liver shrinking diet questions
In reality all you need to "shrink" the liver is a high protein low carb diet, Shakes aren't even really needed. Mainly getting the carbs out of your system is all that is really needed from what I have read on several forums. So I say poo on the docs, personally I wouldn't deal with one who wants me to use his products only!
My Surgeon's office doesn't require or sell anything just offers free samples of Unjury and Celebrate vitamins. We just had to do two shakes and one low carb meal..... I will say that if they required me to buy thiers I would for preop but not post op.
Maybe they think people will be more compliant with the preop diet if they have a financial investment in it. Not everyone sticks to it and a fatty liver can make surgery harder.
Preop I would do it post op no lol!!!
Lapband 6/08 90 pounds lost! Band slip and esophageal dilation diagnosed 5/15
LapBand removed, hernia repaired and sleeved 7/8/15
Wow, I feel like I hit the lottery with my surgeon. He is super easy going, and the nutritionist gives you lots of protein shake suggestions, but they do not make you buy anything.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
