When I get hungry (true hunger), the stomach pangs/growling is downright painful. I'm wondering if anyone else experiences this? If so, is it something that's more intense in the early stages after surgery, or is just the way it is with the smaller stomach?

The nurse at my doctor's office said that they do hear this from plication patients, but it won't kill me. Well.....I'm glad to hear that it won't kill me, but DAMN.....you would think that I'd just walked across the desert & hadn't eaten in months It's woken me up from a sound sleep, but I started eating a little bit of Greek yogurt in the evening, which seems to quiet it down. UNbelievable!

I was banded, the band slipped and when they went in to fix it they did the plication, so I'm not the normal "banded with plication" patient.

I don't have any unusual stomach growlies. I did right after I was banded (alone). But nothing since the second surgery.

i have been banded/plicated for 10 months and my (tummy) has not ever hurt with hunger (pains) or growling or otherwise. my tummy hardly ever growls so i cant comment on what your nurse said. i guess as long as everything is okay, that is what matters.

Thanks.... I'm not sure what the hunger pangs are about, but if it doesn't subside in the next month or so, I will check in with my doctor. It's very different than normal hunger before surgery. Hunger pangs are uncomfortable, but this is downright painful. Maybe because I'm eating such tiny portions at a time? I'll see how it plays our as I heal, and start eating more foods.

For the first 7 days after being banded with the plication, I had fairly painful hunger pangs. At day 19, it's not as bad. I think mine was more of mind over matter. If the growling started, I would grab a Protein shake and even if it were just a few oz that I drank it would help a lot.

Good luck! Hopefully the hunger pains will go away for you.

For the first 7 days after being banded with the plication, I had fairly painful hunger pangs. At day 19, it's not as bad. I think mine was more of mind over matter. If the growling started, I would grab a Protein shake and even if it were just a few oz that I drank it would help a lot.

Good luck! Hopefully the hunger pains will go away for you.

Thanks.... Today is three weeks since surgery, and I think the solution is to not let myself get that ravenous. Yesterday we went out to lunch, and I was (trying) to eat a piece of grilled trout. I ate about 2/3 of one half, and it wasn't feeling good. About 45 minutes later, on came the deep painful hunger pang. I think that I just need to eat more food, but I learned yesterday that I'm not ready for that particular protein choice. I'm not so concerned about feeling hunger, but I am concerned about painful hunger. It's certainly not head hunger, but I'll figure out how to deal with it. I hope it's temporary, and not my stitched up stomach rebelling