away after my period starts. I just don’t see how my capacity could > > change that much before my period. I mean, physically, a pouch is a pouch, > > right? > > > > Wrong . . .physiologically, the pouch is a stomach which is a muscle organ > and reacts to hormones! When the progesterone level goes up, smooth muscle > becomes more lax and thus you can have a looser stomach! It works the same > way for my bowels and my IBS always acts up around that time of the month. > So, I am not surprised that you can eat more . . .I know I certainly have to > " go " more . . . > ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2001 Report Share Posted November 28, 2001 Wow... that’s VERY cool to know! Thank you! As long as it keeps returning to normal, I’ll try not to worry too much ;-) - Alice A. HaaseVP@... wrote: > In a message dated 11/28/2001 10:31:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, > dxer@... writes: > > > Now, the week before my period, I find that my pouch can > > hold an amazing amount at one sitting. It’s not that I’m eating all day, > or > > seeking out food, but when I eat, my capacity seems to be doubled. This > > seems > > to go away after my period starts. I just don’t see how my capacity could > > change that much before my period. I mean, physically, a pouch is a pouch, > > right? > > > > Wrong . . .physiologically, the pouch is a stomach which is a muscle organ > and reacts to hormones! When the progesterone level goes up, smooth muscle > becomes more lax and thus you can have a looser stomach! It works the same > way for my bowels and my IBS always acts up around that time of the month. > So, I am not surprised that you can eat more . . .I know I certainly have to > " go " more . . . > ) Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2001 Report Share Posted November 29, 2001 re this discussion of hormones' possible influence on increased appetite/pouch capacity -- this was a new thought to me. my question is -- would the hormone replacement therapy that is routinely given post menopause apply? every day i take a premarin and progesterone combo. can i blame IT for my larger appetite and seemingly larger capacity? if so, i will stop taking it! i don't need extra " help " increasing my appetite. any input on this? (i had just figured i was trying to go back to my old tricks of overeating and obsessing about food. both very dangerous problems that i am very familiar with but am determined to avoid at this point, 15 months out. but i am still struggling. so far i haven't gained, but i haven't reached goal yet either. if the hormones are messing with my weight loss, i can do without them.) marcella 9/2000 - 305 pounds now - 195 pounds, still 30 pounds or so from goal. --- shihtzumom wrote: > I had wondered about the same thing. I, too, can > eat much more during PMS times. Then other times > during the month, I can eat next to nothing. > Hormones sure do a lot of things. > > Chrissie > Surgery: August 31, 2000: Open RNY/GB Removal/hernia > repair > Start: 373lbs Height 5'2 " BMI 70 > 8/16 Abdominoplasty(-8 lbs)/thigh lipectomy > 11/6 - 186 BMI 34 > total loss - 187 lbs > > shihtzumom@... > http://users.snip.net/~shihtzumom > My WLS Journey: http://www.fastway.to/chrissieswls/ > or > http://millennium.fortunecity.com/doddington/691/WLS/this_is_me.htm > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: > mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2001 Report Share Posted November 29, 2001 re this discussion of hormones' possible influence on increased appetite/pouch capacity -- this was a new thought to me. my question is -- would the hormone replacement therapy that is routinely given post menopause apply? every day i take a premarin and progesterone combo. can i blame IT for my larger appetite and seemingly larger capacity? if so, i will stop taking it! i don't need extra " help " increasing my appetite. any input on this? (i had just figured i was trying to go back to my old tricks of overeating and obsessing about food. both very dangerous problems that i am very familiar with but am determined to avoid at this point, 15 months out. but i am still struggling. so far i haven't gained, but i haven't reached goal yet either. if the hormones are messing with my weight loss, i can do without them.) marcella 9/2000 - 305 pounds now - 195 pounds, still 30 pounds or so from goal. --- shihtzumom wrote: > I had wondered about the same thing. I, too, can > eat much more during PMS times. Then other times > during the month, I can eat next to nothing. > Hormones sure do a lot of things. > > Chrissie > Surgery: August 31, 2000: Open RNY/GB Removal/hernia > repair > Start: 373lbs Height 5'2 " BMI 70 > 8/16 Abdominoplasty(-8 lbs)/thigh lipectomy > 11/6 - 186 BMI 34 > total loss - 187 lbs > > shihtzumom@... > http://users.snip.net/~shihtzumom > My WLS Journey: http://www.fastway.to/chrissieswls/ > or > http://millennium.fortunecity.com/doddington/691/WLS/this_is_me.htm > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > Homepage: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: > mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2001 Report Share Posted November 29, 2001 I am 56, post menopause and still have those days when capacity and appetite change dramatically. It must be hormones for me. Some days I can eat much more than others. There sometimes seems no rhyme or reason to why this happens, and other times it seems cyclical. So I just roll with the punches, and not worry about it. I eat when I am hungry, and don't eat when I am not. My weight fluctuates 5 pounds all the time, but it is the same 5 pounds all the time so I don't obsess over it. I have also noticed that when I go to the bathroom more, I also am hungrier. When my intestines are full, I feel full longer. Strange, but nothing to make me crazy. Life is good! Donna Open RNY w/Gallbladder removal 10-1-99 St. Charity Hospital, Cleveland, OH Dr. Schreiber with a fantastic support program in place. Hernia repair and abdominoplasty 7/12/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2001 Report Share Posted November 29, 2001 I saw a friend of mine who was always a size 6 go up to a 12 with hormone replacement therapy . . . it effected her appetite and metabolism. She went off the hormones and was back to a 6 in a couple of months. I am not a doctor, but my BS is in Life Science and my major was Public and Community Health Education. Sometimes just being educated about the possibility of a side effect is enough to " control it. " I would speak to my doctor before i changed any medications . . .HRT can be important to your health. ) Vicki In a message dated 11/29/2001 1:55:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, marcella500@... writes: > this was a new thought to me. my question is -- would > the hormone replacement therapy that is routinely > given post menopause apply? every day i take a > premarin and progesterone combo. can i blame IT for my > larger appetite and seemingly larger capacity? if so, > i will stop taking it! i don't need extra " help " > increasing my appetite. > any input on this? > (i had just figured i was trying to go back to my old > tricks of overeating and obsessing about food. both > very dangerous problems that i am very familiar with > but am determined to avoid at this point, 15 months > out. but i am still struggling. so far i haven't > gained, but i haven't reached goal yet either. if the > hormones are messing with my weight loss, i can do > without them.) > > marcella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2001 Report Share Posted November 30, 2001 In a message dated 11/30/01 9:09:44 AM, Graduate-OSSG writes: << if the hormones are messing with my weight loss, i can do without them.) >> dear marcella please speak to your doctor beore you decie and do a little looking into the effects and side effects of what you are taking Pharmacist should have all this info from package for you, for instance.) The hormones you are taking also moderate mood, are thought to have a beneficial effect on the heart and bone density. Risk vs benefit is the way to weigh this. personally, I would rather my patients have even moods than be 5 lbs less in weight ... just my opinion. sincerely. ceep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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