You had your DS surgery over 17 years ago? Have you kept most of the weight off? Any regain? Overall, would you say the surgery was worth it?

Carb absorbtion actually starts in the mouth. A nasty little enzyme called maltase. You can prove it even. Eat a wheat thin and chew, chew, chew. Then chew some more. That wheat thin will become sweet! That's that damn maltase.

You've gotten many great answers here from the best... I just want to add to the mental health issues. I had been on SR Wellbutrin for years. After DS, I rapidly had withdrawals due to malabsorption abs had to switch to IR. Be cautious and research how each med is effected by DS, especially any long acting.

Hi all,

As I plan ahead for the purée and soft food stages after DS, it seems many sites and info are general for all WLS. Am I wrong that the DS is substantially different?

Case and point; reading over the purée food suggestions, it says ?low fat? everything... yogurt, soups, etc. It also says to avoid ?full fat? products. The sheet I?m looking at is for all WLS.

Am I wrong in thinking that DS patients don?t process fat, so full fat products should be fine? Just trying to be logical but need to know what I?m missing.... thanks in advance for clarifying for me....

I agree with patty. I eat full fat everything and lots of it.
Carbs are what you want to seriously watch since we absorb the calories from them 100%.

At first you may want to avoid fat because of the poop issues. But long term, if you have a true DS, fat is your friend. I don't use low fat anything. I do nothing to avoid fat at all. After all, if you don't absorb it, it becomes free food!