Is it normal?

[laffypatty 47]

I'm five days post-op and have woken up starving every morning since surgery! I was under some strange delusion that I wouldn't have an angry, growling tummy. What's strange is that, although hungry, I don't have the desire to really eat anything. Still on Clear liquids and achieving at least 60g protein/day with Isopure and unjury broth.

Anyone else hungry this early on? What gives?

[Camella 209]

From my experience that feeling early on was acid reflux (gnawing feeling in the stomach). Check with your doctor.

[Arts137 1,811]

everyone is SOOOOO different. But remember that most of us really did not know what hunger was when fat, we just ate. So you might be being tricked by something else. Remember that your tummy have gone through some Big ch-ch-ch-changes!. I know that I get "mental hunger" on the schedule that I normally eat. Strange, but it does feel 'real'.

[laffypatty 47]

From my experience that feeling early on was acid reflux (gnawing feeling in the stomach). Check with your doctor.

I'm taking Nexium daily, per my doctor's orders. I'm certain this is hunger! I mean, I was on a 2-day liquid diet pre-op, ate nothing day of surgery and have had about 200 cals per day since surgery. It's definitely hunger, but certainly manageable!

[nyorker 67]

Im 4 weeks and havent felt hunger at all. I thought they cut that part of the stomach out?

[Michbrecc 31]

I am almost 7 weeks out and rarely get hungry, I eat to get my protien in that si all. So different now, I eat to live, not live to eat, it is so awesome. My stomach growls, but I do not feel hungry. I eat 4 small meals a day, like 3-4 oz mostly protien, and veggies if I can fit them in too.

[laffypatty 47]

Im 4 weeks and havent felt hunger at all. I thought they cut that part of the stomach out?

No, that part of your stomach is not "cut out," but it's been reported that those who've had the sleeve will no longer produce ghrelin, the hunger hormone. I believe that comes later. What I'm feeling is quite normal - or so I've read.

[JessicaAnn 564]

No' date=' that part of your stomach is not "cut out," but it's been reported that those who've had the sleeve will no longer produce ghrelin, the hunger hormone. I believe that comes later. What I'm feeling is quite normal - or so I've read.[/quote']

Ghrelin (sp?) isn't only produced in the stomach.