Is/Was anyone else hungry? All of the food commercials look so good. I'm still on liquids and I've had some of my protein drink and two Popsicles today.

I'm 4 days post-op too, and I'm super hungry! I want everything I can't have, of course, but my protein shakes/pudding etc. make me nauseated. A lot of times hunger gets confused with reflux-they can feel about the same. I've started paying closer attention to my reflux, making sure to take my prescribed meds and add over-the-counter ones as needed in order to stop myself from advancing my diet prematurely just because I'm refluxing more. Of course the day I came home from the hospital my Mom came over with McDonalds for her lunch. I swear those fries smelled so good...! Food comercials look really good to me too right now.

I wonder, is this the "head hunger" everyone talks about? I don't think I really have a good sense of what exactly I'm feeling since I'm only 4 days out, most likely still swollen, still sore, and used to taking a different medication for reflux (my surgeon switched me post-op). Maybe I'm just not used to it yet... I had some soup this evening, and I thought I felt "full" after about 3/4 cup, but I was still "hungry." I waited about an hour and went back and had some more. This doesn't bode well since I'm on liquids for another 3 weeks...

I'm almost a month out - I felt the same way! For me, I began to feel like I needed something with substance. I felt weak living on just liquids! Once you move on to softs/mushies you will feel much more satisfied and not as hungry.

When I was released to softs, I had some mashed potatoes on the way home from my check up! I was so happy, I literally almost cried! LOL!!! Stay strong, take it from me, it gets much easier!