Question:
NOT EATING ENOUGH

I have not had a appetite in 3 weeks and i was wondering if this was normal. I lost 19lbs since june and i am 14 post months post-op. I feel grateful to still be loosing this much after a year out. I exercise, get my water in, eat my protein bars & shakes and try to get in food..But when i eat after a couple of bites i feel sick. Please help, any advice would be greatly appreciated. I've lost 15lbs since last month..Ex. I had lunch today. A side salad, and 5 piece nuggets. I ate half of the salad and 2 nuggets. I normally could eat the whole side salad and 5 peice. It seems like when u are getting ur liquids in that u dont have room for food....Nicky 208 goal 165    — Nicky-28 (posted on August 18, 2004)

August 18, 2004
My husband and I are 9 & 10 yrs out. We find that our appetites wax and wane like this. Sometimes, it seems like we just cannot get enough to eat, and other days, just not interested. Some days I can eat an alamring amount, the next week I eat like a rookie. That all seems to be normal. When and what are you drinking? Are you nauseated or what do you mean by sick?
   — vitalady

August 19, 2004
I have been feeling like this latey. i have been under a lot of emotional strain.
   — mrsmyranow

August 19, 2004
My eating seems to go up and down also. One day I can't get enough the next I feel like I'm eating all the time. I'm also finding that outside temperature has an effect on how much I even feel like eating. Continue to make sure you are getting enough water, eat protein first, then fruits & veggies, carbs if there is room. This too shall pass. Good luck.
   — Deni A.

August 19, 2004
Niki...you should call your surgeon. Even though you're pretty far out from surgery, you could have gotten a sticture of the stoma. I had to have my stricture dilated at about 10 weeks post op, but from what my physician has said and from the letters I've seen here, strictures can happen at any time. The surgeon can set you up for an endoscopy and if there is a stricture, it can be fixed at that time. Good luck & God bless.
   — Katherine F.

August 21, 2004
I would be prasing God for loss of appitite your keeping some down drink your proteins get to goal if there is no pain or throwing up sometimes I go thru times of no being able to eat much during this time I sip on Gatoraid at 3 yrs out I lost 14 lbs in 11 days no reason I was seeing my PCP
   — Kathleen M.