Dear all: I've been searching online with no great success and I don't have that great of physiology texts at home. Does anyone have a reference for the normal (unstretched and distended) capacity of the adult stomach? I found a reference for 2-4 liters which sounds enormous to me. I'm doing a comparison of the newborn and the adult stomach graphically and when you compare even a day 3 stomach capacity to 2-4 liters --- the newborn stomach size almost doesn't register on the graph! Which makes it really good for showing why infants need to feed frequently. But I really don't think the 2-4 liters is something normal adults drink at one time. Its making me feel bloated just thinking about that quantity of liquid. Best, Susan Burger *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome