GERD fake hunger!!??

[abj85 1]

I was sleeved on 11/20/17 GERD is messing with me and making me think I am hungry. I just had my omeprazole increased and waiting for that to help anyone else have this problem?

[Creekimp13 5,838]

Question: Why do you think your hunger is fake?

[Janey01 6]

I had this as well when my reflux meds ran out at about 6 weeks and I didn't renew the script. It wasn't until I told the nurse that I would get really hungry every 3 hours that she told me I shouldn't be so soon after the sleeve. Back on meds and it is much better but not completely gone I have been wondering if I should top up with chewable when I get the feeling or increase the nexium.

[abj85 1]

Question: Why do you think your hunger is fake?

Because I experienced this before surgery when I had eaten a lot. It happens now too when I have eaten.

[Creekimp13 5,838]

Interesting! Thanks.

[KarenOR 180]

How is your GERD hunger different from regular hunger? I am on meds twice a day, so I really don't think my hunger is GERD, but I am hungry all the damn time and it's making be irritable and generally crazy. I can't imagine it's GERD hunger and I know it's not head hunger. I thought after surgery, you aren't supposed to feel hunger. Guess I'm just lucky.

[Creekimp13 5,838]

I'm post surgery, and I'm hungry all the damned time. LOL. Tummy isn't growling, but I feel that kinda light headed pokey feeling when my blood sugar gets low, and I get kinda headachy. It's definitely hunger...cause I eat and it goes away. Just nice that 4 ounces does the trick now:)

[EagerPenguin 159]

On ‎12‎/‎23‎/‎2017 at 11:25 PM, abj85 said:

I was sleeved on 11/20/17 GERD is messing with me and making me think I am hungry. I just had my omeprazole increased and waiting for that to help anyone else have this problem?

Yes! I totally had this problem at first (sleeved 12/7). I don't know what made it calm the heck down, because I didn't change my meds, but by one week out, maybe a week and a half, I wasn't hungry all the time just some of the time. Maybe my stomach acid just needed time to chill. The PA at my surgeon's office told me GERD hunger is definitely real, though.

[EagerPenguin 159]

8 hours ago, KarenOR said:

I thought after surgery, you aren't supposed to feel hunger.

I thought so too! Then I had the surgery, and turns out even after my GERD settled back down, I'm still hungry. Right now I think it may have to do with the liquid diet. Maybe once "real" foods are back in my diet it'll get better. Hope it gets better for you, too!