No Longer Hungry, Wow

[newgrandmother 725]

i posted a few weeks back how i get so hungry starving. now i have no appietie at all i use to eat every 2 hrs now i can go 3 hrs or longer i stay close to 3 hrs. i am 7 weeks out, this started 6 weeks out. anyone else have a loss of appeite?

[Webchickadee 716]

It's very possible that early on, you were mistaking excess stomach acid production and hearburn as a sign of hunger. Your stomach was (and still is) healing and can be irritated very easily. It's a very good sign that you don't have that feeling so often any more, as it likely indicates your healing is going well!

I made the same mistake early on, and thought "oh now, I'm hungry, that's not supposed to happen!".

I don't really feel hunger the way I used before surgery, but if I haven't eaten in 5-6 hours, I do feel "empty" and usually eat something (Protein first!) to fill me up. To this day though (and I'm almost 6 months post-op) I still try to weigh my food, (when I can) so I don't overeat. It's always that 1 extra bite that leaves me uncomfortable and in pain. Weighing helps me avoid that.

I do take a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) such as Omeprazole to help control my stomach acid production, twice a day (20 mg). It helps a lot!

You're making great progress. Keep up the good work!

[newgrandmother 725]

it wasnt acid in my stomach. my stomach is really empty i took the ppi also since surgery and that didnt work. i know hungry trust me and that was hunger. its good to know that im healing good your advice always help thank you so much for your reply. i had a shake at 1 pm its now 314pm im starting to feel hungry but not as bad as before.

again thank you webchick

[ArtSong 291]

i posted a few weeks back how i get so hungry starving. now i have no appietie at all i use to eat every 2 hrs now i can go 3 hrs or longer i stay close to 3 hrs. i am 7 weeks out' date=' this started 6 weeks out. anyone else have a loss of appeite?[/quote']

I hope I get that feeling soon. my surgeon told me that you can and WILL still get real Hunger after surgery. NOT 100% of the Hormones that make hunger are removed. That was one of the first things I talked to my surgeon about. I'm still on 2 1/2 before I'm hungry again.

[jrabbit81 89]

It's very possible that early on' date=' you were mistaking excess stomach acid production and hearburn as a sign of hunger. Your stomach was (and still is) healing and can be irritated very easily. It's a very good sign that you don't have that feeling so often any more, as it likely indicates your healing is going well!

I made the same mistake early on, and thought "oh now, I'm hungry, that's not supposed to happen!".

I don't really feel hunger the way I used before surgery, but if I haven't eaten in 5-6 hours, I do feel "empty" and usually eat something (Protein first!) to fill me up. To this day though (and I'm almost 6 months post-op) and still try to weigh my food, so I don't overeat. It's always that 1 extra bite that leaves me uncomfortable and in pain. Weight helps me avoid that.

I do take a PPI (proton pump inhibitor) such as Omeprazole to help control my stomach acid production, twice a day (20 mg). It helps a lot!

You're making great progress. Keep up the good work! [/quote']

Really helpful thank you! I'm 1 week post op x

[newgrandmother 725]

arstong i went from 2 hrs to 2 1/2hrs before i get the hunger feeling. i just have that feeling of not hungry pretty much. i like it