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Posted 12/4/2013 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
My apologies if I've asked this question before...my senior moments...

Does anyone have any problems with hunger after getting a jpouch? I don't know if this is what's caused it but I just can't seem to control my hunger and it's started ever since my very first surgery last year.

My problem now is that I just continuously keep eating from like 8 am to like 1 pm and come 2 pm, it feels like I start settling down and then I hardly eat after that. Then, the cycle repeats the next morning.

Before I had my surgery (my UC days), I was pretty normal eating 3 meals a day and was able to become full and it's not like I ate big portions, either. My diet was rather restricted due to the disease.

But then, I recall when I had my very first surgery last year, soon after when my surgeons started me on a liquid diet, I remember going down to the store in the hospital and buying a small bag of candy. I would just eat the whole bag in a day or two. Soon after surgery, I was craving sweets so bad. That didn't stop even after I had my takedown, but now I'm somehow trying to control the sweet tooth. My issue now is with the hunger.

How is everyone else? Are you able to get full after a meal? What is your routine like? Is my issue something I should bring up to my GI or surgeon?
Posted 12/4/2013 3:40 AM (GMT 0)
I have almost the exact same thing happen to me. I have a bag and have had one for Almost 7 years. This didnt start until about a year ago for me. But some mornings I get up and I'm starving. No matter what or how much of it I eat I am still hungry. Usually it goes away by about 1. If I can make it until 1 without eating at all I won't be hungry the whole day. Sometimes it lasts all day. But usually just until about 1. I asked the dr and they did a lot of tests and can't find anything. It's very annoying because its making me fat!
Posted 12/4/2013 5:02 AM (GMT 0)
I'm glad I have someone who I can relate to. Yes, it is annoying. So, there was nothing wrong then, for you. It's strange how it started happening just about a year ago when you've had the pouch for nearly 7 years.
Posted 12/5/2013 1:06 AM (GMT 0)
I am 69 yo and have always been a big eater. Since my ileo in 07 I eat constantly. I am not hungry, I just like to eat. Had a big dinner today about 6PM. It is now 8PM and I am snacking......and will all evening....constantly. Popcorn, ice cream, carmel corn, candy, lunch meat, left overs, blackberry brandy, etc. I eat potato chips by the big bag. I crave salt. I am lucky that nothing sticks. At about 5'7" I weigh 135 to 140 lbs. I never thought to consider it a problem. I just enjoy eating.

Dan
Posted 12/5/2013 2:44 AM (GMT 0)
Just a thought, dehydration can mimic hunger feelings. I've noticed that I tend to be dehydrated in the morning since I go all night without taking anything in. Maybe you need to drink more?
Posted 12/5/2013 7:20 AM (GMT 0)
polishdan - Hope you take it easy, though ....

ActiveUCer - That's a really good point as I seem to always constantly be having problems with dehydration. Thinking back, although I do seem to be taking in a lot of liquid, they see mostly caffeinated drinks such as coffee or tea. I never thought dehydration would be tied to the hunger issues I'm facing. I do eat plenty of veggies so I thought it would cover some of the liquid I should be taking in. I don't know why I just don't like drinking water or any kind of drinks actually. Just gotta try I guess. Thanks.
Posted 12/5/2013 2:05 PM (GMT 0)
I havent noticed any difference other than that now I dont pay any price in pain or discomfort for eating- with UC I not only ended up (by trial and error) on a very boring ultra-low carb diet, but also would get gut pain down the line from eating more than a small meal, not to mention the pain and unpredictability of it coming out in waves of loose stool/mud and D later. Now I can stuff myself like a pig (no issues with big meals), or snack constantly and not pay a price. Fortunately I can now work out to my hearts content, time permitting, without being dragged down by constant gut pain and soreness, so I compensate for all the extra food by exercising more.

The comment about the drinking rings a bell.... The one thing New with an ostomy is that I cant chug a big drink without most ifit going straight to the pouch- one has to sip. Of course that makes sense for a normientoo if the drink isnt going to go strait to the bladder, but in our case chugging a whole glass at once means it rushes through and doesnt give us a full feeling. So to get a full feeling from drinking requires more patient sips every few minutes, something I am still training myself to do. Easy to do at the gym or whatever where one is "busy" , but watching TV say the temptation us there to chug a glass down.
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