I see a lot of posts about people having a big appetite, or not feeling restricted after surgery. Is this common or not the norm? I'm 2 days post on and have 0 interest in food. But I'm a little worried if I all of a sudden have a big appetite again.

My appetite didn't return for about 10 days. But the amount I eat has been significantly reduced. For example one egg for breakfast and I'm stuffed. I do have to eat more frequently. When I track how much I eat for the whole day it's maybe 20% of what I used to.

I have a big appetite but my stomach won't let me eat it, lol. My mind wants 2 pieces of chicken macaroni and cheese , greens and cornbread , or a biscuit, but my stomach can only hold a drum stick. I have managed to stay away from the biscuits and cornbread though. If I were to eat a biscuit or non Protein foods I would fill up really quickly. My Nut said after surgery our stomachs would hold a cup of food. I can't eat a half of a cup of food (not complaining). When I eat now its like an automatic switch and I stop. If it is something I really like I wait it out til that food goes down and then eat some more but that was early on when I was starving from liquids transitioning to solids.

It's normal not to have an appetite yet. It will come back but everyone is different as to when and how big. What I can say is it doesn't matter how big it is you can only fit so much in before feeling full and if you try to over eat from there you will have a very uncomfortable reaction. So don't worry to much about it, you will be fine. You will be amazed at how little you eat before becoming full.

One thing I can say is there are certain foods you can eat alot more of than others. I think someone referred to them as slider foods. They are always the empty foods I should not be eating in my experience. Like crackers. I was told I could have wheat thins and soon realized I could eat alot of crackers. Weak moment. Lol. If I eat protein foods like chicken etc I can only eat about 3 oz

I'm 7 months post and I still do not get hungry. I have to keep my food/fluid journal to stay on track or I would never eat. It is the weirdest thing I could never of imagined my relationship with food to change so much. Plus my tastebuds have changed..so what I use to love does not taste all that great. Good luck on your journey

My appetite did not return until I was about 8 months post op. Now at 13 months post op my appetite varies from day to day. Some days I am really hungry and some days not so much. I do eat more on days when I really workout hard. It all seems to balance out in the end. I have maintained my current weight for the last four months.

I'm 3 weeks post op and my appetite has returned and my sense of taste seems to be sharper. I don't yet know if this is a good thing, only time will tell. It's truly a case of my eyes being bigger than my stomach because I get full quickly which was the scenario I was hoping for, an enjoyment of food but a limited ability to eat too much.