7 weeks post op and I'm STARVING!!!

Daisy23
on 1/7/15 9:42 am

It's been 7 weeks since my sleeve surgery and for the last week and a half I have been soooo hungry!  I did not feel hungry at all until last week. I don't know what I'm doing wrong!  I have been eating very high protein (80-100 g/day), between 700 and 1000 calories a day, no high carbs, no sugar... but about 45 minutes after I eat I feel actual hunger pains. 

 

Has anyone else experienced this?  If so, what causes it and how do I get it to stop?

 

Thanks!

GoBlueGirl1998
on 1/7/15 11:39 am - MI

Are you taking an acid reducer? 

Im just over two months and take on everyday and I havent been hungry yet.

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Gwen M.
on 1/7/15 11:39 am
VSG on 03/13/14

Are you taking a PPI such as Prilosec or Nexium?  Acid often mimics hunger and a PPI solves this for a lot of us. 

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cindylou59
on 1/7/15 7:35 pm

It could be a couple of thimgs. Are you eating enough protein? If you are filling up on empty calories then you will be hungry.

 

AHow's your fluid intake? One symptom of dehydration is hunger.

 

Are you using artificial sweeteners? They stimulate hunger.

Dan1962
on 1/7/15 8:09 pm - Syracuse, NY
VSG on 09/23/14

Two things to check, dense protein and acid reducer.  If I sick to meat, fish, nuts etc, I last up to 4 hours.  If I eat greek yogurt, I'm hungry in an hour.  Also, the only problem I have with acid is the mimicking of hunger....its my signal to tai a pill. I usually need one every 2-3 days.  Good Luck!

  

    

    
Tracy D.
on 1/7/15 10:18 pm - Papillion, NE
VSG on 05/24/13

First, how many grams of carb are you eating a day and what kind?  You say you aren't doing "high carb" but even moderate carb will spike hunger at this point.  

Second, 1000 calories a day is a LOT at 7 weeks out so that's why I'm questioning what you are eating besides protein.  Fruit and "healthy" starches will still make you hungry.  Stop eating them. 

Third, if you aren't taking a PPI for acid you may need one.  Excess acid will mimic as hunger.  Next time you feel this "hunger" at 45 minutes after a meal try taking a couple Tums.  If the "hunger" goes away then it wasn't hunger...it was acid and you need a PPI or need a stronger one.  

 

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hollykim
on 1/8/15 2:10 am - Nashville, TN
Revision on 03/18/15
On January 7, 2015 at 5:42 PM Pacific Time, Daisy23 wrote:

It's been 7 weeks since my sleeve surgery and for the last week and a half I have been soooo hungry!  I did not feel hungry at all until last week. I don't know what I'm doing wrong!  I have been eating very high protein (80-100 g/day), between 700 and 1000 calories a day, no high carbs, no sugar... but about 45 minutes after I eat I feel actual hunger pains. 

 

Has anyone else experienced this?  If so, what causes it and how do I get it to stop?

 

Thanks!

are you getting 64 oz of fluid a day? Dehydration after makes itself know as hunger.

 


          

 

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