Eating after gastric bypass

[Yo-yo girl 118]

I had gastric bypass over a month ago and my surgery went great. No pain, no gas, no nausea no nothing but I have a little problem.. I get hungry. I know some people don’t get hungry, others feel a little hunger but I get hungry HUNGRY! I feel almost the same hunger pangs that I used to get before I had my surgery yet that doesn’t bother me too much because when I do eat I can only have a few bites before restriction takes over regardless of how hungry I feel. With that being said, my issue is how long it takes my stomach to send me the message that I’m full. So let me explain.. I get hungry, I eat, I feel the restriction, I stop. I’m still hungry but I can’t eat anymore. 15min later after I’ve finished eating is that my fullness comes in and it’s like a weed brownie but Instead of getting higher and higher I get fuller and fuller and fuller until I feel like I will burst. I hate when this happens and the only way to control it is if I stop eating while I still feel like I’m starving and walk away from my food and even then it’s not guaranteed. Does this happen to anyone else? It happens with any and everything broth, Soup mash, solids.

Yo-Yo Girl from New York City

[MarinaGirl 609]

Are you on a Proton Pump Inhibitor (e.g. Prilosec, Nexium, Protonix, Prevacid)? Excess acid sometimes presents as hunger. After bariatric surgery, our smaller stomachs still produce acid as if our stomachs were bigger; therefore, the majority of surgeons recommend PPIs for 3-6 months post-op.

Your nerves were cut during surgery, which means you may not feel much restriction initially. This will change later but until then it is imperative you do not try to eat to fullness; instead, measure your food (protein first) and only eat small portion sizes.

Edited June 27, 2018 by MarinaGirl