In the first to 3rd weeks after surgery you will get a HUNGER feeling. As explained to me by my surgeon and dietitian:

To the woman: You've heard of 'Braxton" contraction??? I'm sure you have. Well its equivalent. Think of your new pouch as a newborn baby, because in a way it is. It's crying, it needs something. Because of the trauma it has just sustain, its a bit confused, so it tells the brain what it's feeling, which is hunger, because at this stage, that's all it knows. The signal isn't mature enough get, like a newborn, to tell the brain, NO, Im THIRSTY not hungry.

Just because you can't see the inner stitches, and all the cuts, like you would if you had a skin trauma, like a very deep knife wound on the skin, we tend to think just because we feel great its ok to do house work, and go back to work. Remember what this surgery entails, YOUR INTESTINE have been surgically re routed!.

.If you had a heart transplant or a shunt put in, you would NEVER consider over doing it, Same thing ladies and gents. This is MAJOR surgery, your body's signals have been disrupted and need a moment to reconnect.

Your stomach is still alive, its just a bit confused because its been chop away and hasn't had time to readjust. DRINK Water FIRST!!!!.. if that doesn't do it, follow your food PHASE stage foods your allowed to be eating. Don't eat a steak!!! or watered down mash potatoes (in less ok by your nutritionist) .

This post is just to let you know that this is a very normal sensation. Hunger is what the tummy does, But REMEMBER its the BRAIN that tells the body it need Fluid to make you salivate. So when the 'Newborn' tummy cries, the brain thinks it hunger. They will reconnect when your stomach realizes its a pouch now. It will begin to tell the brain when it needs water or food. So its imperative that let the healing do it's job, and get to know your body and its signals. My mouth only get thirsty now when I have gone for to long without water, that's how I know I've gone to long. you see, listen to your body. So try water first, then try eating from you 'food phase' choices. DONT veer off into normal food. That will come soon enough. Thanx for listening. Hope this helps.

P.S. I wasn't and still am not a Water person, but when that feeling came over me, and my stomach cried, I drank hot broth, I liked the salt taste, made me feel like I was eating a 'flavor". I like beef broth, or I'd have a hot cup of green tea, and just a sip of water, I do that today to, not a water fan, but I drink other fluids to compensate.

Ty for posting this and reminding me. I have bounced back so well on all my other 6 surgeries and not this one. 10 days post op and I'm still getting nauseous, weak, can't sleep, used an electric cart around Wal-Mart because I am scared to push myself and have no where to sit. 2 of my incisions are scaring me making me think they will need packing. I'm bumped out. I am fine mentally if the physical would heal faster. I needed to hear your post. Ty

(((hugs to you)))) I know ist hard when you can't see the inner workings of healing. Problem is the inner body had no air to create a scab..so it must rely on the resourses you provide it to heal faster, and that is REST!!! and unfortunately in this FAST PACED world we live in, we want INSTANT healing, instant photos, instant web pages, instant reply's. The body is NOT instant.

Thanks for the post. I'm 5 days post op and my stomach has been almost quivering and my brain told me it needed food. I can tell you today has been much better.

Thanks for the post. I'm 5 days post op and my stomach has been almost quivering and my brain told me it needed food. I can tell you today has been much better.

Doc said the quiver was from the surgery meds. Hope you feel better soon. I twitched on my lap band removal but not my bypass