Always hungry!

[nck12nicholspd 9]

I always feel hungry! I'm drinking my fluids, eating my Protein, and I still am just hungry like I was before surgery. What is up?? I started out eating about 2 ounces of food...now I can eat about 3 to 3 1/2 ounces no problem. I'm worried I'm gonna stretch my sleeve. Any tips or ideas?

Here's some background info: I'm one month out from surgery, and I've had zero complications--no vomiting, pain, or any other problem. I've lost about 22 pounds so far.

[raalex1 3]

Is your stomach growling with hunger or do you just "think" you are hungry?

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

I am almost 5 weeks out and I still get hungry too. an acid reducer helped somewhat. dont let anyone tell you its all in your head. sometimes hunger is really hunger. Its gets better as you advance your diet. I am ok with it now (for awhile i was pretty down about it). but i know that if it werent for some hunger, i would never eat. Beat of luck ot you!

[KaseyLynn7 35]

I have had this problem too and i keep hearing that if you take your prilosec it will help. I have been taking it again and i am noticing a HUGE difference

[Debrry 32]

I'm only a week out and I get hungry. Just started uping my Protein to see if that would hold me longer. I was able to eat 2 scrambled eggs today for lunch and felt the "full" feeling afterwards... I was a little uncomfortable. I see my doctor on Thursday so I was going to talk to them

[Tink22-sleeve 528]

let us know what they say debrry

[delta_girl 931]

You need a PPI if you aren't already taking one. And they aren't all the same and aren't the same for each person. The one they prescribed for me, Protonix, did not do much for me. Prevacid works great for me, but after around 3 months it is no longer effective and I have to switch out with another PPI.

[mimimiway 4]

Try an antacid daily and drink Water when you feel that "feeling". Usually always works!

[delta_girl 931]

Not to discredit minimeway....antacids can be helpful, but PPIs work on a different mechanism. You may need to experiment with different ones. Some take several days before you feel the effects.

[SimplyFAB 83]

I have had this problem too and i keep hearing that if you take your prilosec it will help. I have been taking it again and i am noticing a HUGE difference

What's Prilosec?

[sleever10 109]

What's Prilosec?

It's an OTC PPI.

[LovelyLisa1022 2]

I am 8 months post op. In the begenning I was always hungry too! It does go away! Im not sure why but I never feel hunger anymore. I can eat about 4-5 ounces of food if its chewed up really good. Solid Protein is less. Good luck!

[eclipse 67]

I'm 12 weeks out and while I still have hunger it's now bearable. Now it feels like normal, "you should probably eat" hunger, not that ravenous, "I'm going to gnaw off my hand if I don't get something to eat NOW!" feeling that I initially had. That was the worst and it was real. I was taking a PPI and that didn't help at that time. I think it all calmed down somewhere around week 5 or 6.

Now I can feel hunger and still wait literally hours wo eating. Note that I don't do that on purpose, just that it has happened at work or another situation where I didn't plan my meals well and bring something with me. I share it only to say that the hunger has settled enough that it has actually happened. I couldn't imagine it when I was only a month post op.