Is it just me?

[iamblessed1225 61]

2 weeks after surgery I'm hungry all the time what is wrong with me????? Will this end I don't want to be gone through this major surgery to be bck where I was I've lost 22 pounds in 2 weeks but still....!!!! Any advice???

[bonniebeth001 22]

I need this answer too!!! I am only 5 days post op but I am always always hungry!! I don't know what to do! I am hoping that it changes once I am past this liquid phase!

[Skinnyana 35]

im going thru the same thing .. your are definitely not alone on how u feel... im always hungry i feel i need to be eating something every hr of the hr. im also not loosing as much weight as i tho.. mearly 5 lbs after surgery. but we will get thru it

[iamblessed1225 61]

I need this answer too!!! I am only 5 days post op but I am always always hungry!! I don't know what to do! I am hoping that it changes once I am past this liquid phase!

I'm past the liquid stage it hadn't change for me I'm praying that it will change VERY soon!!

[bonniebeth001 22]

Have you talked to your surgeon??

[knitlil09 91]

How much Protein are you getting? I don't know if you're still on Clear liquids, but if so, maybe you can try mixing some unflavored Protein powder in with something you're drinking.

I've also heard people say that acid reflux can feel like hunger.

Granted I'm still preop until next week, these are things I've picked up by reading the boards.

[crystaljeanine 31]

I'm five weeks out and my lower stomach just always feels empty

My upper stomach feels full

But it's the lower portion

The regular intact part that is probably saying

Hey what the heck is going on here?

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Are you on a PPI? Stomach acid can mimic hunger.

[Josh2xh 70]

I have not had hunger issues, and I am almost 6 weeks out. I will say I have a hard time driving past fast food restaurants with thier damn effective marketing pictures. But 5 seconds later I am fine.

One thing that is really helping is weekly visits with a therapist. I better understand the reasons for my over eating and what I can do about it.

Sometimes surgeons have a tough time relating to the mindset we have pre and post opt. Their talents are quite different. My suggestions is to get a better understanding of why you are hungry. Perhaps it's all head hunger.

[bmweeks 1]

Today is day four post-op for me and I suddenly found myself hungry. It scared me at first but I realized as my family was eating dinner in the kitchen that it wasn't because I was 'hungry' but because I had not sat down to a meal and chewed food in almost two weeks. It was completely mental. I realized that it's like when you take something away and say you can never have it again and suddenly I want it even more. It was happening to me right then and there. A couple of sips of Water later I was 'full'. It's incredible the number of times food comes up via conversation, on tv, etc. that make me 'hungry' all of the sudden when I'm not hungry at all. The mental want and need to chew and taste is overwhelming and will take time for me to cope with. I'm trying sugar free gum ASAP. Anyone else find this happening to them?