I feel hungry! Why?!

[onestepfwd 3]

Hi everyone! I'm only 5 days post op from gastric bypass. All has gone ok but I am randomly getting hungry for specific things such as bread with butter and watermelon.

I "felt" hungry when I was in the hospital and my doctor said it was all in my head! Any one else have this happen? Is this going to screw up my progress in the future??

[James Marusek 5,244]

Many individuals that have gastric bypass surgery mention that sometime they experience hunger. Many times people describe this as head hunger, which is like a pseudo hunger, it is a strong desire to eat certain foods. Most times this occurs early when we are still in the liquid or semi-liquid phase. When we eat foods, chewing is important. The act of chewing release chemicals in the body that aid the digestive process. So many individuals report a strong desire to eat food that involve chewing.

[onestepfwd 3]

Thanks! That makes sense ! I'm only I week post op so I have ways to go but at least I'm not the only one