I have had my gastric sleeve surgery April 24th 2023. I am currently 6days post op. No pain, little sore. I am able to take in my 64oz of fluid (clear). And starting full liquid in 2 days, for two weeks. Im so hungry and would die for some puree. I walk as much as i can considering I dont have as much energy at the moment.
Please how did you cope with the hunger while on the liquid diet?
How long before puree food?
Thanks for any response. I really appreciate it ??

While some do feel hunger after surgery, they are the minority. Are you sure you’re really hungry? May seem a silly question but after surgery our head seems to play more games with us because of the stress & emotional after effects of the surgery. Plus our hormones are often all over the place. We feel hungry because we may have used food to comfort us or we’ve subconsciously looking for something familiar in our upside down world. And of course we often what something more when we can’t have it. It’s all head hunger not real hunger. Craving a specific food, flavour or texture (such as a purées because you see them more as real food) is head hunger. Distraction is often helpful. Read, craft, check social media, play a game, ring a friend, go for a short walk, etc. Warm drinks can be helpful too.

Post surgery, your body is still producing the amount of stomach acid you needed to digest food in your much larger tummy. Also because you don’t really need the acid to digest liquids, it’s literally just sitting in your smaller tummy causing discomfort, reflux type symptoms or making you think you’re hungry. A PPI can be helpful to reduce the acid. We’re usually prescribed one but if you weren’t you could ask for a script.