Starving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JustBreathe 0]

UGGG I just need to vent, I am STARVING!!!!!!!!!!! 4 days post op on FULL liquids and I feel like my stomach is going to eat itself!! Please tell me someone else is in the same boat as I am!! Nothing is satisfying me!!

[jujuvee 0]

My FULL liquid phase included cream of wheat and soup... What's on your liquid phase

[clerma 0]

I am with you, I am 5 days post op, and I don't know what to do...I'm not feeling full, I don't think that I am drinking enough. I'm afraid to overeat drink, because I don't want to vomit.

[crzytchr 3]

On my full liquid phase, what saved me was cream of chicken Soup. I heated it with added skim milk, instead of Water. I then added a little sage, garlic powder and pepper to it and it was so tasty, my 16 year old took it to work for her lunch.< /p>

[Nonoma 0]

I was too just after surgery. Just continue your small liquid diet but drink/eat often. My doctor let me move on solids about 10 days post-op. Good luck.

[smitten kitten 0]

I was feeling like that up until today. The only thing I can think of is that I'm drinking more warm/hot fluids. I'm also heating my skim milk up and putting a tiny bit of vanilla Protein or cocoa in there for a treat. But I do feel like I'm drinking like crazy. What are you drinking? Are you switching up your fluids and giving yourself some variety? Maybe that will help make you feel a little more satisfied.

[HiMow 0]

I was pretty spaced out on pain killers the whole first week so I was sleeping and didn't really notice my diet for the first maybe 5 days. Now I am on full liquids and I want real food so bad, but it seems easier when you are healing because it gets better every day.

[JustBreathe 0]

Hey all,

My full liquid diet consists of whatever I can get through a straw. That is what my surgeon said. I have been cheating and mushing up saltines into powder and adding them to Soups to try to fight the hunger. I am REALLY tempted to puree some scrambled eggs. I just don't get it, I never get that full feeling. It's like it disappeared!

[JustBreathe 0]

My FULL liquid phase included cream of wheat and soup... What's on your liquid phase

cream of wheat, yes!! Going to make that now thanks!!

[ccweeks 0]

Drink your Protein Drinks. It's so crucial. Also, try some of the Campbell's Soup at Hand Soups. I looked forward to those everyday.

[abbylamb 1]

I'm probably not the best, but I'm cheating like a dog on my post op diet. My doc is VERY strict, and has me on a 2 week liquid, 2 week puree, 2 week soft diet. Well, it's day 14 now, and I've been eating soft foods for about 3 days now. By day 5 or 6 I just couldn't take it anymore! I'm a very picky eater, and purees just aren't cutting it for me, with the exception of applesauce. So, I did a whole lot of looking around here on this site, and it seemed that most people were moving on to real food faster than I was supposed to so I moved myself on. Do I recommend it? Not necessarily, but it saved me from drinking 6000 calories a day in milk and juice. I'm actually satisfied on about 1100 and I'm able to get the Protein in so much easier. But just so you know, I totally understand where you are coming from. Maybe call your doc and see if he/she will advance you a little faster?

[jem123009 0]

I am post op day 5. I am on the same diet, whatever I can get through a straw. I found dannon light strawberry cream smoothie that are sugar free and low carb(really good). I have also been eating cream of chicken and mushroom Soup (strained). sugar-free fudge pops are a life saver. I also bought some whey Protein 1 scoop in the smoothie =25 grams of Protein. I had a hital hernia repair and can not have anything but liquids for the full 2 weeks. It is hard because I have 3 kids to cook for. I haven't really been hungry, I just want to eat what I am cooking for the kids. My husband works out of town which makes it really hard on me. Keep the faith, you can do it:)

Edited January 4, 2010 by jem123009

[SoccerMomma73 1,867]

You're normal!!! Congratulations! :thumbup: I woke up at 4:00 a.m. on day 7 STARVING and stayed that way for about 5 days. I was allowed cream of wheat and oatmeal on my liquids but make sure you make them fairly thin the first couple times, I didn't thin my cream of wheat out enough the first time and thought I was going to have a heart attack and die for about 3 hours after I ate it, chest pain/pressure radiating up into my left shoulder...It was miserable but eventually did pass. I'd also recommend blending the oatmeal the first time or two so you don't get hung on a chunk. I was also allowed pudding on my full liquids which I fudged and added fat free whipped topping too...that satisfied a craving too :thumbup: I also created a cream cheese/pudding/whipped topping concoction for Christmas that filled me for a while (sorry, no recipe, just a little of this and that until I liked how it tasted).

Good luck, it gets MUCH better once you hit the soft stage! And like they said above, get your Protein, it helps :blushing:

[Cocoabean 430]

It might be worth a phone call to your surgeon to ask if you can proceed to soft foods. I was allowed to move faster than I was initially told based on my post-op progress. I tell you, mashed potatoes and scrambled eggs never tasted so good!

Denise

[missalissa 0]

I am day 5 and I am starving too! I am going to eat some creamed Soup tonight and see if that helps. I notice if I don't stay on top of my hunger than it just gets worse.

I am so looking forward to Thursday..I am so ready for something to "chew" even if it is mushy..LOL