Newbie with a couple questions

[JustMeInCleveland 1]

Hi everyone! I've posted a couple times over the past few weeks, but have been reading posts on this site since july when I first began thinking about pursuing this surgery. I just want to thank you all for sharing your experiences here. I already feel I've learned a great deal from all the helpful posts here.

With that being said, I finally have a couple of questions of my own to ask.

1). Does your pouch or your remainder stomach growl anymore after the surgery? The reason I ask is that I have a stomach legendary for it's growls. I teach English at anuniversity near Cleveland and students are amazed at how they can hear my stomach sometimes all the way in the back of the room. What a wonderful NSV that would be if that could go away lol.

2). I'm sure others have asked this before, but how much actual hunger have any of you experienced in the days/weeks/months following surgery? I've heard so many different answers to this, and I'd be interested in hearing yours as well.

Thanks again! 😊

[CyclicalLoser 155]

Welcome and even considering this surgery is a great start.

1. I would say my stomach generally makes more noise now than it did before surgery. I'm still in the weight loss phase and my stomach always growled when I was losing, whether it be from the lap band I had, normal pre-band weight loss, or this (RNY).

2. I am not that far out. 2.5 months or so. I'm rarely hungry. There are times where I get a little bit hungry, but they are justified, meaning I haven't ate in a long time, so I eat. Feeling "full" is very different to me. It's not the "thanksgiving/Christmas dinner" kind of stuffed feeling, instead it kind of feels like a little pressure much higher up in my abdomen. It's hard to explain, but that's what it feels like for me. I can also feel food/fluids move around my abdomen more than before. It was strange at first (I didn't like it) but I'm used to it now.

2A. You didn't ask this, but I will say that there are times when I want something I can't have. Today I really wanted pizza. I was exhausted after a day of running around stores, and it was kind of late. Normally I would end that kind of day with a pizza, and it sounded really good. If you have smoked/drank in the past and quit, it is the same sort of thing - for me, I had to get out of the car immediately, because I used to park the car, smoke a cigarette, then go in the store/work/whatever. Now I practically jump out of the car. Last cigarette was in 2005. Last time I had soda was 2010, so I think I'm doing pretty good.

[Born in Missouri 1,264]

I had my gastric bypass in June and I have yet to experience a single day in which I've felt actual hunger. No appetite whatsoever. I remember recalling (and rolling my eyes) back in the day when "skinny" people would say things like, (insert annoying voice) "Oh, I forgot to eat today."

I'd roll my eyes at myself today. Eating isn't something that I enjoy anymore, so, yeah, I forget to eat.

When I can barely eat little more than a few bites, there's not much to work myself up about. I went to Chipotle's recently (hoping to eat something with a memory of enjoyment attached) and I couldn't even finish ONE hard-shelled chicken taco. I remember when three tacos were barely enough.

[Ronnysgal 56]

Hello Justmeincleveland

I did not have a stomach that growled a lot pre-surgery, but after the surgery it was horrible. I have a desk job as a Consumer Loan Officer/Advisor and I cannot tell you how many times I have had to say excuse me as my stomach serenades us. It is simply a fact of life after the surgery for most, as I have several friends who have had the same surgery and experience the same thing.

As far as hunger goes for the first several months after surgery I lost the desire to eat and simply looking at T.V. commercials with food in them especially if I had just eaten made me sick at my stomach. As time progressed I did start feeling hungry but I had many issues that eventually led to the surgery being reversed.

Hang in there as many have successfully accomplished what you are searching for which is a better quality of life and remember not to seat the small stuff while on your journey.

One last thing if you do get hungry remember that sometimes you may not be hungry but dehydrated as you may not be drinking enough so make sure you are getting enough liquid in.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

On ‎09‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 7:24 PM, JustMeInCleveland said:

Hi everyone! I've posted a couple times over the past few weeks, but have been reading posts on this site since july when I first began thinking about pursuing this surgery. I just want to thank you all for sharing your experiences here. I already feel I've learned a great deal from all the helpful posts here.

With that being said, I finally have a couple of questions of my own to ask.

1). Does your pouch or your remainder stomach growl anymore after the surgery? The reason I ask is that I have a stomach legendary for it's growls. I teach English at anuniversity near Cleveland and students are amazed at how they can hear my stomach sometimes all the way in the back of the room. What a wonderful NSV that would be if that could go away lol.

2). I'm sure others have asked this before, but how much actual hunger have any of you experienced in the days/weeks/months following surgery? I've heard so many different answers to this, and I'd be interested in hearing yours as well.

Thanks again! 😊

1) My stomach can be noisy from time to time, but honestly, nothing that is out of the normal. From what I've read here, the noises and the rumbling (for a lack of a better word) is often due to GERD and can be controlled by taking a PPI.

2) I'm 8 months post op, and I experienced hunger for a few weeks until I got back onto solid foods. There are days where I forget to eat, and other days that I feel like I'm hungry a lot. On the days I'm really hungry, I focus on eating healthy foods that are light on calories. The good thing is that it doesn't take much to fill me up.

[Matt Z 4,139]

On 9/22/2018 at 8:24 PM, JustMeInCleveland said:

Hi everyone! I've posted a couple times over the past few weeks, but have been reading posts on this site since july when I first began thinking about pursuing this surgery. I just want to thank you all for sharing your experiences here. I already feel I've learned a great deal from all the helpful posts here.

With that being said, I finally have a couple of questions of my own to ask.

1). Does your pouch or your remainder stomach growl anymore after the surgery? The reason I ask is that I have a stomach legendary for it's growls. I teach English at anuniversity near Cleveland and students are amazed at how they can hear my stomach sometimes all the way in the back of the room. What a wonderful NSV that would be if that could go away lol.

2). I'm sure others have asked this before, but how much actual hunger have any of you experienced in the days/weeks/months following surgery? I've heard so many different answers to this, and I'd be interested in hearing yours as well.

Thanks again! 😊

1. I haven't noticed a pouch rumble, but my excluded stomach will, but VERY infrequently, did so actually the day after surgery and I was like... What the hell was that! It wasn't audible however.
2. This is a personal thing. Not everyone feels the same levels, some are lucky and never feel it again, others never lose it...and then some, lose it in some fashion only to have it return 6 - 12 months post-op. For me, I do get hungry, but it's no where near the same as pre-op. I typically get shaky or start to feel light headed before I realize I need to eat.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

10 minutes ago, Matt Z said:

I typically get shaky or start to feel light headed before I realize I need to eat.

me too and hangry!

[Matt Z 4,139]

Just now, AshAsh1 said:

me too and hangry!

oh god yea... for got about the whole "eat a snickers" aspect that can rear it's head.

[TakingABreak 2,733]

2 minutes ago, Matt Z said:

oh god yea... for got about the whole "eat a snickers" aspect that can rear it's head.

I never experienced that prior to surgery. I guess I always always ate, all the time. Never was really "hungry".

[Matt Z 4,139]

2 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

I never experienced that prior to surgery. I guess I always always ate, all the time. Never was really "hungry".

Wife and I had a conversation about this kinda topic on our hike yesterday, I was commenting on how I really haven't eaten much of anything prior to the hike and how before surgery, I wouldn't have been able to do the same thing. I get I'm smaller and using less energy to move around, but how far I can go on zero caloric intake now is so much different than before. Before I could have eaten 6 hours ago and the level of hunger / energy would be so low as to make that much work close to impossible. But now, it's like I've got so much extra energy that I don't need to eat too much to be able to do the same or more work. It's quite amazing how the human body likes to stay in these ruts!

[CyclicalLoser 155]

Matt, I am sort of the same way. Pre surgery, I would do a lot of work outside, whether it be working on a car, garden or working on my house. I could go 16 hours without eating. I can still do this now, Actually I did on Saturday and Sunday. The difference is the old me would retire and consume 4000-5000 calories of mostly carbs (Pasta, pizza, etc). Now? Maybe a nectarine, maybe a Protein Drink, or 1/2 can of turkey chili. That's it. I was a little bit shaky when I got back into my ADHD "Hyperfocus" on projects, but my body is back to normal on it.

[mjcclkwd 27]

I am 5 months out. VSG on 4/18/18.
1) my tummy does make more noise now than before but not all the time

2). I have hunger rarely if not ever. I eat because I know I have to. I do get hunger pangs every once in a while but one drink of Water takes it away.