I am 3 weeks post op and I'm on soft foods....this morning I are an over hard egg and 1 piece of morning star sausage.....I felt full.....however it seemed only about 2 hrs later I felt what I think is hungry with my stomach making "growling" noises.....is it normal to feel "hungry"....

I sure hope it is normal, because I get hungry about every 2-3 hours. I eat something small, enough to safisty me, but not a meal every 2-3 hours. Yep, I get that rumble (almost a kind of hurt) hunger pang, and when Matilda (the name I have for my new stomach) gets hungry, boy does she let me know!! I have noticed that my hunger pangs are much more pronounced now that my stomach is smaller. The first hunger pang I had after surgery scared me to death---it hurt and I thought something was wrong with me. I eat a tablespoon or so of peanut butter on a saltines, an ounce or 2 of cheese, half a protein bar, etc. whenever I get the hungries every 2-3 hours. I really hope this is normal, because I have been doing this since my surgery. I have found it helps me to snack on small stuff about 5-6 times a day instead of having 3 meals a day.

My plan has me eating every two-three hours... 3 meals and 2-3 snacks.... The grumbling stomach doesn't necessarily mean you are hungry... I was reading that in one of my pamphlets... It just means things are moving around, which is good!

I'm glad I'm not alone.....I thought they remove the hunger hormone but I feel exactly what you are describing.....I try to do the same.....

Thank goodness I thought I was the only weirdo! I feel hungry every 2-3 hours! My stomach actually feels hungry... Honestly I hate that feeling it's weird but it's more bothersome now then it was before. I wish I didn't feel it as often

Thank goodness I thought I was the only weirdo! I feel hungry every 2-3 hours! My stomach actually feels hungry... Honestly I hate that feeling it's weird but it's more bothersome now then it was before. I wish I didn't feel it as often

Not that you all are weird! Sorry!

I eat 5 mini meals a day, every 2-3 hours hours. I don't allow myself to become too hungry because if I become too hungry I over eat and will get sick and I am happy to say it hasn't happened yet and I don't want it to happen.

I sure hope it is normal' date=' because I get hungry about every 2-3 hours. I eat something small, enough to safisty me, but not a meal every 2-3 hours. Yep, I get that rumble (almost a kind of hurt) hunger pang, and when Matilda (the name I have for my new stomach) gets hungry, boy does she let me know!! I have noticed that my hunger pangs are much more pronounced now that my stomach is smaller. The first hunger pang I had after surgery scared me to death---it hurt and I thought something was wrong with me. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> I eat a tablespoon or so of Peanut Butter on a saltines, an ounce or 2 of cheese, half a Protein bar, etc. whenever I get the hungries every 2-3 hours. I really hope this is normal, because I have been doing this since my surgery. I have found it helps me to snack on small stuff about 5-6 times a day instead of having 3 meals a day.[/quote']

Boy am I glad to read this! I have been struggling with this the last few weeks. Those painful hunger pangs are really something, much more bothersome than when I had a full size stomach. I am going to try what you do and eat every few hours to stay ahead of the hunger. I'm on an acid blocker so I don't think it's that. I just think since our stomachs only hold a small amount it moves thru more quickly.