Hunger gone after surgery?

H.A.L.A B.
on 12/11/17 9:55 am

I feel hungry if I eat too many carbs. Even so called "good carbs", like fruits or starchy veggies.

When I follow low carb diet - I don't get very hungry.

My hunger depends on my diet.

Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG

"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"

"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."

oneatatime
on 12/11/17 1:09 pm

RNY on 09/01/17

I am three months post op, and I don't often feel hungry. If I go too long between eating, I can "tell" I need to eat... more than I "feel" hungry.

Sometimes, though, hunger hits, and other times, craving**** I'm still working on learning the difference between the two!! Mind and body for me are so intertwined... so I always think about what have I eaten lately, how long since I've eaten, what am I hungry for (protein? likely hunger... something else? likely a craving, and I'll drink my water!).

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rce884
on 12/11/17 5:20 pm

RNY on 09/05/17

I am only 3 months out, but i have a hard time eating because i dont feel hungry i have to force myself to eat. but that is only my experience. and if i dont eat SUPER slow i feel full very quickly.

I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!

Highest weight 311/ Weight day of surgery 271/One Month 257/ Two Months 247.5 / Three Months 241/ Four months 234/ Five months 228

Grim_Traveller
on 12/11/17 8:45 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

On December 11, 2017 at 3:05 PM Pacific Time, T-MAC wrote:

I was told that after you have surgery, you will no longer feel hungry as that part of the stomach is removed or blocked so the hormone isn't released that makes you feel hungry. Is this accurate?

No, this is not true, at all.

Most people have six months to a year where they feel very little hunger, but it almost always comes back. Hunger is a very complex mechanism, both physical, medical, and emotional. There is no magic hormone that controls it all.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

Lucile777
on 12/11/17 8:54 pm

I am 6 weeks post op and have felt hunger. It's not as gnawing and strong as it was preop- that's fr sure. Some days I can go hours without eating (by accident if I'm out) but I felt light headed and had no energy. I had to stop and eat.

(deactivated member)
on 12/12/17 9:43 am

Head hunger has always been my enemy!! Grrrrrrrr...

John Hoffmann
on 12/12/17 10:55 am - Baltimore, MD

RNY on 04/10/06

I has gastric bypass 11-1/2 years ago and still do not ever feel hungry. In fact, I forgot what the sensation feels like. My wife, on the other hand, had surgery about 2 years ago and feels hunger. Guess everyone is different.

John

T-MAC
on 12/12/17 10:59 am - Niagara Falls, on

For those that don't feel hungry or not much, do you still have that extra sensitive sense of smell when you haven't eaten? I know right now as I am still waiting if I am hungry the smell of food is a lot stronger

(deactivated member)
on 12/12/17 2:10 pm

I think head hunger stays-- for me emotionally driven.... but real hunger is the question I guess.

I will do more investigation but from what I understand it is head.

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