If you are maintaining your weight, this may not be a problem. But I'm the wrong person to give you advice because I never experience real hunger. If you are certain that this is not emotional/head hunger and it continues to concern you, consider discussing it with your surgeon. Having seen many patients, he/she may be able to put it into perspective for you.

Sorry this is happening! I am only 9 weeks (almost) out and can't really comment, but have to tried the pouch test? I think that is what it is called. I think it kind of resets your pouch to more like it was after surgery. Hope this helps. Good Luck!!

What is eating at you?

for me that would be more emotional old habit eating. However if you are sure it is not head hunger then honestly you should consult your nut or surgeon. This may be a step your body is taking to help you get calories you are missing or whatever. That's really a surgeons place to say or nut . What ever you decide remember any change is best passed by your surgeon or nut. You just don't know when something is a sign of illness or not anymore. If you do consider the pouch test please consult your surgeon first some do not like it because face it folks our pouches are not new and shouldn't be treated as if they are. I advocate caution because of my experiences and new belief that your doctors and nuts and psych docs if you have one is there to help you just as much as your pouch is a tool to be honored and treated with respect. good luck my friend and you are doing something right if your going through this and not gaining get your vitamins and protein though. oh and water.

When was your RNY? my original one was 12/10/10

Hmmmm....my first guess is what you are experiencing isn't true hunger.Many other things can masquerade as hunger....

1. being tired
2. being thirsty
3. caffein can stimulate hunger
4. carbs will stimulate hunger (the carb craving cycle)
5. artificial sweeteners can stimulate hunger
6. our bodies can associate certain situations/activities with eating (like movies and popcorn, or watching TV and munching)
7. emotions can trigger the desire to eat (for me it is stress)

Are you feeding your body what it needs? Getting enough water, vitamins, and protein?

JJ

Great points JJ! I am going to print this and put it on my refrigerator

When you have a meal what is it composed of? Are you getting 20 grams of protein in a meal? Is it dense food not soups/chilis, etc?

Are you bored?

These are all the things I have to ask myself every darn day.

Hello. I can help you with what possible is happening to you. I am 22months Post Op. Research have NOW found and determined that those of us 18months and beyond are now experiencing what they have termed as "Hyperinsulinenemic Hypotensive. I believe that is the correct spelling. I have READ tons of comments from WLS RNY Patients who are experiencing this. Symptoms are right after they eat...shortly they become EXTREMELY HUNGRY. What is happening is your Pancreas are letting off an ENORMOUS amount of insulin into your blood stream when you eat (eventhough you are eating a small amount compared to a normal persons stomach)...the insulin is DROPPING your Blood Sugar very rapidly as it helps to move the food into your cells. It is fairly new to the medical field but they have seen an ENORMOUS amount of us displaying this problem and issue. Go Online and Look It up as it will explain all the details. HOPE this HELPS...Rachel

Rachel,
Interesting read on hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia... looks like the simple solution is staying away from carb rich meals, which is what we should be doing anyways. From what (little) research I did it sounds like the symptoms are not hunger tho, but confusion, lightheadedness and loss of consciousness... Interesting....