Question:
Does anyone feel hungry but only able eat 2ozs. then 3 hours later feel hungry again?

   — Flora R. (posted on March 27, 2005)

March 27, 2005
Hello, I am just 1 week post op and I am beginining to feel hungry. I can eat 2 or 3 oz and then 1 hour later I am hungry again. I sam eating a few oz every few hours but am still below my toatl requirement and I think this is normal!! In time, when we can eat a full 4 oz, I think it will last for about 4 hours or so. kathy
   — chatty kathy

March 27, 2005
That's normal. You still have to fuel your body and heal. 2 oz isn't much fuel to go on. I still eat or drink a protein supplement every 2-3 hours. 10.5 yrs out. It keeps me more in control of everything.
   — vitalady

March 27, 2005
yup...pretty normal stuff :-)
   — [Deactivated Member]

March 28, 2005
Yes, I feel hungry and am never able to eat more than 2-3 oz at one sitting. My Dr recommends 6 small meals a day like this!
   — elainefryman

March 28, 2005
I am 1 year and1 month post-op and I can eat about 3 ozs at a time, but less than 2 hours later I am hungry feeling again. So I will drink something instead of eating, but the hunger feeling is still there so I get busy doing something to detour the hunger feeling. In having very low blood sugar the last 3 weeks I have had to eat 6 small meals and 2 snacks to keep my blood sugar up above 45. But I am getting hungry more often now so I guess yes I have had to do the same about eating 2 to 3 hours cause of feeling hungry.
   — mspisces

March 28, 2005
Yep pretty normal for me. At first I ate just a little every two hours. If I waited or put myself off I tended to overeat and was misirable so Ive learned to listen to my body and when truely hungary then I eat.
   — jenafwife