So here's my issue....during the day I have a hard time drinking or eating. I feel really bloated or just full. I'm 11 days post op and I'm on thick liquids. I usually start my day with a Muscle milk protein shake 8.25oz 100 calories. I never finish it in one setting. I sip a bottle of water for hours. My next meal would be some type of soup. I measure it in 1/4cup containers. I usually have some left over and feel extremely stuffed afterwards. After about an hour I start sipping that same bottle of water. I may try more soup 4 hours later same story can't get it down. On e I go to bed around 9pm I alsaays wake up extremely hungry. My stomach is t bloated the swelling feels monimumal at this time I can finish a whole bottle of water in the matter of minutes. What causes this or do anyone else have this problem

I'm not bloated and the swelling is minimal at night. I feel like I can eat a whole cup of soup.

Maybe at this time you should eat something. Or try to eat a little something before you go to bed. The band in its self makes you gasy

I'm on Day 11, too. Up to about 600-700 calories a day now. I woke up starving last night and ate a little container of applesauce. I'm hungry (and maybe you are too) because I'm not getting enough calories in the day. The applesauce worked but a wiser choice would have been yogurt since it has protein.

I guess my problem is I would rather eat during the day when I'm active verses late at night when I'm resting.