I was sleeved on 9.20.12 & was hm on 9.22.12. I had to stay a extra day in the hospital due to reactions to 2 of the nausea meds. I have only taken one dose of the nausea & pain meds since being hm. Ok here is my issue I feel hungry:-/ I'm on a clear liquid diet until this Fri.

I felt the same way just to learn it was head hunger. It will go away. Drink your fluids.

I am sipping my water all day. I have gotten sick of Popsicles & I have not touched broth since my pre-op diet. I need to buy some clear protein, but have heard such bad feedback on isopure.

You may have acid in your stomach. you might give you surgeon's office a call and ask about taking a PPI (nexium, omeprazole, tagamet) to reduce the acid. Acid and gas mimimics hunger. And yes, sometimes it is head hunger as well.

feel hungry:-/ I'm on a clear liquid diet until this Fri.

scorpio2479

once you start soft food, then regular solids - your tummy will go into action, with helping you not to be hungry

congrats on the start of your journey

good luck

I felt that way too when i got home now I hate the thought of food. It will get better.

I felt the same way - I was sleeved on Sept. 21st. My son picked up some Muscle Milk Lite from

GNC (suggested by my surgeon) and that really helped relieve my feelings of hunger. I also like the Unjury Chicken, and the Isopure vanilla blended with ice and water fills me up without all the sweetness. Yesterday was the first day I was able to get all my protein and it made a HUGE difference in the way I feel today. Think I'll go to work tomorrow!

Well I called my Dr & I was told I need protein. If I did not start getting protein in I could end up in the hospital. So I went & bought isopure(even though I've heard bad reviews). Well I bought apple melon & blue raspberry. I started sipping the apple melon & I cannot stand the after taste:-(

I too, was sleeved on the 20th. First couple of days were rough but now I'm drinking most of my liquids and getting about60 to 80 grams of protein. I am hungry. I dream about food. Hard to watch tv. I guess it's a big mental thing! But I've craved grilled cheese sandwiches. I am using a variety of powders tho, and it's helping. I love the nectar lemon tea and the chocolate truffle. I ordered a variety of products from mybariatricpantry.com

I'm glad to know that others are feeling this hunger sensation. I was hoping it would magically go away!

I don't like the apple melon isopure either! It's nasty! I got the isopure vanilla powder from GNC and it's not too bad, not a lot of flavor but I don't mind that. I really like (as much as I can like) the Unjury chicken flavored protein powder. Tonight I'm going to have tomato soup (blended) and add some unflavored protein powder I got from Unjury. We can do this! I got

ALL my protein in yesterday and it made a huge difference in the way I've felt today. Soooo, even if I don't like it, I'm going to choke it down! By the way, I'm not big on any of the Isopure premixed flavors. They leave a terrible aftertaste. I do like the powder though.

I was sleeved on the 13th and also often feel hungry. It's not in my head, my stomach actually yells at me and feels hollow. I try drinking water, but it doesn't help. Now I just try to get a few ounces of a shake in every hour or so. I think maybe it's because it's so small, it empties faster. I also think I don't take in enough at meal times because I am SOO afraid of overfilling it, I think I underfill it.

A tip for the isopure: I found that if I brush my teeth right before I drink it, the after taste isn't so bad. Weird, I know! Also make sure it is super cold.

Good luck!!

I completely agree isopure tastes terrible. The Unjury chicken soup is awesome and I like the Unjury vanilla in plain oatmeal. I'm still losing the protein battle. It's a daily struggle for me. You aren't alone. Hang in there. I had my surgery on the tenth