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Originally Posted by bridgetgirl
Hey Tiff! Glad that this could serve as a reminder for ya, thanks for pledging to take your vits! Now this, think about it, if you REALLY did malabsorb 40% why is it that people get fat again? In all that I have learned and read about, EVERY calorie counts. So dont let that sink in, some people think that they can eat a pice of cake and they are only getting half the calories, thats not true. Otherwise this surgery would be the magic bullet, and it wouldnt be a tool. You malabsorb nutrients, if you eat empty calories time and time again your body will evolve to maintain whatever it can get nutrient wise.... thus the need for high pretien high vegge and fruit intake. You want your body to intake this easily, not to work at absorbing nutrients from crap foods... just for thought, this is a huge debate though. I only speak from my experiences.
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Hey Bridget! Thanks for your reply!
What you say totally makes sense. It is something I plan on talking to my surgeon about at my next appointment, maybe my nutritionist too. It doesn't make sense that anybody would malabsorb that much and still be able to gain weight back. And I was thinking, oh great, I am struggling to get in calories, no wonder why my body wants to go into starvation mode b/c I am not really absorbing anything.
I had read somewhere when I was researching surgery (wish I could remember where!) that the intestines not bypassed have the ability to start absorbing close to 100% after the honeymoon period by adapting, so maybe there is around a 40% malabsorption rate in the beggining. I dunno. But what you say about it makes more sense to me. You are right: it is setting yourself up for failure longterm if you tell yourself, "well, I can eat this slice of cake/ice cream/candy, because I will only absorb 180 of the 400 calories".
Bottom line: protein, veggies, vitamins. I try to follow this rule and not think about malabsorption and stuff.