Do You Need a Stomach?
It May Be Surprising to Learn a Person Can Live Without a Stomach. but the Body Is Able to Bypass the Stomach's Main Function of Storing and Breaking Down Food...
It may be surprising to learn a person can live without a stomach. But the body is able to bypass the stomach's main function of storing and breaking down food to gradually pass to the intestines. Absent a stomach, food consumed in small quantities can move directly from the esophagus to the small intestine.
What happens if stomach is removed?
After surgery, you'll still have a working digestive system although it will not function as well as it did before. If all or most of the stomach is removed, the gullet will be connected to the small intestine or the remaining section of the stomach.
How do you eat if they remove your stomach?
- Start with 6 or more small meals daily. ...
- Chew your food well. ...
- Eat slowly. ...
- Sit upright during meals.
- Have your last meal of the day at least 2 hours before bedtime.
- Don't have more than 4 ounces (½ cup) of liquid with your meals. ...
- Include protein with each meal.
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