your stomach area will continue to make very loud noises-- its weird. If you just had the surgery your original stomach might have that hunger issue because it just happened but it goes away since its not "connected" anymore. As for your pouch- you can have hunger pains but I never did in the beginning-I did have "mental" hunger and still do (LOL) but you said it wasnt that!!! Huh? the only time I get those is when I haven't eat in a while and it is usually the case cause I was sooo busy I forgot to eat or whatever. Your pouch/intestines might be making the noises cause its still in shock and its sending that hunger thing to you-- definitely ask the nurse cause it is definitely common. I was a real message of help wasn"t I ? Sorry-

Tracy

I had MAJOR rumblings that reminded me of hunger pains but it was all way below my stomach/pouch area so I decided it was gas. I took the GasX strips and that usually helped a lot. Stop and think about exactly where these rumblings are...if they are not in the middle of your chest I don't believe they are hunger pains. Remember things are "rearranged" now.

There is a theory -- a supposition really - that claims there are two distinct types of hunger - 'real' hunger and 'fake' (mind-only) hunger.

I personally do not believe this distinction is accurate - I beleive hunger is hunger whether your body needs nutrition or not. However, and this is an important however, I do believe this concept is a useful tool when fighting hunger. When you know for a fact that your body does not need additional nutrition and you're still hungry, lying to yourself and telling yourself that this is not 'real' hunger but 'fake' hunger, can be helpful. i.e. You tell yourself "I know this is fake hunger so I'm going to go distract myself from thinking about food by engaging in an activity (walking, etc.) where food is not the focus. By distracting yourself, you hopefully engage in a win-win. You win first by not consuming calories your body doesn't need and you win also by engaging in an alternative behavior that is heathier.

So even though I don't buy the whole 'two kinds of hunger' thing - it is a myth that is also a very useful construct for GBS patients. I use it and I encouraging other to use it as well. Sometimes a lie is far more useful and convenient than the truth.

I haven't been hungry at all since surgery. I'll be 9 weeks post-op on Wednesday, and I have to make myself eat.........sometimes before I realize it, I'm feeling really sluggish, and see the time, then realize that it's been 6, 7, 8 hours since I've had anything.
I hope this passes for you.

For about a week after my surgery I, too, had hunger pains. It passed, and now I have to remind my self to eat. It does get better real fast!

My 'tummy' will still make funny noises. My g'daughter will be snuggling with me before she goes to bed, her head/ear will hear my tummy and she'll laugh & tell me "Mim, your tummy is really talking to me tonight!" I ask her what is it saying to her and she'll come up with all kinds of ideas! LOL
I believe there is a "head" hunger for me, but I think it's because I would use food as a consoler. I would eat, munch, and graze when I wasn't hungry. I'm trying to stop the cycle of quitting one bad habit for another one as I did when I quit smoking nearly 15 years ago!

My take on those hunger pains is that your actually thirsty. Seriously, the next time you feel those pains drink water and wait 25 minutes.

Keep in mind that the 64 oz's of fluid are reccommended for a normal size human being. Most of us start out twice as big as normal and really should be drinking 4 ltrs of water a day minimum.