Why am I so hungry after eating soup?

[jesslo 3]

I'm 4 weeks out from my RNY and I've noticed that whenever I eat Soup, I'm hungry again after a half hour. Does anyone else experience this?

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[Michilingi 66]

I would love to hear any responses to this. Just for future reference. Im only 2 weeks out and never hungry still. I hope everyone has an answer for you

[KristenLe 5,979]

@@jesslo Is it hunger or could it be stomach acid? Are you on a PPI? What's in the Soup?

[jesslo 3]

The Soup has chicken and vegetables. What's ppi?

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[jesslo 3]

@@jesslo Is it hunger or could it be stomach acid? Are you on a PPI? What's in the Soup?

Yes I am! Prilosec.

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[James Marusek 5,244]

I may not know the exact answer, but it might be head hunger. As humans part of our digestive process is to chew. As we chew our body releases enzyme that help to break down the food. Therefore if we go without chewing, we miss that. I noticed several individuals reported a strong desire to chew celery or anything *prior to reaching the stage where they were allowed solid foods again).

[Djmohr 6,965]

I think James is probably right. We miss chewing in those first few month and it really makes us think we need food when in fact we don't.

Are you pureeing Soup? I know when I first started eating Soups that were not pureed I really had to beef them up with lots of chicken/beef and vegetables. It's the meat that will actually fill you up and keep you satisfied. Try ensuring there is a lot of meat in your soup.

I made things like hamburger soup, chicken tortilla soup sans tortilla, chicken and vegetables, my favorite was beef barley and I doubled up on the beef and used half the barley which is a whole grain. That is my favorite most filling soup.

[jesslo 3]

Thanks for the tips!

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