Hello im 3 months post op. I'm going through what I hope is a phase, where I'm hungry alllll the time. Like I'll eat and be full.. but 10 minutes later I'm hungry again. I'm literally just always hungry. It wasn't like this up until about a week ago. It's worrying me and I just hope it's a phase or something.

I am also 3 months post VSG and I feel similar. But it comes and goes, I notice it especially on days that I burn more calories and am more active. I think I also need to drink more water which would curb the hunger.


VSG date: 11/22/16
HW: 225. SW:222. CW: 192

I am 5 days post op and starving!!!!

After RNY gastric bypass surgery, I completely lost my hunger. This experience did not last forever. It lasted about a year and then my hunger returned except it was not as strong as pre-surgery.

Generally this experience of losing hunger begins once you enter the solid stage. So if you are not experiencing this from day one, give it a little time.

If you are allowing too many carbs into your diet, that may be the cause of the hunger.

I do not know if this loss of hunger is solely experienced by those with RNY gastric bypass surgery or if sleeve and duodenal switch patiences also experience this condition. Perhaps those who underwent that type of surgery can chime in with their experiences.

I'm 6 weeks out post op gastric bypass and Im really never hungry, just know I have to eat, my sister just had the gastric sleeve 2 weeks ago and she says she stays hungry

Oh goodness ok I had my surgery in 2007 at 357lbs and today I am 132lbs! So during my journey I have had plenty of trial n errors but I wasn't afraid to admit it and ask for help. Listen 3 things you can't go without or skimp on no matter what is 80oz of water, prescribed vitamins and 25grams of protein 2x a day! If you don't your gonna feel hungry, your gonna feel tired your gonna loose your hair your gonna over eat your gonna get light headed! Also really don't eat little bits of food through the day it's known as grazing and defeats the purpose of what the surgery is intended for. Weight loss... don't focus on the what failed instead focus on the why? Trust me it's going to get better and your going to love the new you!

I am 5 days post op and starving!!!!

I am at 3 days post op and I am starving also!!! I am so glad this is normal though. I have been doing a ton of reading. At first I was so worried that something wasn't right or didn't work! I hope this passes quickly!

I'm four months post op and I had the same thing at about three months where I was hungry all the time. In fact I still get hungry but not as much as I did a month ago. Must just be a phase our bodies go through.

With a sleeve try drinking more water daily. That's tends to help me stay feeling full....along with dense proteins in multiple small meals

On 3/12/2017 at 6:58 PM, c86mc said:

Hello im 3 months post op. I'm going through what I hope is a phase, where I'm hungry alllll the time. Like I'll eat and be full.. but 10 minutes later I'm hungry again. I'm literally just always hungry. It wasn't like this up until about a week ago. It's worrying me and I just hope it's a phase or something.

I have the same experience! I've been hungry since 2 days post op! Now I'm 2 months out and can eat denser protein it's better... But I was led to believe my hunger would be gone.. Not increased! ?

On 3/12/2017 at 6:58 PM, c86mc said:

Hello im 3 months post op. I'm going through what I hope is a phase, where I'm hungry alllll the time. Like I'll eat and be full.. but 10 minutes later I'm hungry again. I'm literally just always hungry. It wasn't like this up until about a week ago. It's worrying me and I just hope it's a phase or something.

I have the same experience! I've been hungry since 2 days post op! Now I'm 2 months out and can eat denser protein it's better... But I was led to believe my hunger would be gone.. Not increased! ?

On 3/12/2017 at 6:58 PM, c86mc said:

Hello im 3 months post op. I'm going through what I hope is a phase, where I'm hungry alllll the time. Like I'll eat and be full.. but 10 minutes later I'm hungry again. I'm literally just always hungry. It wasn't like this up until about a week ago. It's worrying me and I just hope it's a phase or something.

I have the same experience! I've been hungry since 2 days post op! Now I'm 2 months out and can eat denser protein it's better... But I was led to believe my hunger would be gone.. Not increased! ?

I'm 5 days post off on the full liquid diet and starving right now; mostly OK during the day. I'm drinking lots of fluids though!

I am at 3 days post op and I am starving also!!! I am so glad this is normal though. I have been doing a ton of reading. At first I was so worried that something wasn't right or didn't work! I hope this passes quickly!

It will, keep the faith! I felt like you and can't believe I'm 3 1/2 months out already. It's coming and remember you why and celebrate even the smallest of victories. Congrats!

I'm 5 days post off on the full liquid diet and starving right now; mostly OK during the day. I'm drinking lots of fluids though!

It will get better, keep the faith! I felt like you and can't believe I'm 3 1/2 months out already. It's coming and remember you why and celebrate even the smallest of victories. Congrats!

Dehydration can cause you to feel hungry when really you're thirsty. It's absolutely necessary that you get in your fluids and protein. I had to set a 15 timer in order to drink more fluids.

I'm three months out and have never felt hungry. I went on vacation recently and found that when I'm stressed I have head hunger, not actual hunger. I even felt like I was hangry. But then I realized that I was also craving the wrong foods during that time. So I understood that I'm not really hungry but that I need to recognize that when I'm stressed my head hunger is going to raise its ugly head and I need to drink more fluids and not give in to grazing. And I wasn't hungry from my first day of the post op diet.