Re: Question of Post -Op head hunger

November 3, 2001

I wonder if this is also helped along by a lack of B vitamins. They are

really necessary when quitting smoking and I think some deal with B vitamin

deficiency with wls. Could be only in the RNY but you might check it out.

Might help with the issue.

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>In a message dated 11/3/01 8:49:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>nsyncmom2001@... writes:

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><< Not a day goes by that I don't battle with head hunger. I quit smoking

> when I had my surgery and I don't struggle nearly as much with that as I

> do with the eating issues. I keep telling myself it's time to seek

> therapy, but I haven't made the move yet. I find myself grazing on

cereal

> just so I can enjoy chewing...the mental part is really tough. >>

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>Hi, I don't know how long ago you quit smoking, but I had extremely

extreme

>desire for eating pretty constantly after I quit smoking, for about 7 or 8

>months. After that it was noticably reduced, to before I quit. So maybe

this

>could be the problem, and it will hopefully go away? I hope so.

>Sheryl

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