HELP! I am 3 days post -op and feel great. No pain, tolerating water and protein shakes. My only issue is that I AM HUNGRY!!! I don't see how I am going to drink liquids / pureed foods for the next 27 days! I this normal to feel so hungry??

Yeah i remember experiencing that, but mayber further out post op. Just remember to keep your protein up and dont forget to alternate your fluid intake, that helps with staying full.

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Eeee....27 days! That's a long liquid phase post op. Mine was a week. In any case, the longer you stick to it, the easier it should get.

Are you on any kind of acid reflux medication? Some people say that acid mimics hunger.

I'm about three weeks post-op and not hungry at all. Mentally I want the taste of various foods--almost anything that isn't a freaking protein shake--but not hungry at all. And anytime I measure anything to eat--3 or 4 ounces--it's too much.

We are, of course, all different. But please check on the acid reflux possibility and then examine whether it's head hunger or actual hunger.

Best of luck.

Wow 27 days! My surgery Sept 18, tomorow & they prepared us to begin to eat on 8th day what we can mash with fork like soft potato or vegi's. Thou wont be much. Mushy stuff. Good Luck & Stay hydrated.

I am 3 days post op too and having the same problem! I am going to try upping my liquid intake since I know I don't get enough there. I also have some vitamin chews...maybe having something to chew would help you.

Can you freeze your protein shake and eat it like ice cream?

3 hours ago, Booandfrida said:

I am 3 days post op too and having the same problem! I am going to try upping my liquid intake since I know I don't get enough there. I also have some Vitamin chews...maybe having something to chew would help you.

Can you freeze your Protein Shake and eat it like ice cream?

Actually, the extreme hunger has subsided. I did make some very brothy veggie chicken soup and blended into a both. It's very satisfying.

On 9/17/2017 at 1:44 PM, Mimi of 7 said:

Wow 27 days! My surgery Sept 18, tomorow & they prepared us to begin to eat on 8th day what we can mash with fork like soft potato or vegi's. Thou wont be much. Mushy stuff. Good Luck & Stay hydrated.

27 days is liquid and puréed food time together. I wish day 8 was soft food for me! Good luck to you too:)

On 9/16/2017 at 5:00 PM, Newme17 said:

Eeee....27 days! That's a long liquid phase post op. Mine was a week. In any case, the longer you stick to it, the easier it should get.

Liquid and purred together:(

I know someone who used to freeze the protein shakes. I might try that.

I found I was very hungry by the 5th day. Not just hungry but also sick and tired of peeing. I don't understand people saying they stay full in liquids, mine go right on through and I was peeing 2x's an hour and never "full". So we began sugar free jello, and pureed soup a couple days early and that helped immensely! Now, I'm on soft/pureed foods and find that none of them make me sick, and I can easily eat 4-6 ounces and then I'm stuffed..lasts generally 2-3hrs and then I'm hungry again (tummy growls kind of hungry, even with liquids)

Is that just me?!is that about normal?

Edited September 29, 20178 yr by amandaaok

On 9/29/2017 at 1:29 AM, amandaaok said:

I found I was very hungry by the 5th day. Not just hungry but also sick and tired of peeing. I don't understand people saying they stay full in liquids, mine go right on through and I was peeing 2x's an hour and never "full". So we began sugar free Jello, and pureed Soup a couple days early and that helped immensely! Now, I'm on soft/pureed foods and find that none of them make me sick, and I can easily eat 4-6 ounces and then I'm stuffed..lasts generally 2-3hrs and then I'm hungry again (tummy growls kind of hungry, even with liquids)

Is that just me?!is that about normal?

On puréed, they say you should eat every 4 hours. So you’re doing good! I was really hungry on liquids too but then I started adding sugar free popsicles and the bariatric brand protein soup. I don’t understand people who say they are full on just shakes either!