Okay, it's my first day home after my surgery and my stomach is growling at me like it's hungry. I'm seriously upset. I thought everybody said you wouldn't be hungry after the surgery. What's going on?

Okay, it's my first day home after my surgery and my stomach is growling at me like it's hungry. I'm seriously upset. I thought everybody said you wouldn't be hungry after the surgery. What's going on?

I don't know who 'everybody' is. I didn't. If your stomach is growling, put something into it. :biggrin:

whats up librarychick, congrats on getting banded hope all goe well for you and I on our journey ..... as far as bein hungry I think its that u just had surgery and some ppl feel blah afterwards which in turn you may not wanna eat but from what I have heard everyone is differant r u getting in ur 40- 60 gms of protien not sure but i had a nutrition class today and I wastold I would be hungry but to constatly be sipping round the clock .... hope that helps Goodluck to you and keep us posted.

hey LibraryChick, we are LAP-BAND® twins! I just came home today as well, were you banded yesterday also?

My stomach is growling like a 500 year old house with a poltergeist and bad plumbing. But I just don't have the desire to eat. I think I'm actually getting hunger pangs, but I'm not sure what is hunger, what's gas, what is surgery pain....:biggrin:

Librarychick, I hope I don't sound rude, but surely you did research before getting the lapband. It will be weeks before you get to restriction and have a decrease in appetite and get full faster. The lapband does not "take away" hunger completely.

Best wishes,

Mimi

Hey there- I'm about 8 monthsh post-0p. I was one of those that had to force myself to drink drink drink to keep hydrated b/c I wasn't hungry. However, you need to keep drinking, sip sip sip all the time. Wake up in the middle of the night, you need to have a bottle of water next to ya to take a sip. :biggrin: The liquid will help with your hunger. I was on clear liquids for days after surgery. You could always call your doctor's nutritionist to get advice. Good luck! :sad:

I am happy I am not the only one! I had surgery on Wednesday and am STARVING!! I am drinking constantly, but it really truely isn't helping much. Besides for that I am truly blessed and feel pretty good being as though I just had surgery. Can't wait till next Wed when I go to full liquids and can have protein shakes!! :biggrin: Never thought I'd be grateful for those, but I will be!!

Have you ever heard of Isopure? You can buy them at GNC. I know they come in fruit flavors, they have something like 40g of protein. I personally thought they were way too sweet. But if you are on clear liquids, and need protein to keep ya full & energy, it might be right up your alley.

I know what you mean by the too sweet! I have been drinking it all day mixed 1/2 with water to take some of the sweetness out! I am just trying to get through till Wednesday!! lol thinned out cream of chicken soup here i come!!

My tummy has been gurgling. Not sure if it's from hunger or just normal? I've been trying to drink all day except of course when I'm sleeping, which is on and off. I tend to take 20-60 minute cat naps.

I'm hoping I'm getting enough liquids in. I am peeing, so that must mean I'm getting some in. Ahh, this is just so hard to figure out. lol

I haven't stopped drinking! I have been lucky enough that I have no nausea though! I think I am going to float away!! But yes I am peeing alot!

:biggrin: Great I feel much better! Im so glad I read this. I am having the same sensation! I dont know if it hunger, or gas pain or what! I was banded Dec 14th and go on full liquids Sunday night! Lord am I looking forward to that! My doc said not to start protein till full liquids, but I did put a tablespoon of Unjury chocolate into my coffee cause my stomach was growling! I didnt have any side effects.

I would say just keep sipping and walk around. Get your mind off of food, which I know is difficult. Good luck to you.

Thanks everyone, I knew I wasn't the only one feeling like my stomach was growling up a storm. Tomorrow is into full liquids - with protein finally going into my system I'm sure the hungry pains will go away.

I'm so glad other people felt this way. I said to my family today....I eat my 4 oz and I wait my 30 minutes, then I drink my water then I wait again, and I've never truly felt full. My stomach is gurgling like crazy and my family looked at me like what was that? I'm having a hard time deciding if it's hunger or gas pains. So...I just stick to my diet and keep drinking my fluids, drinking water mixed with isopure in order to keep it down, too sweet/strong flavored. That way I get my protein in. I know it's gonna take time for my stomach to realize it's not quite as large as it once was....

In my post-op education class, they told us the gurgling and growling is just because your intestines and stomach are no longer continuously stuffed full of food all the time. The air and emptiness makes the sounds. And, they said that instead of thinking to yourself that means I'm hungry, you should think to yourself 'good, I am losing weight!'. I know that sounds corny, but it works for me. And, the gurgling/growling I felt right after surgery was not true hunger for me. I was on not just clear liquids, but almost no calories (no juice or shakes) for 4 days and was not truly hungry until the 4th day. I did have to separate out the 'head hunger' from 'physical hunger', though. In my mind, I thought I would not be able to survive that long with no food or real calories. I could only have broth, herbal tea, diet jello, and water.