Does anyone else find that they have to make themselves eat?

I'm almost 6 months post op and I'm still having trouble eating. Either I'm just not hungry - nothing appeals to me- can't believe I'd ever feel like this. And then when I do think I can eat something, usually one or two bites-small ones, and I don't want anymore. I'm having a terrible time eating enough protien - heck eating much of anything. About once a week, I find that I'm actually hungry and am actually able to eat a little something without feeling nauseous or vomitting. My hair is starting to really fall out and I know I've got to start eating more protein, but again usually I just don't want anything, either I'm not even a little bit hungry or I feel as if I'd be sick if i ate anything. Is this normal?! ................... Then on those rare occasions that I can eat and feel like eating, I find myself terrified that I'm eating too much and that I'll start gaining weight. *sigh* Please someone else tell me about their experiences, and if you've had any of these problems. I have learned that fatty foods and some dairy products make me sicker than other foods. Breads sit in my stomach like a lead weight. About the only thing that i can count on not making me nauseous is liquids-except milk. Milk, some yogurts not only make me nauseous but they never fail to give me diareah. Vegetables are the least likely food to make me sick.... so far. Does this get better? About when? For the most part most of the time I prefer to just not eat anything, but I know its not healthy. Six months ago who would have ever thought that I'd ever have to make myself eat food. Me?! The emotional eater... the person who hid what she ate, who ate 'snacks' between, before and after every normally scheduled meal? The person who could once have eaten a 16oz t-bone, huge baked potato and salad with yeast rolls, attack a desert bar (left to my own devises with no one around to make me feel guilty) and try a little bit of everything that looked good and an still be able to eat any steak anyone else had leftover. The person who could go to a chinesee buffett and fill my plate no less than 3 times before hitting the desert bar... the woman who during her previous marriage would start eating ice cream-from a box that was half full-when I was left at home alone during the weekend and before the weekend was over would go to the store and buy another box of the same ice cream so I could eat half of it so that the remaining ice cream in the box would look as if I'd never eaten any of it. Who would have ever thought that person would be struggling to make herself eat enough to stay healthy. I keep telling myself it will get better and that I don't have to fear slipping back into my old cravings and habits. I suppose that is a large part of the problem, when my stomach/pouch does feel as if I could eat without getting sick, I worry that I'm eating too much. Yet, several times when I was having one of these day, I've made myself keep a record of what I've eaten, and even though I feel like I've made a pig of myself - like today - I find that I really haven't eaten much at all. Today 1 scrambled egg - w/ one slice of cheese. 1/2 of a new protien bar I found called Detour _ tasted good and didn't feel like a cement block sitting in my stomach. 2 oz of a ham/cheese/onion/maccoroni casserol And that's it! yet emotionally I FEEL like I've pigged out today. Yesterday I had 8 oz grapefruit juice, 1 oz fat free cheddar cheese, 1 slice diet whole wheat bread and 1 oz extra lean ground beef. I ended-up vomitting the bread and beef and didn't want anything else for the remainder of the day. Now a week ago I was able to eat 2 oz extra lean ground beef w/homemade spaghetti sauce and a tiny bit of noodles without any problem. There just doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason regarding what will make me nauseous or vomit and what won't. Sunday I actually had a craving for homemade chicken and noodle soup (very little 'soup' involved the way I make it) I had about 1/4 cup without any adverse side effects. Monday I tried to eat a little for lunch and it repeated on me ... and made me nauseous all day long. I just don't get it. Frozen sugar free/ fat free yogurt seems to be the only thing that never makes me sick. That and peppermint tea. Go figure... but if I eat the frozen yogurt two days in a row, then well lets just say its better than exlax. *sigh* I guess I just want to know if ANYONE is experiencing or has experience anything like what I'm going through..

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