Question:
more food for liquid diet
hi, i am 3days post op. i am having a hard time with the broth. and i dont think i am getting enough water. also is 25%less sugaer kool-aid is ok. please let me know of more things to eat doing this first week. liquid diet is not enough. — JANIECEMOM (posted on July 27, 2008)
July 27, 2008
If you had a RNY Gastric Bypass no Sugar. Get Crystal Light only as the
carories in it are not from sugar. Did you attend any classes before
surgery and did they give you any guidence in any form of printed material.
Broth should be OK, but keep it to a very light broth like liquid chicken
broth. You need 100 Oz of water each day. Don't short yourself. At first
it takes all day to get 100 oz down.
— William (Bill) wmil
July 27, 2008
sugar free popsicicles, the crystal light as already mentioned, 100% fruit
juice, and water are some I can think of right off hand.
— bicngillette
July 27, 2008
The 25% less sugar Kool Aid will make you sick. You can buy unsweetened
Kool Aid and sweeten it with Splenda and drink that (cheaper than Crystal
Light). Don't sweeten it to the 'normal' sweetness at first though. Many
post-WLS people, especially immediately after surgery, find sweet things
TOO sweet...so put about half the sweetener in it and taste it and adjust
it from there. I also did the Crystal Light, but I had to put one in twice
as much water...if I put the recommended amount, it was too sweet and I
couldn't drink it.
If you have trouble with the broth - chicken, beef, lamb are all good - get
some protein drinks and try them. You will need them eventually anyways to
supplement your diet especially on those days you have a hard time getting
protein down. Go to BariatricAdvantage.com, or VistaLady.com and get the
sample packs (or unjury.com makes a chicken broth flavored protein drink)
so you can try the different brands/flavors and find one you like w/o
buying the entire canister to find out you can't drink it.
As for the water...I was told by my dr to drink 2 liters a day (I had my
surgery in Europe), which is about 66-67 ounces. Tea (if you dr said no
caffeine, try decaffeinated or herbal - lemon or raspberry zinger are good
because you can drink them w/o sweetening them - milk (if you didn't become
lactose intolerant), watered down (at least 50-50%) juice, all count
towards your water intake.
I personally found it easier to fill up my 'jug' of water/drink and keep it
with me, with a very small cup...and I'd fill the cup up and drink it...and
just keep doing that for the day. I still do that with a slightly larger
(juice sized) cup, because I hate drinking, and it's a lot less
intimidating to have to drink just that little cup rather than look at the
entire jug. If you keep at it (don't get distracted doing something
else...if you're on the computer, stop every 5-10 minutes and drink a
little cup), you'll have whatever amount of liquids down your dr advised
you to drink.
Please feel free to contact me if you need to 'talk.' It gets
easier...you're just giving your body time to heal from the surgery right
now.
— Hollywog
July 27, 2008
Define "hard time". Doesn't taste good? Won't go down?
Was the band put on too tight? Seems to be a common problem but not the
only possibility.
— GaryLGreen
July 27, 2008
No eating, hon ... The liquid diet HAS TO be enough the first week. You
cannot have food. You could make yourself very sick - don't take the
chance. You should just have a few more days to go until you can begin
soft/pureed foods ... Hang in there - you will make it! :-)
— lauren_marie
July 27, 2008
You had lap band right? I haven't had mine yet, but I've been
"trying" the full liquid stuff so I know what to buy--what I
like. I find that the high protein slim fast in chocolate is good and
filling. Another thing that they told me I could have was cream of wheat
if it was really THINNED down. They also said high protein pudding, jello,
broth, etc. I hope that helps! I'll be in that boat starting Wednesday,
and my surgery is Aug. 4.
— DEMsGirl
July 28, 2008
hi jello I ate suger free jello and chicken broth as well as suger free pop
cycles but the main thing was jello
— bratta
July 28, 2008
Try the following Sugar free pudding made with skim milk, 40 calorie no
sugar added Fudgesicles, sugar free Ice pops, by a fine mesh strainer and
blend progresso chickarina or beef and baked potao soup and strain before
before heating and eating. Shakes made with Nector's chocalate or vanilla
powders. Hope this helps some. Lisa
— ldillabough
July 28, 2008
I AM 6 DAYS POST-OP AND YOU MUST MUST TAKE IN YOUR FLUIDS! ABSOLUTELY NO
KOOL-AID WITH SUGAR IF YOU HAD RNY. I HAD RNY LAST MONDAY. MY SURGEON
TOLD ME TO EAT SCRAMBLED EGGS, TUNA, COTTAGE CHEESE, AND OF COURSE THE
PROTEIN DRINKS. I WAS TOLD THAT WE NEED AT LEAST 48 OZ OF FLUID IN THE
BEGINNING PER DAY. FOR MY FOOD AND FLUIDS, I AM USING AN OUNCE MEASURING
CUP TO ENSURE I DONT DRINK OR EAT TOO FAST. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS
— STEPHANIEJOHNSON81
July 28, 2008
i was not saying that i am not doing what the doctors said, i just dont
like the taste of the chicken broth. i could not find the suger free
kool-aid. so i was aksking about the 25% less one. i do the suger free pops
and jello. i just thought someone have dome diffrent type of broth that i
could try. i have lost 10 lbs,4 days post op. i think i have lose t more
but my period came on the day after my surgery.
— JANIECEMOM
July 28, 2008
Don't forget a powerful "liquid" vitamin/mineral supplement. Try
VEMMA. Go to www.TrySomeVemma.com
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