I am 6 days post op, and started mushies last night...so far i have had some pintos n cheese from taco bell, a bit of cottage cheese, and then this am i tried to have some malt o meal after my coffee....my question is, alot of times i have a rumbly tummy, i am not quite sure if it is hunger or gas.....also i have stomach cramps when i take a bite sometimes....i had it with the cottage cheese before bed and the malt o meal this am, but not with dinner (the beans) so is this normal??? what is it?? should i stop mushies and go back to full liquids for a day or so (please dont say i should lol)

I also feel a burning sensation when i eat or drink sometimes...is this normal?

I guess i am over analyzing every pain and sensation for fear of the "stretch the pouch" thing....i dont want to do anything that will hurt me in the long run, but crap I am hungry and want to eat!!

just testing sig

I'm 8 days out and my stomach is pretty rumbly too. Like you, I sometimes can't decide if it's a growl or something else. I started mushies yesterday and it is going pretty well so far, no cramps.

I'm mostly confused about hunger and fullness, I can't seem to tell what I feel.

If you are burning when you eat you need to slow down. Take smaller bites. The growling is totally normal. You don't necessarily HAVE to feed yourself when you growl, because you're gonna be growling loudly and a LOT for about 30 days or so. You can throw something to the monster when he growls just to shut him up, but I found that growling didn't necessarily mean I was "hungry." I fed him more to shut him up.

My stomach makes all kinda of weird moans and groans has since day one and I was banded a year ago. Mine is so loud sometimes when we are taking a test in class everyone in the near vacinity hears it, they first thought it was hilarious but now they just know it is the tiger in my tank!

I like that....tiger in my tank!

I was banded on the 7th too! I've got to be on liquids for another week. I don't mind it so much cause I haven't been hungry AT ALL. Today is the first day that "real" food has even sounded good....I have a craving for a chicken taco! Even the thought of pintos and cheese sounds good! lol.

I've been walking and walking but I'm still full of gas. That's my only complaint. My stomach rumbles all the time. I'm assuming its just gas and not hunger pains though. I take sips, but still kinda feel tightness when I swallow. It's not really uncomfortable, it's just more paranoia. I can't tell if I'm full or not...and I don't want to keep sipping and stretch the pouch. I'm with you...I overanalyze everything. I'm just ready to know what is "normal" and get on with it. And the sooner I can have a bite of a taco...the better! :smile: