Hey All, I am one of You!

[htharris 0]

Hi all,

I am new to this forum. I did silent background research before I made the decision to have this done. I honestly thought I could go this alone, but the support is needed. Normal eating people don't know and understand the struggles we have to go through. I had the sleeve on Monday, July 6, 2009. My doctor originally wanted me to the gastric by-pass surgery but the sleeve appealed to me better. His decision was based on the research.

Anyway, I am home and trying my best to get in the Protein. 60-85 grams a day is hard. Its the sipping that irritates me more than anything. I do have a question: I am trying to distinguish the difference in hunger and gas. (yes, I can't tell) When I drink or eat, my stomach begins to make churning noises immediately and I either have to burp or close my eyes to let the feeling pass. Is this my new hunger and will I always have this gas build up or is this the gas from surgery? :lol0:

[*susan* 1,709]

Hi and welcome to our forums! We are glad to have you join us.

I am not sure what the churning and gurgling is, but I can tell you since getting my sleeve, I do have that feeling from time to time. I know it is not hunger though, at least not for me. I remember another poster commenting that her stomach does this a lot and laughing about how she is no longer able to just sneak up on anyone because her tummy noise always gives her away.

[Malaika 50]

Welcome to VST. I think the gurgling noise after your eat is a combination of the gas from surgery, early on, and then your stomach adjusting to being smaller and having smaller portions. I don't really know for sure. I know that I am 4 weeks out and I still get the gurglies - not every time I eat, but more often and not. I assume, as with the fact I belch like a sailor without any warning and was told that this would go away with time, that so will the gurglies. I would say it is NOT hunger. When I get hunger pains, it's not gurglie, it's almost "painful" ... not sure if this helps your or confuses you more.!

[MacMadame 81]

I'm almost 10 months out and that churning, gurgling feeling has passed for me. I think as my sleeve got less swollen, it's easy to get the food in there and digest it without stirring things up. If that makes sense...

[*susan* 1,709]

Mac, you give me, and I am sure several others, hope!! Quieter tummies are in our future!