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I am 12 days post up. I feel hungry more than once a day and I am sure it's not head hunger because I actually have the hunger pain and sound.

I hear they say you never feel hungry in the first year . What about my situation here? It's really bothering me.

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@@khaled - have you drank Water and waited about 30 minutes to see if the pain and sound come back? How long has it been since you ate? Are you eating Protein first?

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I am actually on full liquid. All I drink is milk and some juice plus yogurt thinned with milk. I HATE Protein Shakes they taste disgusting. I tried different brand but they all taste terrible.

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@@khaled - IMO, you need to call your NUT. I was told to stay away from juice (too many sugars) and milk. I don't know what plan your surgeon has you on post-op. Clear liquids now? If not, you can probably have strained Soups like cream of chicken, broccoli and cheese, egg drop - my faves. That may eliminate the "hunger" you are feeling. Sounds like you need Protein and you won't get it from juice. Milk a little and depending on the yogurt it could be very little. Are you eating greek yogurt?

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No I not eating Greek yogurt. My NUT says in week three you can eat it. By the way I am drinking almond milk which has zero sugar. Also I am taking apple or orange powder and then mix with Water, that is my juice. It has zero sugar but very low calorie. The brand called great value and you can find it in Walmart.< /p>

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@@khaled - I haven't seen the powdered juice mix and I am in Walmart, a lot! Have you tried the fairlife milk? it has a lot of Protein in it and its in walmart here in florida. So can you do strained Soups?

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I have not but I will try it out.

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@kahled I had the same strange thing happen. It lasted until week 3. I was a bit upset as my doctor specifically told me I would not be hungry after surgery for probably at least 12 months. It went away after 3 weeks and now I just have to remind myself to eat. I believe it was some sort of feedback loop between my brain and my enteric nervous system that just kept going on for awhile and then stopped when there were no more inputs to the enteric system.

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@@slvarltx hopefully it goes away. I feel discouraged

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Okay, whoever told you you won't be hungry for a year is a big fat liar. However, there are a few potential explanations for being "hungry" this early. First, it sounds like there is NO WAY you are getting enough Protein if you aren't drinking Protein shakes. Almond milk is all well and good, but it only has like 8 grams of Protein per serving. Protein is what fills you up and keeps you from getting hungry. You will need to find other ways to get in your protein if you can't find a shake that you like.

Second, are you on a proton pump inhibitor? Acid can often mimic hunger, so if you are not on a PPI like Nexium or Prilosec, it could be acid.

Third, are you getting enough Water? Thirst can often mimic hunger as well.

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Yes I am taking acid medicine plus some other medication. And I drink large quantities of Water with no problem. Only problem is I don't drink Protein Shake and this maybe why I feel hunger.

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Forgot to mention that they discovered that I have H.Pylori organism. I don't know if there is a link

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@jamielogical I will let my surgeon know you think he is a big fat liar. You can let him know which medical school you went to and the thousands of surgeries and patients you have dealt with.

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@jamielogical I will let my surgeon know you think he is a big fat liar. You can let him know which medical school you went to and the thousands of surgeries and patients you have dealt with.

Heh. I can only speak from my own experience, not any medical training, unfortunately. I'm 11 months out and I have definitely been hungry many many times. Once I started really working out a lot, I had to add a snack between Breakfast and lunch to ward off hunger in the mornings. And I had to add some carbs to my afternoon snack (added kashi Cereal or granola to greek yogurt) before my workouts so I had enough fuel to get through them without getting light-headed. I also get what my family refers to as "hangry" if I go more than 3-4 hours without eating. It's never a problem when I'm in my normal routine, because I make sure to eat on a schedule. But if I am traveling or on vacation or whatnot and manage to go 3-4 hours without eating, I get super moody. The people around me notice before I do. My husband and I went on vacation with my parents twice this spring and on the second trip, my mom started carrying around peanuts and turkey snack sticks in her purse and forcing me to eat them when I started acting "hangry".

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@jamielogical Understand your point, but realize your experience does not make an experienced, trained professional a "big fat liar".

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