Hunger Pains?

[Deanna G 1]

I'm starving as well. My surgery was on 8/21. I'm hoping that once I can start on full liquids it will get better. I have my follow up appt. with my doc tomorrow. I did find that eating SF popsicles helps for some reason. Maybe the fact that I get to chew them up tricks my brain, but I feel more satisfied after one of those. I was having panic attacks about this yesterday. I got fat because I always felt hungry, and am terrified that that feeling won't go away!

I felt hunger the next day in the hospital. (or i thought it was) until they brought me my first meal of chicken broth and Jello. It took an hour an a half to finish only half. Guess I wasn't that hunger. I was on full liquids when I left the hospital on day 2 and within one week on to soft foods like cottage cheese. The chewing made a huge difference on my hunger pains/thoughts. I had severe gastic reflux before surgery and the pains I am having are not the same as those felt with the reflux. I do find keeping to a strick schedule for eating and drinking my protien shakes has made a huge difference and the hunger pains are less and less as the time goes on.

[Natalya Couture 5]

thank you everyone for your posts. I dont think its either thirst or acid. I was having really bad acid problems since week 3 and the doctor prescribed nexium which has worked wonders. I am pretty sure that its hunger because I only start to feel hungry once I drink Water. I feel really after a meal and wait at least 1 hour to drink my Water because I know that as soon I start drinking and the food washes down I will be starving. I drink as much as I can to try and curb the feeling but nothing works. the last think I can think of is gas so i am trying the gas-x and will see if that helps.

I feel the same way I would eat feel really full wait an hour to drink once I drink I start feeling hungry again I dnt no what to do & I'm 6 weeks out

[Sharonisshrinking 82]

I have the same thing. I am 4 weeks out and all of a sudden I have what I would describe as painful hunger. Like you haven't eaten in days. I don't want o eat, but feel like I have to to gt I'd of this awful gnawing feeling. I was never very hungry prior to surgery - just ate for no reason or any reason. This is weird and disappointing.