hungry all the time???????

2 weeks ago I was lucky if I ate 1/4 cup at my meals, not much was settling........... Now for the past 2 weeks, I'm hungry all the time, I can eat (at some meals) 1/2 cup and still don't feel satisfied. All's I think about is food????? I don't eat bad food, but on & off during the day I'll have grapes or graham crackers, etc. Has this happened to anyone????? The only difference is for the last 2 weeks I've been on an Anti- inflamatory called Mobic 7.5 mg, could this cause the hunger?  Maybe I should go back to liquids for a week??????? Kelly

When you are eating your 1/2 cup of food, what kind of meal are you typically  having?  Is it a meal full of proten or more carbs or other food that goes down easy?   I find if I eat a protein dense food like chicken or beef, I can barely finish my serving.  Have you tried drinking water or another calorie free beverage to see if that curbs the "hunger" instead?   I'm not sure what else to tell you otherwise - I'm 10 1/2 months out and I still don't have that sensation of hunger like I did before surgery - its a different kind of hunger and I'm easily able to differentiate between actual hunger and just boredom and wanting something in my mouth.  Sometimes those old habits die hard though and I have to catch myself just grabbing something for no reason because its there. Not sure if the new med would affect things - might not hurt to check with your doctor and see.  Hope you can get past the hurdle soon and hang in there.  :) Michelle

Michelle, Usually I eat my protein first then a veggie, Last night was Walleye fish and grapes. Tonight was Steak and green beans. I went on Webmd and looked up the medicine, it says it can cause weight gain, and is bad to take if you have heart disease, etc. It can cause bleeding to the stomach.......I'm not going to take these anymore and see if that's what's going on. Thanks for posting. Kelly

Hi Kelly.....it sounds more like head hunger to me. It could be the meds....call your pharmasist or doctor and check it out. They would know what side effects that med has. I too can eat more if it isn't dense protein. I eat about 2/3 to 3/4 of a cup now depending on what it is. My meal is at least 85% protein. I try very hard not to do carbs because carbs just makes me  want to have more. Usually drinking crystal light will satisfy me if it is head hunger. Good luck...hope you get some answers on here that can help. Hugs, connie d

Connie, I'm really begining to think it's the medicine, Webmd said it can cause weight gain, which tells me it makes you hungry. I will call the Pharmasist though. In the mean time I'm going to stop taking the medicine. It wasn't really helping anyway. Thanks for posting, Kelly

Hi Kelly, Is Mobic an NSAID?  Since it's an anti-inflammatory, it might be.  That's a no-no anyway for us with pouches.  If it can cause stomach bleeding, I think it may be wise to kick that drug to the curb.  I don't know what you're using it for, but the risks may outweigh the benefits. Good detective work - on whether it's causing the hunger... Good luck,

Lori, OMG! I talked to the Pharmasist it is a NSAID..........Can 2 weeks of taking it once a day hurt my pouch? I better call the nurse tomorrow.........I have on my chart now at the pharmacy no NSAID's. Here all along it was this medicine doing this to me...............Uhhhh. Thanks for posting, Kelly

Kelly - I'm sure you're fine.  Don't panic.  2 weeks isn't so bad.  You can call the nurse anyway to let them know. It's good you caught it early.   I take Advil liquid gels once a month for period cramps if necessary and I'm doing fine.  I also took quite a bit of Advil after my plastic surgery when I couldn't get any more narcotics.  Just don't make a routine of it. Not to worry - all will be well!  Lesson learned! Take care,

Kelly - way to check out that med, sounds like you're on to something there. But just wanted to say also that maybe your body is adjusting because you went through an awful long streak of not being able to eat. What does Baker suggest as a serving (1/2 ****tc.) at this point?

Amy, Ya, Come to find out it's a NSAID............. I'm going to have to call Sandy tomorrow to see if it could have done any damage or something.......... They say 1/4 cup, and when it get's closer to 6 months I can have 1/2 cup. Kelly