Please evaluate what I'm eating - Why am I always starving?

You've gotten some great responses and I would only add that allergies to food can cause hunger like this. I have so many allergies that I've gotten allgery shots for the past 3 1/2 years.

You might want to try switching out your milk for Almond Milk. Also, try going gluten free instead of lower or no carbs. Typically, but not always, processed milk products like cheese and yogurt don't bother people who might be lactose intolerant and it does seem like alot of people find out they are lactose intolerant after this surgery - at least from what I've read. So, your cheese might still be okay. I am lactose intolerant now and I can tell you that I get that sort of painful grind in my stomach that you are talking about when I drink regular milk.

I hope you feel less hungery soon - that's a terrible feeling. Ugh.

Everything looks good, however I have read situations where people had to change to a different PPI script bc what they were on didn't work. I would def ask your doctor about trying a different one.


I'm sure once you are on dense protein it will help so hang in there.


~Lori

Food looks good. Not sure if you are aware that Tums contain Calcium Carbonate, and in turn can cause rebound acid reflux/acid overproduction when you are a PPI. Just to let ya know so while you are trying to combat the acid reflux with the PPI you could be causing rebound reflux with the Tums. Plus, be careful using them as they are notorious for causing kidney stones for us.

As for your food, it looks good. Mushies don't hold me long even though I never experienced true hunger, I could eat those foods, and be empty faster.

Also, in regards to your PPI, that one might not be working for you and you might need to change.


I did not read through all of the replies, but these were my initial thoughts when I read your original topic.

As for hunger, Ghrelin is a hormone. It doesn't immediately leave our system just because the main producer is removed from the body. So, you might continue to feel hunger, and ghrelin is produced in other parts of the body. Also, not all VSG patient get 100% resolution of hunger.

Agreeing with Tiff, regarding Tums.. Try Gaviscon liquid. It works better, and no rebound issues.

My nurse told me that all her sleeve patients say the same thing...about feeling hungry.  I didn't feel that way until around week 4 after my surgery.  She assures me also, that all her patients tell her it eventually goes away.

She suggested I do the 3 meals as usual, but eat a small snack twice in between meals.  You all might try that.  It seems to have helped my some.

And make sure you get all your fluids in and she said at least 800 calories per day.

Hope it helps.  I am still learning also. 

 Thank you all so much.  I was told to take the Tums and then transition over to Calcium Citrate.  I'm going to try that this week.  

It gives me comfort to know that this may not last forever.  I'm pretty miserable.

I remember feeling the same way at that point.  (It was really  like the  hunger pangs that I had experienced when diabetes had started). 

Up until then, I could not feel anything from my sleeve. But considering the nerves are cut during the surgery and take time to recover it should be expected that we would have abnormal feelings as they heal. (I relate it to phantom limb pains in amputee -- the nervous system is just regrowing and the brain is trying to make sense of the new signals it is begining to recieve.) 

  I really think it is just part of the healing process.  It does seem to go away for most in a few weeks.  Good Luck!!