I'm a week and a half out and these hunger pains will not quit! I'm on full liquids but it's almost as if ten minutes after I finish a protein shake my stomach is growling again! I thought this wasn't supposed to happen! My stomach didn't growl THIS much BEFORE surgery.. wtf?!!

How funny you mention this, I just spent the last few hours reading article on this very same thing! I posted all the links under my blog if you want to check it out

Right after surgery I was much hungrier than I am now. I am 4 months out and eat very small. Just be patient and diligent in your food choices.

Perfectly normal. Your stomach is healing but you haven't eaten anything.....plus you don't realize how much of it is head hunger, but you can bet some of it is. I was craving food so bad my second week, I was licking wheat thins. Once you start eating solid foods this will be a distant memory.

These were the top three articles I found:

Excellent article on Emotional hunger Vs. Physical hunger

http://www.livestron...hysical-hunger/

Am I hungry? important questions to ask -

http://amihungry.com...amihungry.shtml

Recognizing hunger signals - http://www.myfooddia...ger_signals.asp

I hope it helps!

How hilarious--licking salt off wheat thins! I'm surprised I haven't thought of that. I'm only 5 days post, feeling very good, and thinking I am mighty hungry. Life can sure not seem boring without food, can't it? Ha! Also thanks for the great articles TamaraS.

Meant to say, life sure CAN seem boring without food.

So the hunger will go away with solid foods?

I hope so. I am 2 weeks out, eating purees and Protein drinks. I am ALWAYS hungry.

Right after surgery I was much hungrier than I am now. I am 4 months out and eat very small. Just be patient and diligent in your food choices.

Did it get better with solids?

I was sleeved on 10th May 2012 & I get unbelievably hungry, the upside though is I still get full really easily.

These were the top three articles I found:

Excellent article on Emotional hunger Vs. Physical hunger

http://www.livestron...hysical-hunger/

Am I hungry? important questions to ask -

http://amihungry.com...amihungry.shtml

Recognizing hunger signals - http://www.myfooddia...ger_signals.asp

I hope it helps!

None of the links are working on my phone or my work desktop. Is it just me?

None of the links are working on my phone or my work desktop. Is it just me?

They wont work on mine either...

I heard that its not really hunger pains but excess acid. If you take antacids, it will subside.

But what do I know? I'm pre-surgery. lol

I am really bummed the site links didnt work, I went back to blog and only some of them work. Im going to try again just because they were great article. *fingers crossed* it works!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/14885-emotional-vs-physical-hunger/

http://www.myfooddiary.com/resources/ask_the_expert/hunger_signals.asp

I'm feeling a little bummed to know that the sleeve really doesn't solve the hunger thing for some of us. Shoot! I guess you don't get anything for free, huh? I wonder if the technique that each of our surgeons used can make the difference? I'm looking forward to reading TamaraS's links. I will have to say I haven't felt 'real' hunger, such as grumbling or pains, just the need to fill my sleeve. Maybe I do need to educate myself. With this seeming hunger, I can see how it would be easy to gain weight back or not lose much in the first place. Kind of scary.

I am SO relieved to hear I'm not the only one! I've taken to doing two things when my stomach starts griping at me: drink cold water or if I'm super hungry, protein shake. The protein shake usually knocks the hunger out for a few hours.. the cold water just calms it down for a few minutes, LOL!