Do you feel hungry?
Yes, most people who have RNY have their hunger sensation return by a couple of months post-op, but not everyone does. I am 7 years out and haven't felt physical hunger since surgery.
People usually describe their "new" hunger as very different from the stomach gnawing type of hunger they felt before surgery, though. They usually describe it as an "empty" feeling.
Keep in mind, though, that no matter what kind of weight loss surgery someone has, psychological food cravings almost always return at some point.
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Yes. Most people do.
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I had read so much about people not feeling hungry post-surgery and I was all, "Finally! Freedom from the tyranny of food!" Sadly, that is not the case. I was definitely feeling hunger early out and I would be satisfied once I ate. I do get cravings for certain things and I have had to learn to tell the difference. The trickiest thing for me is learning when I am full. Sometimes I'll get hiccups as a signal, but every now and then I've eaten too fast and blown past the fullness signal and had uncomfortable times. I am learning to resist the "one last bite."
Jen
Sleeve patients experience hunger too.... but yes, I get hungry post surgery. at normal times of the day and it is easily satsified