I don’t know if it’s head hunger, but I feel like I was literally hunger after surgery. Still to this day. I’m 3 days out. Is it because I’m on liquids and everyone is eating food around me?

Also- my surgeon says the hunger feeling may be just irritation to the lining of my stomach from surgery.

Please tell me other people felt hungry?? I know it’s only 3 days out but what if my stomach is too big or this isn’t going to work for me

I've been drinking >64oz water. I take 40mg protonix daily. I feel like I'm broken! ?

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I had surgery on the 18th. I am not hungry at all.

I've been drinking >64oz water. I take 40mg protonix daily. I feel like I'm broken! [emoji849]

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I feel the same

Me too. 3 weeks out. The dietitian told me it's in my head but I'm 57 and I'm pretty sure i know what hunger pangs are by now, surgery or no surgery. I've been on pureed diet for 1 week. I just don't feel satisfied. At all! [emoji53]

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I have to agree with you... I just want to eat! They say it’s better once we are on solids it will be better... I’m 5 days out... and trying to get my water down

I remember extreme hunger just a day or two after my surgery. It lasted for weeks until I could start soft foods. The liquids and purées did not fill me up. The beginning is the worst. It will get better.

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions

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I could have chewed my own leg off I was so hungry the week after surgery.

I started feeling better around week 3 when I was getting about 1000 calories per day. Today, I'm still eating 1000-1200 calories per day and don't feel hungry at all.

But man...that pre-op diet and the post op first week....that's starvation. It's necessary, but it sucks. I envy people who don't feel hunger after surgery. I know some people don't. But some do, and it's not "head hunger" which is ludcrious when you're eating starvation level calories.

"Head Hunger"= I just ate a 400 calorie balanced meal, but a Burger King comercial just came on and now I want fries.

Real Hunger= I've been eating less than 700 calories (less than half of my basal metabolic rate) a day for three weeks and have just had major surgery which further increases caloric demands on my already starving body.

We need to stop throwing the term "head hunger" around to describe any time fat people are hungry...to do so under starvation levels of calorie consumption is pathological....ie: eating disorder mentality.

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Makes me think about the people on the tv show naked and afraid- they go 21 days with only a few handfuls of stuff to eat. Man that is mental toughness, right there

I’m on day seven after surgery and I am so hungry. I can start full liquids tomorrow, which means premade protein shakes, creamy soup, yogurt and pudding. I can’t wait, and I know it’s not solids, but I had to be better than the first seven days.


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG: 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

Omg, I am so glad there isn't something wrong with me!! I'm only 4 days post op and starving!!!! I'm mostly just angry that I can't eat normal foods. This broth, jello, water s*it is not cutting it. I understand why....but for friggs sake, I thought post op was supposed to be easier, not harder. SIGNED, HANGRY MN GIRL

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I told my surgeon I think he left all of the epsilon cells. He laughed and said it was all in my head.

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I’m on day seven after surgery and I am so hungry. I can start full liquids tomorrow, which means premade protein shakes, creamy soup, yogurt and pudding. I can’t wait, and I know it’s not solids, but I had to be better than the first seven days.


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG: 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

I hope it gets better for you, TexasMommy80. I think it's going to get better for us all when we get past the healing stage of this surgery.

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Makes me think about the people on the tv show naked and afraid- they go 21 days with only a few handfuls of stuff to eat. Man that is mental toughness, right there

Haha, yeah, crickets, leaves and moss is not my idea of fun!

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52 minutes ago, JoJoWazoo said:

Haha, yeah, crickets, leaves and moss is not my idea of fun!

I buy cricket powder and have it in smoothies for protein and fiber...lol. It's not so bad, tastes kinda nutty.

On 4/22/2018 at 6:49 AM, Creekimp13 said:

I could have chewed my own leg off I was so hungry the week after surgery.

I started feeling better around week 3 when I was getting about 1000 calories per day. Today, I'm still eating 1000-1200 calories per day and don't feel hungry at all.

But man...that pre-op diet and the post op first week....that's starvation. It's necessary, but it sucks. I envy people who don't feel hunger after surgery. I know some people don't. But some do, and it's not "head hunger" which is ludcrious when you're eating starvation level calories.

"Head Hunger"= I just ate a 400 calorie balanced meal, but a Burger King comercial just came on and now I want fries.

Real Hunger= I've been eating less than 700 calories (less than half of my basal metabolic rate) a day for three weeks and have just had major surgery which further increases caloric demands on my already starving body.

We need to stop throwing the term "head hunger" around to describe any time fat people are hungry...to do so under starvation levels of calorie consumption is pathological....ie: eating disorder mentality.

I have to somewhat disagree with you here. I eat 300-500 calories a day, but I have no physical hunger. I do have head hunger though, and it feels IDENTICAL to physical hunger. It took me a while to figure out the difference between the two. I had to realize that I only feel hungry when triggered by something, seeing food, smelling food, even thinking about food. Secondly, I had to realize with head hunger I don't want just anything, a healthy snack isn't appealing, I only want specific things, and usually unhealthy things. So it is possible to be eating at starvation levels and not have any physical hunger.