excerpt from Pouch Rules for Dummies...

[Guest guest]

I was looking over the pouch rules for dummies and saw this. I know that alot

has been said about making the meals last up to thirty or forty five minutes

and I kept thinking well my gosh I must be eating to fast. And I just couldn't

understand this priniciple. So I read this, which I have heard is very

accurate, and wanted to put the excerpt regarding " time to eat " on the post

here. I

know I found it very interesting.

The patient must eat the entire meal in 5-15 minutes. A 30-45 minute meal

will cause failure.

4. No liquids for 1 ½ hours to 2 hours after each meal.

5. After 1 ½ to 2 hours, begin sipping water and over the next three hours

slowly increase water intake.

6. 3 hours after last meal, begin drinking LOTS of water/fluids.

7. 15 minutes before the next meal, drink as much as possible as fast as

possible. This is called " water loading, " IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN DRINKING OVER

THE LAST FEW HOURS, THIS 'WATER LOADING' WILL NOT WORK.

8. You can water load at any time 2-3 hours before your next meal if you get

hungry, which will cause a strong feeling of fullness.

Wolfie

" Keep Em Laughing "

Leeds, Alabama

Lap RNY /And choly

August 27,2003

Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D.

Medical Center East

336/287/200

[Guest guest]

I am glad you asked this question, cuz I was confused too...I was

thinking that my soup would be so much better in 15 minutes instead

of 45 minutes...I asked my nutritionist and she said this rule is for

people who are anywhere from 6-12 months post-ops...not new post-

ops...she said this could harm a new post-op...I don't know if this

is correct info from her, but it made sense to me the way she

explained it...and I definately wanted clarification on this issue...

~Hannah

open RNY

9/29/03

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> I was looking over the pouch rules for dummies and saw this. I know

that alot

> has been said about making the meals last up to thirty or forty

five minutes

> and I kept thinking well my gosh I must be eating to fast. And I

just couldn't

> understand this priniciple. So I read this, which I have heard is

very

> accurate, and wanted to put the excerpt regarding " time to eat " on

the post here. I

> know I found it very interesting.

>

>

> The patient must eat the entire meal in 5-15 minutes. A 30-45

minute meal

> will cause failure.

> 4. No liquids for 1 ½ hours to 2 hours after each meal.

> 5. After 1 ½ to 2 hours, begin sipping water and over the next

three hours

> slowly increase water intake.

> 6. 3 hours after last meal, begin drinking LOTS of water/fluids.

> 7. 15 minutes before the next meal, drink as much as possible as

fast as

> possible. This is called " water loading, " IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN

DRINKING OVER

> THE LAST FEW HOURS, THIS 'WATER LOADING' WILL NOT WORK.

> 8. You can water load at any time 2-3 hours before your next meal

if you get

> hungry, which will cause a strong feeling of fullness.

>

> Wolfie

> " Keep Em Laughing "

> Leeds, Alabama

> Lap RNY /And choly

> August 27,2003

> Dr. Lee A. Schmitt, M.D.

> Medical Center East

> 336/287/200

>

>

>