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Gastric bypass surgery reduces stomach capacity quite significantly. Does the stomach ever stretch back to a larger size?

April 26, 2017bypass Gastric larger quite reduces significantly Stomach stretch surgery

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Gastric bypass surgery reduces stomach capacity quite significantly. Does the stomach ever stretch back to a larger size?

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Surgery reduces the stomach capacity by about 90 percent. Immediately after surgery, the pouch can hold approximately two ounces. Gradually, the stomach pouch does stretch somewhat and the capacity increases, but not to its original size.