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I am 5 days out and following the menu given to me after the hospital. I feel very hungry still. I just had for lunch 1/4cup of cream of mushroom Soup and 1/3 cup Protein Shake. I feel like I could have had a whole bowl of soup. Why do I not feel full?

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I remember those days in the beginning. I was convinced that he really didnt take any stomach out! Its hard to feel full on just liquids. I promise you'll feel your resistance once you are on solids. Just keep following the instructions!

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You are also used to eating for energy at the time of surgery, and your body is trying to burn fat and muscle right after surgery to get that energy. Your head is definitely telling you to eat more. I remember eating cream of chicken Soup and having more than I thought I would be able to, and even now I can chug (reasonably) Water and other fluids. But when they ok'd cream of wheat and oatmeal, I noticed that I could only finish about 1/3 of a packet. 3 months out, I still can't finish a whole packet of oatmeal. You will feel the limitations more when you get into fuller foods. The important thing during the full liquid phase is to eat slow because you don't want to put pressure on the staples and cause a leak. I also tried sugar free sucky candy during that time, to keep my mouth busy so I wasn't always thinking about food, but even the sugar alcohols they use in those can give some sleevers tummy aches so be careful.

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Hang in there! It gets better! In the early days on liquids/purees I was super hungry. At about 4 weeks things turned around....

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It's most likely gas. I had the hunger for about 8 days post op with loud growling. It then went away and I now I never feel hunger. I must remind myself to eat. Just wait it out, it will get better.

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Could be gas. Also try to eat super slow. I found that if I ate slower my brain and belly had that 20 - 30 mins time frame needed to communicate and I would indeed feel full. By the time I could drink Water I would sometimes feel to full to even sip it.

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Acid also mimics hunger, so make sure you're taking enough Prilosec/zantac/omeprazole!

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I was instructed to always eat Protein first for meals and if I was hungry between meals to go for something with Protein, i.e. Protein Bar. Protein is always my first choice because it is for satiating than something that doesn't have much protein in it. powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury has a chicken Soup flavor that might help you through the liquid and pureed phase of your post-op meals.

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