My stomach will not quit rumbling. I was banded a week ago tomorrow and I don't know if this is normal it's like my head isn't hungry but my stomach is yelling at me to feed it. I'm getting all my protein in and sipping water constantly but the rumbling is incessant. I have not had a bite of real food in 3 weeks since I started the pre op diet. I'm doing good till the rumbling starts then it's painful. Help please. I just want it to stop.

I was banded the same day as you and my tummy can be very noisy too. Not as much as a few days a go, but still noisy! I don't think I am getting anywhere near all my Protein in and I always feel thirsty. The weird thing really for me is that I, like you have had no real food in weeks and I would have thought the weight would have really come off especially this week, it hasn't really moved much. It is kinda discouraging, but I know I am supposed to just be healing at this point and try not to think about it too much.

I am having a hard time telling between being hungry and just all the noise and rumbling going on.. I am sure it will get better though..eventually.

It will stop eventually, I thought there was something alive inside me wanting to get out! But it wasn't the least bit painful???

My hunger during the first week after surgery was very painful, almost incapacitating. What helped me a little was popsicles, and I didn't bother with sugar free either! I was in hell during clear liquids, I can't go near chicken broth without gagging now. Just hang in there and maybe try some jello too. I know it's hard being hungry, and what would make me so mad when I would read that other people in the first week felt no hunger, just infuriating!

The first couple of weeks my stomach was making a lot of noise but it wasn't hunger. It was just noise, it will go away

It will be a week tomorrow for me too. My stomach is growlingand it really hurts. Today has been the worst. It just doesn't go away for long at all. I am going back to work tomorrow and am now wondering if I will make it through the day.

Thank you all for your encouragement today was long but I got home had some broth and felt much better. Thank you again.

I'll be at 6 weeks since my surgery on Thursday and can really relate to your post. It took me a few weeks to realize that all the rumbling and other noises didn't always have anything to do with hunger. I'm not sure why there is so much rumbling, but am hoping it will go away soon.