Feeling fullness after surgery is quite a new experience.

Feeling fullness after surgery is quite a new experience. Patients who have had surgery share with pre-surgery patients that “you will know” when you are full after surgery. Fullness changes after surgery. There are several ways that you might “feel” fullness.

Some of our patients hiccup, sneeze or quickly sigh to indicate they need to stop eating. You may also feel fullness or pressure right below the rib cage, food may quickly lose its taste or you might have some nausea or heart burn. Post-surgery patients have also shared that they sometimes had to learn when to stop eating before they felt full, otherwise they will be overfull.

Learning your own full signal may take a few tries, but you will quickly figure it out.

thank you for this!

This article was right on time for me! I was beginning to think something is wrong with me! When I'm full I get the pressure or tightness below the rib cage and some am nausea. Thank you for letting me know this can be normal.