For the past 2 days I have awoke in the A.M. with what feels like hunger pangs. They come in waves or intervals of about 2 seconds each, about 10 seconds apart. They are pretty painful..now get this..they are stopped by eating. They go away for about 2 or 3 hours and return again. When I eat they go away. They seem a little too painful to be regular hunger pangs. I am on regular food per my doc. This happen to anyone else? :confused2:

Where are you getting pain from and how long has it been since your surgery?

It feels like right in between where my ribs meet, where my stomach is (probably where my band is I guess). I've had my gall bladder removed a couple years ago, so it's not that. I was banded on 2/4/08.

Hunger pains can be pretty darn painful for me these days, If I'm really STARVING. Dont know why but it has been like that since I was banded. Every now and then they're really really bad.

I had those same type of pains. For me, I had them my first week post-op and it felt like a wave of pain that would sometimes accompany actual hunger grumbling. I think it was just that my stomach was irritated from the surgery and so hunger pains were actual painful. Now, they're gone and when my stomach growls, it doesn't hurt.

How long ago were you banded? Of course, the prudent answer to your question would be to ask your surgeon.

When I was right around where you are post-op, I had hunger pangs from hell. I'd be ending my night at work and driving home and get the loud gurgle and very hard cramp of my stomach. It was because I had ended my eating for the day about 4 hours prior and my body was hungry. I have no idea why they hurt more after banded. Maybe it's the pulling on the band when the stomach contracts? I have no idea.

Yes - this happens to me - my doc said it was because I was not taking in enough calories - he said it was because my "gluycose" level dropped. Hope this helps.

M

I know this is old but I have these exact pains and are relieved by eating or drinking.