Did anyone dream of eating after surgery?

[Cheri_j 117]

I have had food dreams since my surgery in July. Right after the surgery, I was dreaming of food binging almost every night. Donuts, tacos, cake - all of my favorites. I knew in the back of my mind (dream mind) that I had surgery and I wasn't supposed to be eating these foods or the amounts, but it didn't stop me. I mentioned this to my doctor when I had my two-week checkup and he had never heard of anyone have food dreams after surgery.

It's been almost eight weeks since my surgery and the dreams aren't as frequent, but I still have them. Saturday night, I dreamt that I was eating chips and queso.

When I quit smoking almost 10 years ago, I quit by using Chantix. Every night, I would have bizarre dreams (side effect of Chantix) and I would be chain smoking in every dream.

Personally, because of the chain-smoking dreams and the food dreams, I attribute these dreams to my addictions - nicotine and food. I think our minds must sense a cessation of what it likes and plays little tricks on us by using our dreams.