Hunger Pain - when does it stop?

[Syler 0]

I am 1 week post surgery and now that most of the surgical pain is gone, I am left with horrible hunger pain. The liquids I am allowed do little to help. Also, I seem to have no restriction when it comes to liquids. I'm sure that will change when I go to solid food. Anyway, when will these hunger pains subside? Right now I dread another week of this.

[cwalker 12]

I am 1 week post surgery and now that most of the surgical pain is gone, I am left with horrible hunger pain. The liquids I am allowed do little to help. Also, I seem to have no restriction when it comes to liquids. I'm sure that will change when I go to solid food. Anyway, when will these hunger pains subside? Right now I dread another week of this.

Are you on a PPI? The acid can cause false hunger, If you are already on a PPI try adding Protein to anything you can drink, it will help with hunger.

[kellyw74 258]

Liquids will not give you any satisfaction as they will run right thru you. You will feel better restriction as you move to solids.

However, I am on solids and although I do not feel as hungry as I did on liquids and puree's, I do still feel hunger. That, for me has not went away!

Good luck to you!

Kelly

[Rev Me Up! 75]

You have to take your acid reducer. At this point, I don't think your stomach is capable of "hunger pains". The nerves are severed and there is not the normal hunger function. WHat you can feel, though, is acid and gas. Get some Gas-x strips and take them a couple of times a day and see if that helps. Also, get some Nexium from the doc. Or you can try Prilosec. I am taking Zegerid OTC, but the pill is huge and there is no way you could get it down at one week out. I had the dissolvable Nexium after I left the hospital, but I think you can only get it in MX. Ask the doc for an Omeprazole based acid reducer right away - it will help with the rumbling.

[kellyw74 258]

I take Nexium twice a day and still feel hungry. I don't think the hunger is as bad as it was pre-op, but I do still get hungry. I go to see my Dr. on the 16th for my follow up appointment and will let him know. Maybe I need to take a different PPI??

Kelly

You have to take your acid reducer. At this point, I don't think your stomach is capable of "hunger pains". The nerves are severed and there is not the normal hunger function. WHat you can feel, though, is acid and gas. Get some Gas-x strips and take them a couple of times a day and see if that helps. Also, get some Nexium from the doc. Or you can try Prilosec. I am taking Zegerid OTC, but the pill is huge and there is no way you could get it down at one week out. I had the dissolvable Nexium after I left the hospital, but I think you can only get it in MX. Ask the doc for an Omeprazole based acid reducer right away - it will help with the rumbling.

[Syler 0]

Thanks guys,

I am taking Omeprazol 20mg per day and some gas pills. Maybe I should call the doc?

[NJMOMof2 17]

My hunger went away around 3 months post op;. My opinion is that the more I drink fluids the less hungry I get.

[Syler 0]

I have also started taking some Gas-ex and Malox. Seemed to help for a bit but the pain returns quickly. Another week of this is going to be difficult.

[kellyw74 258]

Um Yeah, that crap doesn't work for me!

LOL

Kelly

My hunger went away around 3 months post op;. My opinion is that the more I drink fluids the less hungry I get.

[NewBeginnings 2]

I am 1 week post surgery and now that most of the surgical pain is gone, I am left with horrible hunger pain. The liquids I am allowed do little to help. Also, I seem to have no restriction when it comes to liquids. I'm sure that will change when I go to solid food. Anyway, when will these hunger pains subside? Right now I dread another week of this.

Ok I registered with the site just to find answers to this question. I am three weeks post op and I feel like I am starving every two hours. I take Prilosec twice a day. This is not helping. I do still have terrible gas so maybe there is some truth that it is not hunger, but this is really annoying. I saw the post that said the hunger went away after three months. Is it common to take that long. The whole thing just makes me scared that I wont develop good eating habits because every time I turn around I'm hungery which is exactly how I was before.

[aoa 4]

thanks for the info. Really useful