Hunger Question

[sh1211 38]

For all the veteran's who've had RNY Gastric Bypass I would like to ask you if you find yourself hungry at all once you adjusted to your new life? With the sleeve one of the side effects is lack of hunger because of the reduction in the Grehlin hormone, is it the same with the RNY?

Thank you,

S.

[James Marusek 5,244]

I had a RNY about 20 months ago. One of the interesting things to me was that after surgery I completely lost my hunger. Now 20 months later, hunger does not drive me. Sometimes I think I encounter "head hunger". This is when your head tells you, you should be hungry even if you are not.

[esskay77 785]

I am almost one year out and I do get hungry but it's not like before. And it doesn't take much to get rid of the hunger. But, I try to make sure I have a bunch of small meals all day now so I don't get hungry.

[eli nuno 0]

I am 6 years out and I do feel hungry quite often if I eat comfort food. Put if I stick to schedule meals with Protein I don't get hungry. I do deal with head hunger.

[Mayaresearchmom 104]

I usually don't feel hungry at all, I do however get headaches if I skip a snack, or if I get busy and am late eating a meal.

[trudip 0]

I am 5 yrs out and sometimes I am hungry and other times I think my bigger stomach is the one wanting the food. Sometimes hard to differentiate even this far out.

[Greenize42 62]

I don't think I experience what I used to call hunger. It's more like head hunger most of the time and I feel empty. It's hard to explain.

[trudip 0]

True and unless someone has had it they don't understand

[sh1211 38]

Thank you everyone for the continued feedback.

[Lebim 381]

I am 2.5 years out and I experience a lot more head hunger than normal hunger but I most definitely get hungry for real. I have to eat something about every 2-3 hours or else I start to get hungry.

[Lebim 381]

I don't think I experience what I used to call hunger. It's more like head hunger most of the time and I feel empty. It's hard to explain.

I know -exactly- what you're talking about referring to feeling "empty." I still swear that's real hunger but it really isn't is it? :/

Edited January 29, 2015 by Lebim

[Djmohr 6,965]

I am 4 months post op and I do get hungry especially if I end up eating more carbs than I should. If i stick to a high Protein meal with good carbs (veggies), it keeps me fuller longer.

If I do get hungry in-between meals I will actually drink a cup of fat free milk which fills me up until the next mean plus it gives me good Protein.< /p>

By the way, my hunger kicked in right after I started working out more vigorously. Also it takes very little to make that feeling go away.