1 week post op and HUNGRY - help

Connorsmom · February 1, 2005

I was fine last week but now I am feeling hunger pangs. What can I do? I am on full liquids.

Any advice?

Lauren

326/318/175

Dr. Bertha

1/24/05

Iluvharleys · February 1, 2005

Cream Soups are great, refired Beans can be thinned with salsa. You can blend almost anything and make a liquid out of it. Just think of it as anything you can get through a straw can be eaten. I had mashed potatoes/gravy and it tasted so good. Once you are past that liquid stage, it is much easier!

Alexandra · February 1, 2005

Hi Lauren,

This is your time to go wild with soup! If you're a Dr. Bertha patient you've probably driven by the Trader Joe's in Florham Park. That's a GREAT place to find new and interesting Soups, spreads, dips, pates and other soft foods. This is a short period and NOT a time to be worrying about calories. Take care of yourself and try not to get too hungry, because that definitely makes the craving for solid food worse.

This is the worst part...don't make it harder on yourself than it already is. Enjoy! Egg drop Soup, oyster chowder, salmon bisque, tzatziki, hummus, yummmmmmmmm...

Hmmm. Think I'll go to trader Joe's this afternoon...

Petunia · February 2, 2005

I'm 5 days post -op. YIPPEE!!! What I do is blend up Soups, eat a ritz cracker---VERY SLOWLY. You have to get it all soggy like a toddler. Flavored low sugar applesauce, sugar free Jello or pudding are all lifesavers. AT first I was concerned that I was having hunger pains, but when such a small amount will fill you up, it's great. I've learned that if you want to cheat just a little, I get those disposable tupperware containers (the smallest ones--the ones for salad dressing) put something in there of your choice. the amount is enough to ward off those hunger pains without putting you in so much gastric distress.