Question:
pre op liquid for a week sick, any suggestions

I've been on my pre op liquid diet for a week. I'm sick, headache, so exghusted I can't do my exercises. Any ideas, oh and I'm out of money till the 1st so I can't run out and buy.    — Donna C. (posted on April 23, 2009)

April 23, 2009
Listen, don't try and do too much during this liquid diet. Don't worry about exercises. Just chill out and lay low. You're not getting enough nutrients to be exercising. I became a complete hermit once I began my liquid diet. All I did was sit on the couch and eat popsicles. Good luck to you!!
   — Bootsee01

April 23, 2009
Hi there. I was on the pre op liquid diet for only two days and had more trouble with that than the post op liquid stage for a month. It is hard, but just rest, relax and prepare mentally for your surgery. You can do it. The week will go by quickly and soon you will be on the other side. Good luck to you!
   — amanda_g

April 24, 2009
It was also acceptable to eat protein and vegetable during this phase as well. You will lose weight and your liver will shrink (that is what they want) if you cut out the carbs and fats. good luck to you--stay healthy.
   — kristina838

April 24, 2009
You need some complex carbs...Carbs ARE energy and if you are doing nothing but protein you are not fueling your body...It's like trying to drive your car with no gas! You don't need to eat sugar and cake...Just a piece of fruit, some veggies? NSA 100% fruit juice! Your brain is a muscle and it also functions on carbs...
   — .Anita R.

April 24, 2009
I can tell you to eat lots of veggies and I wish I had eaten more meat than the Liver shrink diet says. I ended up anemic and having 2 units of blood. Eat you available food and listen to you body. Mine kept telling me to eat more meat but I did not listen. If your body is saying you need more than 3 ounces of meat, eat 4 instead and take a multivititum.
   — Kathy Thomas