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Severe Hunger pains after gallbladder removal

Posted by misslisa @misslisa, Jun 1, 2019

Hello. I am a 40 ye old female. I had gb removal a year ago and have recently started severe hunger pains throughout the day?? They come suddenly so I feel like I might projectile vomit at times. Usu don't last long. Seems like if I eat they go away but it happens even when I should not b hungry?? I had these symptoms briefly just before the surgery also but not near as bad. Also tried drinking alcohol 4 mths after surgery and less than 1 drink projectile vommiting.again tried after 1 year and same result... I take ppi twice a day but otherwise healthy 110 lbs no medical issues. Hate feeling like this. Any suggestions welcome plz

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Ethan McConkey, Moderator | @ethanmcconkey | Jun 1, 2019

Hi @misslisa that must be so frustrating to have these hunger pains.

I wanted to share this thread on back pain after gallbladder removal as you will find others who have had the same or similar procedure: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-cholesectomy-gallbladder-removal-chronic-back-pain/

I also would like to tag fellow Connect members : @claytamos @kozlo52, @roisemaire, @paula1957, @sq2753sw, @johnetteg, and @bertbiz as they have all had their gallbladder removed and may be able to share their experience, and whether they had similar symptoms.

Back to you @misslisa, what has your doctor told you about these hunger pains? How much food does it normally take to make them go away?

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misslisa | @misslisa | Jun 2, 2019
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@ethanmcconkey

Hi @misslisa that must be so frustrating to have these hunger pains.

I wanted to share this thread on back pain after gallbladder removal as you will find others who have had the same or similar procedure: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-cholesectomy-gallbladder-removal-chronic-back-pain/

I also would like to tag fellow Connect members : @claytamos @kozlo52, @roisemaire, @paula1957, @sq2753sw, @johnetteg, and @bertbiz as they have all had their gallbladder removed and may be able to share their experience, and whether they had similar symptoms.

Back to you @misslisa, what has your doctor told you about these hunger pains? How much food does it normally take to make them go away?

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Thank u so much. I recently saw the Dr. And she doubled my Prilosec . Suppose to Fu if it doesn't help. Says it could take 6 weeks if it is an ulcer. I don't feel like I have an ulcer. No burning feeling etc. However when I feel the pains I do seem to belch a lot . As far as the food... It could be just a few bites of banana and it seems to help? The feeling is like an hollow feeling...gnawing at my stomach like severe hunger.

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larleymae | @larleymae | Dec 18, 2019

Hey this recently has been happening to me I had my gb removed in August and almost straight after a week later I had pains I was back in hospital found out I had acute gastritis, that cleared up a few weeks later and I been fine eating what I want till almost a week ago I’m getting these intense like hunger pains almost similar to the gallbladder attacks I’m worried the gastritis is back but I hope it’s not going to last long

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abidali | @abidali | May 17, 2020
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@larleymae

Hey this recently has been happening to me I had my gb removed in August and almost straight after a week later I had pains I was back in hospital found out I had acute gastritis, that cleared up a few weeks later and I been fine eating what I want till almost a week ago I’m getting these intense like hunger pains almost similar to the gallbladder attacks I’m worried the gastritis is back but I hope it’s not going to last long

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Hi there I was reading about ..I had removed my gallbladder laproscopic before 3 weeks ..can u tell me wat kind of that hunger pains feels like ..are they spread towards back n chest.. feels like tightness discomfort..?? kindly help and share about

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abidali | @abidali | May 17, 2020

Hi there I was reading about ..I HV removed my gallbladder laproscopic before 3 weeks ..can u tell me wat kind of that hunger pains feels like ..are they spread towards back n chest.. feels like tightness discomfort..??

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bellsebub | @bellsebub | Sep 17, 2023
In reply to @ethanmcconkey "Hi @misslisa that must be so frustrating to have these hunger pains. I wanted to share..." + (show)
@ethanmcconkey

Hi @misslisa that must be so frustrating to have these hunger pains.

I wanted to share this thread on back pain after gallbladder removal as you will find others who have had the same or similar procedure: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/post-cholesectomy-gallbladder-removal-chronic-back-pain/

I also would like to tag fellow Connect members : @claytamos @kozlo52, @roisemaire, @paula1957, @sq2753sw, @johnetteg, and @bertbiz as they have all had their gallbladder removed and may be able to share their experience, and whether they had similar symptoms.

Back to you @misslisa, what has your doctor told you about these hunger pains? How much food does it normally take to make them go away?

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I had mine out eight days ago and I am so hungry all the time and it's not just hunger pains I'm light-headed and dizzy like I'm hypoglycemic.

I feel like my body is not really digesting the food or getting calories from it or something?

I'm also slightly constipated which is the opposite of what they said would happen.

I feel like my body is not producing enough bile to break down my foods.

But I also want you to know that I used to be on a PPI and I found that it aggravated my stomach pains so that I felt much more hungry than I normally did although it alleviated so many other problems.. and then I switched to famotidine instead which is an H2 blocker instead of a PPI and that greatly helped my symptoms.

So my stomach does hurt a little bit when I'm hungry and I can definitely feel that I'm hungry even though I couldn't tell I was hungry before the gallbladder removal... I can definitely feel hungry now but it's not that my stomach hurts horribly at this point it's that I literally get dizzy and feel like I don't have enough blood sugar.

And eating and eating and eating and I'm not an eater normally. I'm eating so much food and I'm still losing weight. I've lost more than 10 lb in one week.

And it's still going down. Granted I was a chunky monkey and I'm less of a chunky monkey now but this is definitely not how I wanted to lose some weight 😵‍💫

I understand that a lot of people are saying that they have similar experiences but what I want to know is why, what's wrong, and how do I fix it?

I'm literally to the point where every time I eat something I'm following it up with a sweet treat to have the extra calories.

I lost 2 lb since yesterday. My face looks like I'm a cancer patient or like I'm on that diabetic weight loss miracle shot thing that people are taking my skin is just hanging off of my face 😞

Something feels wrong and I don't know how to fix it.

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rmccoy | @rmccoy | 5 hours ago
In reply to @misslisa "Thank u so much. I recently saw the Dr. And she doubled my Prilosec . Suppose..." + (show)
@misslisa

Thank u so much. I recently saw the Dr. And she doubled my Prilosec . Suppose to Fu if it doesn't help. Says it could take 6 weeks if it is an ulcer. I don't feel like I have an ulcer. No burning feeling etc. However when I feel the pains I do seem to belch a lot . As far as the food... It could be just a few bites of banana and it seems to help? The feeling is like an hollow feeling...gnawing at my stomach like severe hunger.

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Any resolutions? I have the same issues

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