Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. But I just had my gastric sleeve last Tuesday (the 18th), and while I'm still on liquid stages, my hunger level has definitely rose to an uncomfortable level. Anyone else had/have this experience?

Are you drinking fluids and consuming protein as per your doctor/dietician guidelines?

Are you sure it's hunger you are feeling? Not acid reflux perhaps? Are you taking something to reduce stomach acid at the moment?

Have you touched base with your dietician?

Are you drinking fluids and consuming Protein as per your doctor/dietician guidelines?
Are you sure it's hunger you are feeling? Not acid reflux perhaps? Are you taking something to reduce stomach acid at the moment?
Have you touched base with your dietician?

Well, I think I know the difference between hunger and acid reflux. And besides the pain meds I was given, they gave me pepcid for heartburn, which I'm not having. I'm drinking a lot of premier protein meal replacement, but I'm still craving real foods. I mean it's only been 5 days since mine, so I plan to call them this week anyway to ask that [emoji57]

My head hunger level has been annoyingly high a few days post-surgery. If I could eat everything, I would. I'm also on a full liquid diet for two weeks post-op, so the need to have real food means I am getting a little desperate at this point.

Any chance that you've been playing around with different temperatures of your liquids? A good friend of mine @Myhorseisfattoo told me that warm liquids tend to "fill" her up in a comforting way, versus cold liquids.

51 minutes ago, Bebeak said:

Well, I think I know the difference between hunger and acid reflux. And besides the pain meds I was given, they gave me pepcid for heartburn, which I'm not having. I'm drinking a lot of Premier Protein Meal Replacement, but I'm still craving real foods. I mean it's only been 5 days since mine, so I plan to call them this week anyway to ask that

Sometimes one or two of the symptoms of acid reflux can feel like hunger, and if you aren't taking any acid reduction medication at this point in time, there may be too much acid in your stomach for the amount of food you are consuming.

It is not uncommon to feel hungry if too much acid in the stomach or if have acid reflux.

"When we eat food, the stomach is stimulated toproduceeven greater amounts of stomachacidand to empty even faster. ... We often confuse dyspepsia withhunger because you mayfeelshaky, slightly nauseated or weak and eating food makes the symptoms disappear."

https://familydoctor.org/condition/dyspepsia/

1 hour ago, batty_vsg said:

My head hunger level has been annoyingly high a few days post-surgery. If I could eat everything, I would. I'm also on a full liquid diet for two weeks post-op, so the need to have real food means I am getting a little desperate at this point.

Any chance that you've been playing around with different temperatures of your liquids? A good friend of mine @Myhorseisfattoo told me that warm liquids tend to "fill" her up in a comforting way, versus cold liquids.

Hey - I did say that!

Another thing that works is a few swigs of chobani yogurt smoothies. Creamy, drinkable. Yum.

Sometimes it's reflux. Sometimes it's mental cravings. Sometimes it's hunger. Sorry.

But for the new people who think they are alone. You're not.

Sometimes it's reflux. Sometimes it's mental cravings. Sometimes it's hunger. Sorry.
But for the new people who think they are alone. You're not.

Thank you so much @GreenTealeal, that really helped. Because I was starting to wonder if something was wrong with me, and I know it's not just reflux and definitely not only mental to me

6 minutes ago, Bebeak said:

Thank you so much @GreenTealeal, that really helped. Because I was starting to wonder if something was wrong with me, and I know it's not just reflux and definitely not only mental to me

Use the search tool, read some threads, don't let it control you

Safe Journey ?

Will do.... thanks!

OMG I was just telling my friend how confused I was! Ill search as well

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Well, I think I know the difference between hunger and acid reflux. And besides the pain meds I was given, they gave me pepcid for heartburn, which I'm not having. I'm drinking a lot of premier protein meal replacement, but I'm still craving real foods. I mean it's only been 5 days since mine, so I plan to call them this week anyway to ask that [emoji57]

I had mine in the 20th, and I crave real foods, but then I mentally think, is it really worth getting sick for at this moment, I have a popsicle, or water, and walk a little. You can do this, hang in there, you are not alone in this thing, WE GOT THIS MA'AM!

Hear, hear ma'am!

I had my surgery the 20 th and could barely get anything but broth down on the 22-24th when I get home . Then all of the sudden my hunger came ROARING back last night . It seems this is common once your stomach is healed enough it seems to come back on line and say “feed me” !! But the reality is it is not really healed enough to handle solids , hence our need to to move through liquid to puréed foods . I am going to try the yogurt today and see if that helps and maybe try some cottage cheese early if necessary . But it’s quite odd and disappointing as I expected zero hunger post surgery?

You know???? I had that same expectation, zero hunger post surgery. Boy was I disappointed [emoji35] lol

Well I wanted quick healing and to get on with life. Oh I was going to exercise, eat a proper bariatric diet, NoBody told me I would have a PICC LINE in my upper left arm, be fed 14 out of 24 hours 7 days a week TPN and no scheduled termination. Maybe the end of January, maybe into February? March will be my Six month Surgiversity, surely not THAT LONG? Mind you I will retain it as long as Drs Needleman and Noria say so, but this was not the "paint by number masterpiece" I was planning all along. I wanted to go to Kings Island and Cedar Point in 2019, maybe the Ohio Statehouse, do I show up with my backpack , battery pump and bag of feeding fluid. I'll be right there with the people on oxygen and tubes in their moses, and when they finally remove it, will I have a permanent scar on my upper left arm? Not really That Vain but people might think I had skin cancer or they removed a small tattoo on there. But it is what it is, and although the Good Times aren't Rolling maybe they are Still Ahead?