Help I am SO hungry!

[Shakti 55]

I was sleeved Monday, October 5. It was very hard to eat initially because of the restriction, but I took it very slowly and eventually took in the requisite amount of fluids. Now I am home and having Protein Shakes, fluids like Soup, Water, etc.

Problem is I am hungry all day! My stomach is growling non-stop, even to the point of hurting - even after I have eaten and feel physically full. The PA said to try some yogurt or sugar-free pudding but there aren't really helping.

I am frustrated and didn't expect hunger to follow me out of surgery. Help anyone???

[BCs 1000 364]

Are you sure it is hunger? My sleeve growls all the time and has some discomfort, but I think it is more the food moving through, not hunger.

I am two weeks sleeved.

[Miss Mac 6,261]

You will be on purees soon, and that will make a difference. I tried baby food but it was so bland, so my boyfriend who eats Mediterranean style (from Malta), took whatever meat and low-starch veggie he was eating and put it in the blender with a little broth.

Having familiar flavors really helped me get over my food funeral misery.At your stage I could only tolerate about 1/3 cup of food at one time, but by the time I was on regular cooked foods (4 1/2 weeks) I could eat 1/2 cup. Closing in on two years, I can eat a cup if the food is not too dense, a bit more if it is lighter fare like a green salad.

Hang in there kiddo. Think of your bariatric aggravations as a right of passage to a new healthy you. I wish you good luck and good health.

[Runner1 52]

Does shakes and Soups count as daily requirement? I can hardly get down 2 oz each meal.

[wrights79 11]

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[ShannonSinTx 31]

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[wrights79 11]

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[Shakti 55]

Miss Mac - thank you for your supportive note. After putting so much into this it is so hard to have hunger as a symptom, but I am trying to stay with the process and to be optimistic!

If my stomach stops growling it will be a victory!

[Shakti 55]

to BCs1000 -

I think it's hunger because it does feel like hunger pangs and is very uncomfortable. Maybe the doc will tell me otherwise...

[Yaberhoo 358]

It could be acid. You might want to take an extra dose of your omeprazole.

[BCs 1000 364]

The reason I don't think mine is hunger is that eating doesn't take the grumbling feeling away at all.

Does eating provide you with any relief?