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Surgery Monday 10/24 Feeling Hungry

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Bufflehead    6,358

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Are you taking a PPI? Stomach acid, which most people manufacture in excessive amounts after sleeve surgery, will make you feel hungry. If you aren't on something like 40 mg daily of omeprazole, you may want to talk to your surgeon or PCP about that. Or you can just buy it OTC.

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ppressey24    254

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Congratulations. I had mine on the 4th but i dont feel hungry, im craving carbs. Like i want some lays potatoe chips sooo bad. Other than that, ive been doing good. Idk how youre hitting your Protein because i still cant drink those shakes so i have to eat eggs and tuna because my taste buds have completely changed

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kittykatlover    50

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Are you taking a PPI? Stomach acid, which most people manufacture in excessive amounts after sleeve surgery, will make you feel hungry. If you aren't on something like 40 mg daily of omeprazole, you may want to talk to your surgeon or PCP about that. Or you can just buy it OTC.

I'm taking 40mg of Protonix. I'm nervous that something went wrong with the surgery.

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kittykatlover    50

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I had my surgery last Friday and I was surprised that I got hungry a few days later. I would have a Protein shake and would be good

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I am having Protein shakes according to plan, maybe I can try an extra one.

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Congratulations. I had mine on the 4th but i dont feel hungry, im craving carbs. Like i want some lays potatoe chips sooo bad. Other than that, ive been doing good. Idk how youre hitting your Protein because i still cant drink those shakes so i have to eat eggs and tuna because my taste buds have completely changed

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I start as soon as I wake up in the morning. I have made it my job for the next few weeks.

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Sai    785

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Are you taking a PPI? Stomach acid, which most people manufacture in excessive amounts after sleeve surgery, will make you feel hungry. If you aren't on something like 40 mg daily of omeprazole, you may want to talk to your surgeon or PCP about that. Or you can just buy it OTC.

I'm taking 40mg of Protonix. I'm nervous that something went wrong with the surgery.

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I think that's normal. When people are in pain, they think something went wrong with the surgery, when people (like myself) had the easiest recovery (or was hungry the first couple of weeks), we think something went wrong with the surgery. By the 3rd day I felt so "normal" and I swear I thought they didn't do it except that I had holes all over my tummy hehe.... But once I hit the solid food stage, there was no doubt about it. ^^ Your hunger will drop off once the swelling goes down and you get the acid under control. ;)

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kittykatlover    50

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Are you taking a PPI? Stomach acid, which most people manufacture in excessive amounts after sleeve surgery, will make you feel hungry. If you aren't on something like 40 mg daily of omeprazole, you may want to talk to your surgeon or PCP about that. Or you can just buy it OTC.

I'm taking 40mg of Protonix. I'm nervous that something went wrong with the surgery.

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I think that's normal. When people are in pain, they think something went wrong with the surgery, when people (like myself) had the easiest recovery (or was hungry the first couple of weeks), we think something went wrong with the surgery. By the 3rd day I felt so "normal" and I swear I thought they didn't do it except that I had holes all over my tummy hehe.... But once I hit the solid food stage, there was no doubt about it. ^^ Your hunger will drop off once the swelling goes down and you get the acid under control. ;)

That's how I feel. I have had a pretty easy recovery. Getting in the Protein and liquids, moving around pretty good, didn't have a need for pain killers. I'm just going to keep doing what I'm doing and hoping for the best.

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KristenLe    5,979

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Any advice on how to get my 48-60g Protein and 60oz liquid in a day? I was sleeved on October 24th, so this is my 5th day? I'm also hungry or at least I think I am. Lol

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Be sure you are taking a PPI (acid reducer). Start drinking as soon as you get up and keep sipping throughout the day. 2 shakes with high Protein will get you the protein you need and should count towards your liquids too. Find non caloric drinks that you like - tea, crystal light, Powerade Zero, broth, sf popsicles, sf Jello. Just keep sipping.

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ella37    455

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I had the same thing going on and then realized that the feeling was actually acid. It feels very different post op then it did pre op and is just kind of like an unpleasant sensation in the stomach for me, similar to hunger.

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