Liquid diet questions

Today is my second day on the shakes.  Other than cravings, things are going okay.  I was wondering if anyone felt bloated or gassy on the shakes.  I had one at lunch with about a cup of chicken broth and now my stomach is just feeling "blech".  I keep burping, then my stomach will feel better and then I go back to being bloated. 

Also, I was told that I could eat a small meal b/c I'm diabetic.  Were youi told this?  Did you do it?

Sue

Hi Sue

I remember that feeling.  It was really weird.  I think some of it is because we are not used to just drinking our food.  I found that hot tea not only helped satisfy cravings but also settled the stomach.  For that "urge to chew" I ate sugar free popcicles as if they were going out of style.  My preop diet was one week of no meat, carbs or starches or sugars and then one week of liquids only.  I did not vary from that.  Every doctor is different.  So if your doctor says ok and you want it, go for it.   

Thanks for the info.  :)  I'm feeling a bit better today.  I found that I like the consistency of the shaken shake vs. the blended shake.  Just trial and error, I guess.

Sue

I always felt like it was a way that my body was getting rid of the crap in my body. I eventually felt so much better.

I got lots of headaches too. So caffeine can help too. Good luck!

Today was day 8 of my pre-op and I can say that I feel a lot better today than a week ago.  The first 4 days I had terrible headaches and right now it is mostly a lack of energy all day long.  BUT - I have not cheated.  I have been drinking two of the Atkins shakes each day along with my SF snacks and my one meal at dinner time (4 oz protein and leafy veggies) and I really like them.  For this phase, they have been working well.  no blending or shaking.  The funny thing is that I have a huge container of EAS chocolate and have been making them for my kids for breakfast instead of me drinking.  My doc recommends the Atkins because of the low sugar and net carbs.   Good luck, the first few days are the hardest.