Hunger pains

[MyJourney929 10]

These hunger pains are no joke, how do you guys deal with them? And should they be happening four days after surgery?

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[KristenLe 5,979]

It's possible it's stomach acid and not hunger. Be sure to take a PPI and drink lots of fluids.

[MyJourney929 10]

Thank you so much.

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[Farcaster 80]

Yeah, I wouldn't categorize the discomfort I felt as anything like hunger. It was definitely unhappy, healing stomach.

[migalo 142]

Not so sure, I'm 3 weeks on liquid (2 pre-op, 1 post-op). I saw a whopper commercial the other day and could hear my stomach growling for it.

[MyJourney929 10]

Omg i know the feeling

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Edited October 5, 2016 by MyJourney929

[Mimi52 103]

I have not had hunger pains yet. Gas pains for sure, surgery 8 days ago.

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[mr1121 59]

I can't tell when I am hungry yet. I just follow what they told me. I think I am hungry but hubby says there is no way you can tell that already. But to @@migalo I agree with you when you see the foods you loved but know RIGHT NOW you can't have.... in time though I will purée a whatsburger. Lol

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[florence_faerie1515 19]

In the first few days after surgery It was a struggle for me to get all my fluids in and wasn't hungry at all. I only started feeling hungry again at the end of my 11th day. Yesterday was day 12 and the hardest day of the post op liquid diet. I was so sick of vanilla and chocolate flavored everything, I started putting some spices in my yogurt and Protein shake (cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice) which helped. Today my surgeon cleared me for the next phase. I never thought I'd be happy to eat puréed foods, but oh how I am! Just had 1/8 cup soft scrambled eggs, delicious!

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[Nancy angel 0]

I'm at the beginning of my journey. PRE OP, I have a first appointment with my surgeon in 2 weeks. I thought hunger was gone after surgery !

[florence_faerie1515 19]

Well I can't speak for everyone and I am really early on in my post op journey. But I am feeling hungry nowhere near the amount of hunger before but my tummy is growling. I am taking that as a sign that it's healing well.

I am still very glad I did this.

Perhaps ask some of the veterans their experience.

I know everyone's journey is different.

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