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I am 5 days post surgery and I am having killer cravings(mostly italian food). Its to the point where its making me crabby. Did any of you guys had these cravings? If so how did you get through them? Thanks!

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Sounds like a classic case of head hunger to me, with a food funeral kind of thrown in for good measure... In plain English, you're not really hungry for it but your brain knows you can't have it, and we always want what we can't have, so you're grumpy because you know you can't even though your brain is saying "yes please!"

They'll pass in time, and we all get them at one point or another.

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Yes that pretty much sums it up I know I'm not hungry I just want it! In your experience how long did they last?

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I got it through it by realizing if I gave in to the cravings, I'd be back in the hospital and I'd be rolling around in extreme pain.

I decided that grumbly hungry tummy == pain tummy and found a way to talk myself out of thinking it was hunger pains and it was just gas pains.

I'm 20 days out and I'd do just about anything for a pickle, besides eat it. ;) good luck

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I feel this was every time I leave the house! I sure these feelings will go away. Hang in there!

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I got it through it by realizing if I gave in to the cravings' date=' I'd be back in the hospital and I'd be rolling around in extreme pain.

I decided that grumbly hungry tummy == pain tummy and found a way to talk myself out of thinking it was hunger pains and it was just gas pains.

I'm 20 days out and I'd do just about anything for a pickle, besides eat it. ;) good luck[/quote']

Mina!! We still want that pickle!!! I'm still trying to be patient lol

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Mina!! We still want that pickle!!! I'm still trying to be patient lol

I want a pickle too. Do they come on the mushies stage or after that. I don't see anything in my paperwork about them.

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I am 5 days post surgery and I am having killer cravings(mostly italian food). Its to the point where its making me crabby. Did any of you guys had these cravings? If so how did you get through them? Thanks!

What you are going through is totally normal and it is most likely head hunger. You really just have to grin and bare it. There really is no way to get through it. For me, this liquid postop diet has been so much harder than the preop diet. Thank goodness mushies start today!

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I've been craving pickle too,lol. I'm so dang bored being in the house and to.top it off it seems like all I watch is food network. I'm such a foodie!

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i was craving Jaffas and freckles (don't know if USA has these... chocolates) a week out, I found the only way was to have one! And I did. Bad Kat.

But I sucked on it until it melted, got my hit and I've been fine ever since!

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I was craving red meat starting right away at the beginnig my 2 week pre-op diet, all the way through the first 4 weeks post op. As soon as I hit that 4 week mark, I bought a little fresh ground chuck and threw a mini-burger on the grill. It was the most incredible thing I've ever eaten, pre- or post-op. :)

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The day of surgery I wanted Mexican food So bad!!! Its all I thought about. Just 1 bite!! Lol But after a few weeks the cravings did ease up. And I too would rather have a pickle that anything!! I am 5 weeks out and decided to peel a pickle and eat a few bites 2 days ago. What a mistake!!! My stomach bloated real fast and the pickle went right through me! I wonder when we can have pickles again?!?

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this pickle thing is hilarious!! How random!

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The day of surgery I wanted Mexican food So bad!!! Its all I thought about. Just 1 bite!! Lol But after a few weeks the cravings did ease up. And I too would rather have a pickle that anything!! I am 5 weeks out and decided to peel a pickle and eat a few bites 2 days ago. What a mistake!!! My stomach bloated real fast and the pickle went right through me! I wonder when we can have pickles again?!?

I started eating Vlasic Snack'umms dill pickles at 6 weeks. No problems whatsoever!

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I'll be a month out next week I'm definitely eating a few dills slices next week !! LoL

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