Question:
Does anyone have suggestions on what you can use as clear liquid diet after lap band?

I am going in for consult next week but I am very curious about all aspects and wanting to figure out what constiitutes clear liquid diet other than broth?    — mmbandit (posted on November 10, 2006)

November 10, 2006
IF you are taliking about a clear liquid diet prior to surgery -- some surgeons don't make it a requirement. If you are speaking about after surgery the surgeons office will provide you with a list of liquid diet for a couple of weeks after surgery.
   — the7thdean

November 10, 2006
Clear liquids are pretty much anything that you can see through. Apple juice, broths, jellos, sherbet (I know you can't see through it, but it is on the clear liquid diet), teas, etc. After surgery, no caffienated drinks as they are dehydrating. And, like the last person who responded wrote, the physician will provide you with a list of clear liquids for before and after. While it is true that alot of surgeons won't require you to go on a clear liquid diet prior to the surgery. Alot of them will want you to for the 2 weeks prior to your surgery or at the very least follow a strict, protein primarily, few carbs, few fats diet to help shrink the liver. But, if you are just going in for your consult, you have a long time to learn everything. There are several books that you can buy or borrow from the library. You can do an internet search using the keywords: weight loss surgery & gastric bypass surgery and it will bring up several titles. You can use an internet search engine like yahoo, google, etc or you can go to Amazon or Barnes & Noble and do a search. Good Luck....
   — Kari_K

November 10, 2006
My doctor has a mandatory 2 day clear liquid prep and bowel prep on the second day. At first I was annoyed about this but I am glad he did it...it's really a good detox for your body and it wasn't bad at all. What helped me was homemade broth I made from dark meat chicken. I simmered it for several hours and then skimmed off the fat. By day 2 of the clears I wasn't even hungry. I even lost 4 lbs! You can also have diluted apple juice, diet snapple, sf ice pops and crystal lite. I am now 2 days post op and the broth and jello are what I prefer!
   — Sheri A.

November 11, 2006
Basically if light passes through it and no particulate matter settles out of it, you should be OK.
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