Does anyone else stomach growl? Mine is constantly growling, like when you're hungry.

If I have a Protein shake or pudding or a yogurt it stops for awhile.

Anyone else have this post op? Does it stop when I get to solider foods?

That is one of the strangest things that I find..>The growling. It is so loud sometimes it is very embarrasing!!! Unfortunately it doesn't stop (for me anyway) after being on solids. I am 4 months post op. and it still happens! One of only a few "bad" things since surgery so I can live with it!

Congratulations!

I'm almost at complete solids and mine still grumbles and growls. I don't think of it as being hungry....i think of it as saying thanks for not stuffing me full anymore!!!!

And yes...it can sometimes be very loud and embarrassing..haha oh well....there are worse things !!!

Growling doesn't mean hunger. It's hard to distinguish when we are hungry because of this. I grumble all the time and have trained myself to say that I'm not hungry. I think it's just part of being a band patient.

I've noticed that my stomach make a lot of noise too. It's a different sound that before surgery and it happens all the time!

I agree - I'm 7 months post-op & I have a good fill (almost to sweet spot) but my stomach growls really loudly most of the time. I also agree that it's not a hunger issue, although my stomach growls more when I'm hungry. It just seems to be a "band thing".

Lilith (my band name) growls when she's too tight or getting too full. And when she growls....SHE'S LOUD!

Mine growl alot and LOUD!! lol, just over 3 months post op--

I am 5 days post-op and I feel like my stomach is growling sometimes too. Sometimes I really get hungry but after sipping on a protien shake for a couple hours it goes away. I know I'm only getting 500 calories a day or so, but I'm pretty sure mine are hunger pains

Haha... Mine is sooo loud too!

MellaBella,

Have you lost the 89 lbs since you were banded? That's wonderful! I hope my success is as good as yours has been.

My stomach makes a sort of bathtub-emptying noise these days--it really is kind of amusing :thumbup:

Mine growls quite bit--I know I am hungry when it is longer and more intense. I have stopped being embarassed about it--I figure I could be passing gas--I rather growl:biggrin: