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It's quite common with rapid weight loss WLS or no. I had mine out a couple years before my WLS. I had had some really painful attacks for years without knowing what they were... by the time I got mine out t has been slowly poisoning me for years so I felt tons better when it finally came out!

I'm four years out and my stomach "talks" to me more days than not. Especially when lying down!

IV Tylenol

@Berry78 I like your finish line explanation. The finish line is our new set point, where we become "normal." Most normal people aren't obese, but they aren't at their ideal weight either. They have to work hard and be diligent to be at their ideal weight... pushing past that set point or finish line. Most "normal" women gain a pound a year after a certain age... well that isn't "regain" post WLS, that's "normal."

The surgery itself didn't change my tastes it was the dietary change that did for the most part. You know when you stop eating added sugar and can notice the sweetness in roasted veggies. That kind of thing. Well except for peanut butter. Dunno what happened there. Used to not like it, now I can eat it by the spoonful plain (the no sugar added kind). BTW not only is there no evidence carbonation stretches the sleeve, there's actually plenty of evidence it does NOT stretch the sleeve. I used to drink 3-4 Diet Pepsi a day!

Ooooooh! Ok

Why do you think stomach stretching is the only explanation for regain? There are many--eating habits & sliders, food choices & grazing can all lead to regain with a smaller stomach. You also rely a lot on the studies that show what percent of people regain. That includes people who gain 5 from their bottom and rebound to a new set point as well as those who regain a significant portion of their weight lost. Those are completely different in my eyes. Also as has been pointed out, not all surgeons perform the surgery to best practices. If they don't remove all the fundus it can definitely stretch. But if it's completely removed it doesn't stretch, that's the stretchy part.

Most people's issue with dairy is the lactose. Do you know if that's the case with you? If so many or even most the whey protein ones are lactose free. If not try looking for pea protein ones or other vegan ones, there are many! Garden of Life is one.

Everyone's different. I'm four years out and accidentally had carbonation about two weeks ago (my husbands drink and mine got switched) and I had the same reaction I did to it at six months out... for me it's painful. Others tolerate it.

Nah, I had a hiatal hernia done too and didn't even know it until they told me the next day. My C section was WAY worse!!!

To add on about sliders... Think about foods you can crush so that the amount you start and end with are vastly different. I can take a whole box of cheezits and grind them down to maybe 1/4 c of crumbs, yeah? Well that's what happens in your stomach. So you can fit a whole box in! Whereas chicken is chicken and you can't crush it and make it less. Calorie laden drinks are also sliders because they literally take up NO room.

To add on about sliders... Think about foods you can crush so that the amount you start and end with are vastly different. I can take a whole box of cheezits and grind them down to maybe 1/4 c of crumbs, yeah? Well that's what happens in your stomach. So you can fit a whole box in! Whereas chicken is chicken and you can't crush it and make it less. Calorie laden drinks are also sliders because they literally take up NO room.

Won't happen. Your loss will gradually slow and you will wish it were easier! I lost 17lbs first week. 50% of my excess by three months out. Took me a year to reach goal and the last pounds were quite slow. That's a very common pattern. It's very easy to stop the loss when it's time, if that's necessary. You increase calories and if need be use calorie dense foods like nuts and fats. Heck you can make a protein shake with half and half! Lots of ways.

Not to beat a dead horse, but-- The fundus is the stretchy part. It is removed during vertical sleeve surgery. Early out the sleeve is swollen. It take several months for the swelling to be completely gone. That's is the "stretching" that occurs. The rest is eating habits and sliders.

Yup, totally do able. I did it for a couple months. Not my thing, I prefer yoga, but admire those who love it!

Silly question but can't the tumor be removed? I had some endocrine tumors they were able to surgically remove. I know the pituitary gland means, quite literally brain surgery, but I've heard they can go in through the nose many times. Is that not possible for your case?

But what I am saying is they are likely acid pains mimicking hunger at this early date. It does for many of us. Do a Search and you will see it time and time again. I was one. We don't get to be obese (most of us) by being good judges of hunger signals.

Cut out the frappe, but you knew that. Go back to the protein first, veggies if there's room. Some people can also do some other complex carbs (whole grains and such) some can't.

@outsidematchinside speaks the truth!!! Remember that 20 oz steak guy? Oh my! Still not sure I could eat a whole thin crust pizza in an hour though. But your point is solid! A whole box of cheezits I could though!

Don't wait! Call and ask now... you can talk to a medical assistant or nurse. It can make a HUGE difference in that gnawing hunger sensation!

That makes sense! But you can understand the confusion!

Yeah sleep apnea is more often a result of obesity than a cause is obesity.

I think because it's a video not something to read so there's some confusion there

There are some over the counter ones (omeprazole is one) but I wouldn't add it without consulting with your surgeon unless you went out of country and your surgeon is unavailable or something like that

Your stomach will probably now growl. Forever. Mine does and it's not related to hunger and I'm four years out. Many of our stomachs just talk to us. The PPI isn't for gas it's for acid and you most likely need one for a while, while your stomach heals, even if you never had a problem with acid. Acid can mimic hunger pains. If you search you will find MANY threads on it. If you get on an acid reducer--most likely a Proton pump inhibitor or PPI like omeprazole, pantaprozole, Protonix, etc. my guess is you will no longer feel those "hunger pains." No, it's not in your head, but it's not real hunger either is my guess.