Nausea during Pre-op Diet
Did anyone else feel nauseous all the time during the pre-op diet? Is it a side effect of eating low carb? I feel great when I wake up in the morning, but I feel very nauseous by the afternoon, which lasts the rest of the day. This is the third day that I've felt this way, and I am on day five of the diet. It is making me crave toast or something to settle my stomach, but nothing I'm allowed to eat helps.
Height: 5'5" HW: 290 Consultation Weight: 276 SW: 257 CW: 132
on 3/7/15 5:50 am
i had nausea, too -- I personally think for me, it was my body trying to get me to eat carbs. I compare it to withdrawls -- you feel sick, but really, it's just your body trying to justify/trick you into giving in to it.
The other aspect is that if you aren't drinking enough, you can definitely feel nauseated. So, do make sure you are hydrating.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
on 3/7/15 6:17 am
The pre-op is tough. It really is. I look back and I am so proud I made it through! You will, too. You got this!
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
Did anyone else feel nauseous all the time during the pre-op diet? Is it a side effect of eating low carb? I feel great when I wake up in the morning, but I feel very nauseous by the afternoon, which lasts the rest of the day. This is the third day that I've felt this way, and I am on day five of the diet. It is making me crave toast or something to settle my stomach, but nothing I'm allowed to eat helps.
yes,likely carb withdrawal. drink all the broth and other things on your diet to help as well.
For me, the pre-op diet was the worst part of this whole process. You only have 9 more days to go! Hang in there, it'll get better.
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150 lost and maintaining!
I was extremely sick but I was on the cabbage soup diet before hand. I got to the point that I was unable to even hold my head up. I came here and learned that every surgeon has a different pre-op diet and some do not have any pre-op diet. I switched to broth instead of the cabbage soup along with whatever else was allowed that day and did much better.