just dont feel like eating.

[Rycherchick 147]

I am 5 wks po today. I just dont feel like eating. I work 6:30to 3 m~f and in order to have energyI still do Protein Shakes. I have tried lots of diff allowable foods Im just no longer interested in eating. Unless its liquid It sits and I feel uncomfortable. Will this pass? I also have not exercised other than walking cuz i dont have the energy. Please tell me this will get better. Eating is like laundry, I hate doing it but must.

[Vidalia 122]

It does start getting better. I am almost 4 months post-op. I went through a long period where eating was absolutely a chore. The last month I started getting my appetite back somewhat. I look forward to eating more than I did, though it is nothing like before surgery, which is a good thing. I was scared too, that I would never want to eat again and I missed wanting to eat. But, it is getting better.

[Mrsb4andafter 2]

I too am 5 weeks post and I was recently hospitalized due to me not eating or drinking... A lot of things dont appeal to me! Last week was the 1st week I kinda regretted getting the surgery!???? Any advice

[.......... 129]

although I can't stay that way, I wish I could, that should last for some time, or at least for me I expect days this will still happen for some time to come but it's bound to be different some day. this is a part to the honeymoon phase I guess if hunger stays in check so much.

[clk 3,519]

It's all on you. You can do some things to minimize it like mixing up your diet, trying foods you might have avoided prior to surgery, and using spices to make food more exciting.

But for me, eating remained a chore until sometime around nine months to a year post op. I didn't have a lot of capacity so I felt like I had to eat around the clock to reach my nutritional goals.

As you get farther out from surgery and start to incorporate healthy grains and carb choices, you might find that some of this boredom fades. It's hard to be excited about eating when you're on a liquid diet or eating the same foods day in and out.

~Cheri

[mommyradd 115]

I went through that and thought I would never re-gain an interest in eating again. Everyone told me to enjoy it while it lasts, and make the most of it because the appetite returns. I'm 14 weeks out now, and well over that phase of not wanting to eat. The good thing is that now it is easy to get in the 64 plus ounces of fluids. Hang in there, it will pass!