Hi all I'm new here! I had my surgery a week ago and overall I think im recovering well, I'm sleeping, walking, and drinking water. My problem is that when I eat strained soup, shakes or even water sometimes, it seems to hit the top of my pouch (I imagine) and although it goes down it causes fairly intense pain for a moment followed immediately by this wave of the most intense hunger I've ever felt. I'm hungry all the time anyway but this is the type of hunger that makes you feel you might throw up, if that makes sense. The liquid then comes up a little bit but I don't vomit and it'll go back down again. I haven't felt not hungry once since the op which is getting me down but this pain is making it difficult to even eat the tiny amounts of the soup etc recommended by my dietician in order to curb that hunger. Anyone else experienced this?

Thanks in advance.

I’m having to same feeling, except nothing is coming up. The pain even wakes me up sometimes, but like you said it’s quick but mine come quite frequently.

I’m having the same problem. The nurse I spoke to thinks either the sips are too big.... or acid reflux. I’m on protonix in morning and night and it’s still not helping. For my sips I’ve been using a 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to drink from and sometimes it works other time nothing is getting down thier! If you find anything that works do tell!!


Sleeved April 9, 2018

Its not hunger it’s acid reflux. Make sure you’re on a proton pump inhibitor. If you’re on one you may need to up the dose.

Really common to have acid during the healing phase and it mimics a gnawing hunger. That timing and reaction are pretty classic for acid.

I’m having this same pain too and I’m asking at my dr appt this week. Sometimes I have without trying to eat or drink anything.

Hi all thanks for the replies. I spoke to my doctor and like Jess said it's acid. He put me on a tablet (not a PPI I can't remember the name I'm sorry) and now it's fine.

Don't be surprised if you find it comes and goes. I'm 7 weeks and my acid is aweful. Now I came from the lap band to the sleeve. I know it's temporary but it is the worse feeling in the world. Im still not comfortable eating meats so I don't.

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