Question:
why do i get such terrible hunger pains
I had bypass in May, I have lost 60 lbs and love it. I would do it all over again. But when I get hungry, the hunger pains are so intense that they make me nauseaus and I am doubled over almost. I just don't understand. Has anyone ever heard of this before? Help please — pattipooh59 (posted on January 9, 2007)
January 9, 2007
Are you sure these are hunger pains? I'd be curious as to what others
think. Congrats on the 60 lb weight loss. How much more do you have to
go?
— Sheri A.
January 9, 2007
I also question if these are truely hunger pains. Have you called your Dr?
My surgeon told us that I wouldn't actually feel hunger pains for at least
a year.
— Lost4Ever
January 9, 2007
Well, I do believe that you get hunger pangs, I get them too! And I'm only
7 months out. I just think we are all so different and that you probably
need to eat something in between meals, if you already don't, and try to
make it healthy and proteinish. My husband still doesnt get it that when I
get hungry, I HAVE TO EAT NOW!!!! otherwise I get a bad headache and
nausea as well. So, I carry low fat crackers with me in my purse and make
sure I always have water or crystal light with me or in the car. Drinking
a little always help to tie me over until I can get something nutritious in
me!
Hope this helps... good luck. OH and btw, it wouldn't hurt to ask you Dr.
about this as well, ya never know, it still could be something else, since
like I said, "we are ALL DIFFERENT!" Good luck to you and
congrats on your 60!
Shirl -94lbs... 125 to go...
— DCHEERMOM
January 9, 2007
You also may consider having a quick check for ulcers. Believe it or not,
pains that mimic hunger pains are associated with ulcers. Just a thought!
— Tallmama
January 9, 2007
see your surgeon, try driking water hunger is sometimes mistaken for
thirst. were you transected? like others said you may have a ulcer.or even
gallstones, you need to be checked out. congrats on the wonderful loss
— bob-haller
January 10, 2007
I had been having the same thing. I found out mine was an ulcer. I started
taking prilosec and the pain has diminished. I found that if I get sick
(vomit), it opens back up. I was having to eat every 2 hours to keep the
pain away, but now that the prilosec is doing its job, I dont get that pain
anymore. Its wonderful not living in pain! Congrats on the 60 lbs!
— Courtney B.
January 10, 2007
I would definately call your Dr. on this. I know I have heard of getting
hungar back around a year, and everyone is different, but I have to say at
15 months out, I still feel NO hungar. I can tell I need something when I
start getting weak. Best of luck to you.
— Melissa F.
January 11, 2007
Pat, congratulations on your surgery. You are still in the honeymoon
period, and I understand your sensation to want more food. I am almost 3
years out now, and here is how I see it: Obesity is a head issue with a
body consequence. The surgery gives us a great tool to use, but it does
nothing to help the head issues of obesity. I don't know why you were
obese or what your story is, but deal with the head issues and it will
help. After almost 3 years, I still have head issues that I deal with, and
the lust for food, both good foods and poor foods is still very real. It
is a daily battle that I fight, and I am sure everyone else does too. I
drink tea, hot/warm tea with lemon, and try and find things to sooth my
stomach, and fight the urge to lust after food, but I do every day,
especially when certain "cues" are present, like anxiety or
anger, I still want to run to food. I might eat less, but the truth is I
still desire to do the bad habits that put me in obesity. Be careful what
you eat, exercise well and drink water/tea (decalf) and take care of your
new body. You will be glad you did. We tell our children all the time
that they dont get everything they want, well when it comes to food, we are
the same way. If we have eaten enough, we need to be a little tough with
ourselves and fight the head issue. Our "head" is very willing
to lie to us so that we will ruin the task we are trying to do. The choice
is yours, but the fight is real. Best to you. You took a huge step in
surgery, don't go backwards. Fight it daily, and realize that the fight is
really for life, not a "period" of time. Patricia P
— Patricia P
January 22, 2007
Hi all - I am 2 1/2 yrs out from surgery and a total weight loss of 150
lbs. While I do not feel hunger the same way as I used to - pangs - I do
get a sick feeling. For the longest time I did not even identify the
feeling as hunger. It was the same way with feeling full - it took a good
while for me to realize the 'full' feeling. During the time while I was
learning the full feeling, I did a lot of upchucking. After all this time,
I still cannot eat chicken, steak, or salad (lettuce). I have found ways
to get my nutrients and proteins but the easiest and best way I found was
SOUP!! It always leaves me satisfied without feeling bloated and
over-full. I call it the Thanksgiving Dinner feeling...but a cup of soup
does it for me.
I wish all of you continued weight loss. I have had many problems
adjusting to this new way of eating and all in all, I can only say that
this surgery forces you to eat several small meals in a day...which is what
keeps your metabolism going - which is what causes the weight loss. I have
not engaged in any exercise programs per se...I just can get around a lot
easier and better now that I dropped the weight. I often think that if I
could have only taken that '6 small meals' advice, I wouldn't have needed
the surgery. But as I am a weakling when it comes to certain things, I
will never regret my surgery. Improved health is worth everything to me.
I am 58 yrs old, so all those heart, sugar, joint, etc. problems were
creeping and sometimes running in. I am free of all those problems now.
Blessing to you all in 2007.
— sangal105
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