Constantly Hungry? 3 Days Out Of Surgery

[HondaCivicDude 29]

im on liquids .is that the reason im so hungry every 20 minutes..its kind of annoying im constantly drinkin gatorade or Water or Jello

[Sassygirl06 962]

this is normal. once you get out of the liquid phase you will fill up faster and it will last longer. just giveit time.

[MyGastricSleeveLife 180]

Are you on Prilosec or another PPI to cut down on acid in the stomach? Sometimes that is mistaken for hunger. However, quite honestly, you're going to be sipping all day to get in all your fluids. I bought some Water bottles without straws since my doctor doesn't want me using straws & I just have it filled with crystal light with Beneprotein packets & sip from it all day. I normally take a sip every 5-10 minutes or even more often sometimes. Our tummies are much smaller now so gone are the days of drinking 20 ounces in 5 minutes & then going a long time without a drink. I'm not what I would call hungry, but now 10 days out I can feel when my sleeve is empty and I need to get something in it. It happens more when I get up in the mornings than other times though since I am usually sipping throughout the whole day, but if I go more than 30-45 minutes or so without being able to drink something, I do feel that empty feeling since I'm still on Clear Liquids now.

[Rootman 1,101]

I second the PPI suggestion, I too was "hungry" till I went on a PPI, seems my poor little tummy confused the excess acid feel for hunger and was sending my brain the wrong signal. After a few days of a PPI I was fine.

[alliegb3 112]

I had my vsg Monday 5/21, and I am hungry feeling too and dying of thirst. I think it's just a phase. I put in a call to my NUT just to make sure