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questions about pre-op liquid diet
ok have been told i have to do 2-3 weeks of partial liquid diet prior to surgery for the liver but the nutritionist there told me to do the boost glucose to lose the weight. why would she want me to do the one with so many sugars? wouldnt i be better off drinking the ones without sugars to lose the weight? so scared i wont get to where they need me to have surgery done in 5 weeks. any help is appreciated. thanks =) — [Deactivated Member] (posted on January 21, 2010)
January 21, 2010
I am on the preop liquid diet. I am having a meal supplement Optifast
which is very satisfying. Listen to what your doctor wants. No sugar or
fats. Take a deep breath and get on with it. My surgery is Jan 27th so I
have 5 more days of this special diet. Not a bit hungry. The doctor wants
to lose weight prior to shrink the liver because the stomach is under the
liver and he doesn't want to nick it. So I was told. Hope this helps.
Bonnie
— reallady
January 21, 2010
I had the sleeve procedure 8 days ago and had to be on a clear liquid diet
for only 2 days pre op. I was told everything needed to be sugar free and
caffeine free. I ate sugar free jello and drank diet gingerale and water.
Every surgery and every surgeon is different so I would follow what your
own dr/nutritionist tells you. Good Luck!
— kirbgo
January 21, 2010
You'll do what your Surgeon Recommends for the Pre-op Regime NOT the
Nutritionist.
— Michael Eak
January 22, 2010
sugar free everything is the way to go, and no carbonation, get your body
used to it now... sugar free popsicles help the crunch problem and they are
great! I did 2 weeks liquid pre-op... there are plenty of options for you
to try! You will do great!
— MarthaJ0110
January 22, 2010
My nutrionist and surgeon work together and I was also instructed to use
boost, glucerna, slim fast for meal replacement shakes and to eat a low
fat, low carb for one meal. So, I wouldn't worry too much as long as you
are doing what they tell you.
— Rita J.
January 22, 2010
Follow your surgeon's rules!!! I was actually on 10 days of Carnation
Instant Breakfast drinks and nothing else. The sugar doesn't matter so
much before the surgery. After surgery, it doesn, but right now, it's
about cutting calories, and I think most of them have pretty similar
calories. With the milk and instant breakfast, I think it was 230 calories
total 5-6 times/day, which is around 1200 calories/day. I lost 13 lbs in
10 days.
— Melissa C.
January 23, 2010
I was also told this, but my surgeon preferred the ones with less sugar
like Adkins shakes, they also had more protein in them than the Boost, the
less sugar the better, but try to keep up with the proteins to keep you
healthy for surgery. That is the main goal with the pre-op is shrinking
the liver and keeping you healthy for surgery.
— eyeflirt4fun
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