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1 week post op

Twinb919

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I am always hungry stomach making animal noises nonstop what do I do

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Try the Gas-X strips for the animal noises. I was very, very hungry for at least 12 days post-op. I'm PO day 16, and it's subsided.

People say it's head hunger, but it feels the same as actual hunger, so at this point it doesn't matter which is which.

Unfortunately, nothing I did would help it go away. Only time. Even now, I'm not 100% over it.

It was a real blow, because it seemed to me that many people were not hungry at all post-op, and there I was starving.

The only advice I can give you is cry, scream, and rant when you need to. Let it all out. In time, your hunger will die down.

Best to you, @Twinb919.

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Amy Lee    1

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I am 2 and a half months out and I am still always feeling that. It's more of a mind over matter type of thing. I know when I'm hungry and when it's just everything moving along through my system. It's hard to explain but the Hunger noise is different from the food moving along my system. You will get to learn your body all over again. This is the time you get to know what noise or pain means what!

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mylighthouse    782

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Make sure that you are eating Breakfast, lunch and dinner and then your Snacks inbetween meals... so that you are getting in 5-6 meals a day.

As you are one week out, you are probably on the full liquid diet phase (not sure-everyone is different). If you are on full liquids, just drink some Protein shake or eat a snack of healthy low-sugar yogurt without fruit in it. The Protein will help fill you up better than anything else will. Also make sure you get plenty of liquids.< /p>

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Bufflehead    6,358

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Feeling hungry and rumbly stomach noises are both common symptoms of too much stomach acid. Too much stomach acid is a common side-effect of gastric sleeve surgery. Most surgeons put their patients on a prescription for a PPI after surgery, such as omeprazole (Prilosec), Nexxium, or Protonix. If you aren't on a drug like that, contact your surgeon and ask for a prescription. Or, start taking one over the counter. I know for omeprazole the standard dose post-op is 40 mg per day, 20 mg in the morning and 20 mg at night.

If you are on one of these drugs already, contact your doctor about either increasing your dose or trying a different, stronger drug.

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chickee    35

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It's good to hear there may be some relief in sight, I'm 8 days post op and so hungry... I've been wondering if this is the way it will be forever...

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