Question:
Has anyone drank V-8 post-op and did it agree?
— blainejrjeni (posted on August 12, 2003)
August 12, 2003
Yes. Its a way of my getting the vitamins of vegetables in without actually
eatting them. And it hasn't so much as given me a burp! Enjoy, Linda
— lorien
August 12, 2003
Made me dump the first 3 months, but many seem to have no problems with it
at all.
— [Deactivated Member]
August 12, 2003
I was on pureed foods the first 4 weeks post op, and just could not
tolerate pureed vegetables. V-8 got me through that - and I liked it with a
generous splash of tobassco sauce, and had no problems whatsoever with it!
— koogy
August 12, 2003
I loved V-8, Snappy Tom and Spicy V-8 my first weeks post-op - my surgeon
suggested them on my one-week post-op visit. I still love them! You can
get awfully sick of sweet tastes (jello, juice, Crystal Lite, etc) and
these made a big difference in getting fluids in. Good Luck!
— [Deactivated Member]
August 12, 2003
I try to keep V-8 in my frig all the time. Since it is so hard to save any
room for anything after I eat my protein, plus it is a great faster filler
upper!
— Sheryl W.
August 12, 2003
I was on a liquid diet for 8 weeks following my surgery and drank a lot of
V-8. It tasted so wonderful to me after all the Crystal Lite I was
drinking! I thought it would give me a horrible stomach ache but it
didn't. I was really craving salty/sour stuff so I got the V8 that is
flavored with lemon. I was also craving tomatoes for some reason (never
really cared for them pre-surgery) so the V8 took care of that too. Funny
thing is, I hated V8 before surgery. It's true what they say ... your
tastes definitely change after surgery!
— MomBear2Cubs
August 12, 2003
You are still so newly postop it may have been the acidity that got you. My
dr recommends no citrus or tomato products for the first 6 weeks until you
are fully healed. That said, I didn't see that and had tomato soup the
first week postop. LOL The acidity didn't bother me, but I got dumping out
of the way right off the bat . . . Apparently there was sugar in there!
— ctyst
August 12, 2003
Sometimes V-8 is no problem, but other times it causes an extremely
uncomfortable pain in the middle of my chest. I haven't figured out why
sometimes it's OK, and sometimes not--it doesn't seem to connect to
anything. So, my advice is to drink it slowly in case it has the same
affect on you.
— Vespa R.
August 12, 2003
I've been drinking V8 since I was 1 week post-op! I get the low sodium and
drink 1 per day. I love it and thankfully have never had a problem.
— Shelly R.
August 12, 2003
I have been drinking V-8 since 4-6 weeks post-op and I really love it.
Funny, because I remember not really liking it before WLS. Now, I have to
have it at least once a day, especially with a little bit of lemon or lime
juice and a splash of hot sauce. Yum =)~
— izzy
August 12, 2003
My dietician told me yesterday for my 6 month check up to have all I wanted
of V-8. Especially, if I don't eat enough veggies. This is the best way to
get the much needed vits in. The added bonus, besides the liquid counts
towards your daily allowance. Happy drinking! Lap 2/11/03..... -85 pounds
— Hazel S.
August 12, 2003
You do have to watch the sugar content in the V8 juice.I can only drink
half a can at a time or else I dump on it.
— jennifer A.
August 13, 2003
V8 is about one of the ONLY things that first agreed with me after surgery
... I too have no problems with it and I like it ice-cold, so I put it in a
shaker for a few minutes. Like a previous poster, I was told it could
replace your veggies and count as a beverage.
— Karyn B
August 13, 2003
I have been enjoying V8 with lemon since my second week. I never drank much
before but I find it very refreshing now.
— Charlotte G.
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