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Are yousure its hunger? Did your surgeon put you on a ppi? The acid after surgery tends to make gurgly sounds like hungry, but its not really hunger.

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Agree with lylabell. And you may have to ask yourself if you may be experiencing "head hunger."

Are you getting any other Protein besides the shakes? Can you maybe increase how much you're drinking? How often are you having it?

Are you drinking your Water?

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Are yousure its hunger? Did your surgeon put you on a ppi? The acid after surgery tends to make gurgly sounds like hungry, but its not really hunger.

Thanks for your response.

I am also getting the gurgley and gassy rumblings. They are similar and it is probably more in my head, though I feel better after having a shake. I will start stage 2 on Tuesday which will be purée and soft foods so that should help. I am also taking a 6 week "hungry head" class/ support group starting Thursday to help me deal with the cravings and perceived hunger, I'm just surprised it kicked in so quickly!!!

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It is really amazing how we relate certain activites with food. ie... popcorn with the movies, hot dogs with baseball, etc.... I know that my body has not been hungry since I was sleved on 7/3, but I have thought about food. Even this morning on coming back to work I wanted coffee out of habit.

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I was sleeved 7/1 and i completely agree, I'm hungry! I start purees in 1 day and hae been planning on the "real" foods I will be able to blend, these Protein Shakes aren't cutting it!

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I was sleeved on 6/2 and felt the SAME WAY until I was able to start puree. I'm writing a book, How oatmeal Changed My Life. I never thought I could be that happy to eat oatmeal EVER. All kidding aside, that's when I started to finally feel better and not hungry. Good luck!

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Hello,

I feel the same way and actually posted about it. I was sleeved on the same day as you. I am on pureed food 1 day post op and I too feel hungry. I can only eat 1 oz and barely 1 oz so after I eat it, a few hours later I feel hungry again. Today I came to the conclusion that I'm most likely hungry because I am not able to eat enough in one sitting. There is another woman who can eat 3 oz in a stting and she too said she feels hungry every 3-4 hours. Just know, you are not alone. When you do start pureed foods, I hope your experience is better than mine and you can eat more. Good luck as I've heard it gets better with time.

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I was sleeved on 7/2. I really don't know if I've been hungry yet. I'm on Isopure for Protein, broth, and sugar free Jello and Popsicles until my first postop appt on Thursday. The beef and chicken broth is awesome. Yes I know. Broth. Big whoop. Right now it's all I've got. . I can't wait to get to purée. I'm told that's two weeks away for my Drs plan.

As long as I sip Water or G2 Gatorade, I don't feel hunger. If I have something that seems like hunger, it's usually subsided by a sip or water. I really think it's stomach acid. It's worse in the mornings bc I haven't had anything and feel dehydrated. Again, a sip or two of water and I'm fine.

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update, I started purees today and again with those above, these are what have satisfied me. Today I ate 3 tablespoons and felt like there was a bowling ball in there! Hold out for purees and you should feel it then!

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I'm 8 days post-op and still on liquids- I don't know if I've felt hungry exactly but I do sometimes feel weak and "empty" in a slightly uncomfortable way. I am also pretty darn sick of shakes, especially since only one brand seem to sit well with my baby tummy. broth and popsicles between shakes are keeping me afloat but boy am I looking forward to purees- I actually browsed the baby food aisle at the supermarket today and was amazed at all the different varieties available these days!

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I cannot wait to get to puréed goodies! Right now I'm just r-e-a-l-l-y tired. Worst thing though. Had to cook BBQ chicken for the family. And I make some mean BBQ.

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