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sandiburn    23

sandiburn
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So I have a surgery date of 8-4-11. I start my liquid diet on 7-30-11. My dr told me that anything that I could start now would only help me later. So I am having a shake for Breakfast every morning along with a chewable multi Vitamin. i have had a headache every day since I have started this. Any ideas????????:blink:

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Trish Allen    2

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My surgery is scheduled for the 4th also. I actually started my pre-op diet last Sunday in preparation for my appointment with the surgeon. Figured it couldn't hurt being ahead of the game. I had a headache for the first 2 days, and absolutely NO energy. But then it got better, until yesterday. I thought I would chew my arm off before dinner last night. But I made it and when I stepped on the scale this morning I was 10 pounds lighter than on Sunday. I can't believe it.

It get's better. I promise.

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Cindy C    150

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Try drinking coffee in the morning. I always get them if I skip the coffee!

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readytolosemomof5    0

readytolosemomof5
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I'm set for the 4th as well! I too have been having headaches since starting my pre-op. Nothing seems to help, I hope once my body gets adjsted, they go away.

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sandiburn    23

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tks guys. Hopefully this will pass. I do have my 1 cup of coffee every morn, but my headaches dont kick in till about 11-12. At one point I thought it was a hunger headache. Anyway, I will fight through it. Good luck to you both.:lol: :lol:

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ukgrad89    0

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One idea might be to drink some no sugar added 100% juice.

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Lalola    2

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I too am scheduled for the 4th.. could you be dehydrated. I have had a couple of bad head aches and just try and drink more Water.< /p>

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PJSH    0

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Hi,

I'm new here. Since I'm intolerant to gluten and lactose I am a severe label reader and content researcher. I found online that some Protein drinks/mixes/supplements have monosodium glutamate ( MSG) which can cause headaches for some people. Here's a list of some not-so-evident forms of MSG's I've found online: Anything "hydrolyzed", Any "hydrolyzed protein", Calcium caseinate, Sodium caseinate, Autolyzed yeast, Gelatin, Textured Protein, Soy protein, soy protein concentrate, Soy protein isolate, whey protein, whey protein concentrate, Whey protein isolate.

I get headaches from MSGs however, I don't hedaches from all of the above (soy protein products, Gelatin are okay).

So look on your labels and see what you have.

Hope this helps!

My surgery is August 8th and I've just started my pre-op diet.

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sandiburn    23

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tks.

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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