After surgery while on the liquid diet when did you start to feel hungry? Did you struggle with the liquid portion of the diet? Just want an idea of how others have felt hunger wise after surgery. Surgery for me next week!!!

Thanks!!!

I was feeling fine one day out, and got hungry then.

It was soo hard not to eat for a whole week (my doc had me on liquids for a week i think).

Everyone told me that because of swelling i'd have no appetite, but unfortunately that wasn't the case and i really struggled.

Day 3 for me, I can feel the hunger, but it is like it is behind a thick curtain. Swelling is down quite a bit from Monday, but having a hard time getting enough calories into me. I get skim milk tomorrow, so that should help.

seems like I was hungry all the time. I didn't work to much about weight loss just healing the gas was so painful. I used cream soups (made with water type) and my own home made chicken broth it seems lie forever. As I got to fill 3 everything is fine now and I don't get hungry any more and it is wonderful. I am down 47 lbs 3 more lbs to get under 200 not been there for over 300 yrs. yippee

I didn't start getting really hungry until about the 4th day post op. But even then I was only able to get down 2 ounces about four times a day. I still don't think my appetite is where it should be but I'm definitely not eating to the point of being full. I just eat enough to not be hungry so it could be I'm not stretching my pouch out? Or I'm just a late bloomer. I figure the appetite will come around.

I did not have to do liquids after surgery.. My dr advanced me right to mushy foods once I passed a barium swallow study and I'm on them for 5 weeks before I advance again.. I did however do 3 and half weeks of pre op liquid diet I was hungry the first week then forgot what it was like to eat lol and didn't get hungry anymore.. Good luck with everything.. I hope you feel satisfied soon it can be frustrating!