Question:
Why dont I feel full?

I eat 2 oz 4-6 times a day but when I eat I don't get a full feeling.. does anyone know why.. I just never feel full and I have the worst time with my bowels moving only every 4- 5 days    — Carrie B. (posted on January 3, 2002)

January 3, 2002
Water? 64 oz or more? And what are you eating (in general)? Real food at this time or mush? Liquids & mush might move through too quickly to hit your full-o-meter. I don't know without asking you 100 questions, but just some random thoughts....
   — vitalady

January 3, 2002
Are you sure your not getting a full sensation? I know I never really felt the sensation in my new pouch for the first few months, but what I did feel was a pressure up in my left shoulder, right under the clavicle. The nutritionist said the feeling I was experiencing was an indication of fullness...and said you can also get experience a feeling of pressure in the center just below your ribcage or nausea as another indication of being full. Like the previous poster said, not knowing what you are eating or what stage of the game you are at makes it hard to determine why you might not be feeling full. As far as the bowel movements, all of my life before surgery I used to go 4 or 5 times a day, but since surgery I only go once every 3 or 4 days which is a big change for me. Of course I am only eating a few ounces once or twice a day (long story) and so I am not consuming the amounts of food I was before WLS. It is not unusual for your bowel movements to slow down and get further apart inbetween them... just be sure and get in the water so that you don't get constipated from the added protein you are consuming. Good luck!
   — Kellie Jo B.

January 3, 2002
I don't always get a "full" feeling--usually only when I've eaten too much. I try to stop when I am "satisfied" meaning when the food starts to not taste so good and my attention starts to wander. I think it is more the norm to have decreased BMs after surgery. It has evened out with me to every 3 days or so but I have gone like 8 days early on--I started to worry but asked the doc and he said as long as I feel ok not to worry.
   — ctyst