I'm three days post op, and I'm feeling a bit peckish this morning...

The nutritionist told me I wouldn't be hungry at all for the first week, and yet here I sit, hungry.

I had a cup of chamomile tea, and now I think I'll have some chicken broth.

Is there a limit on how much Clear liquids we can drink the first week? I mean, I'm not an idiot about to down several gallons, but what are the parameters, if they exist?

Blue

I was hungry the very next day. I don't think there is a limit to clear liquids. Just try to keep the caloric count low and stay away from fruit juices or beverages with sugar.

tmf

My nutritionist told me the same thing, but I was very hungry starting the day after my surgery. Some people lose their appetite for a while from the combination of anesthesia, meds, and swelling, but not all of us.

I wasn't given any restrictions on how much liquid I could have. In theory it's possible for anyone to drink too much liquid, which can throw your body out of whack, but I've never actually encountered anyone that happened to. My instructions were to drink 1 oz every 15 minutes, which comes to 72 ounces if you're awake 18 hours a day, and to call my surgeon if I couldn't drink at least 64 ounces a day. If your urine is pale yellow or clear, you're adequately hydrated. If it's medium to dark yellow, you need to drink more liquid.

I'm three days post op, and I'm feeling a bit peckish this morning...

The nutritionist told me I wouldn't be hungry at all for the first week, and yet here I sit, hungry.

I had a cup of chamomile tea, and now I think I'll have some chicken broth.

Is there a limit on how much clear liquids we can drink the first week? I mean, I'm not an idiot about to down several gallons, but what are the parameters, if they exist?

Blue

not everyone loses their hunger. I am just now starting to have times when I'm hungry mainly in the morning I seem to be really hungry but throughout the day I never seem to be hungry keep sipping your broth I think the warm broth made my stomach feel so much better and with the gas I didn't have much room in there so I sipped through out the day. I don't think you have a limit I doubt you would be able to drink too much (calories wise) Sounds like you are doing great

I wasn't hungry at all, in fact I wouldn't drink anything either. I was having problems with my pain meds too.

If you are hungry try some instant breakfast or something.

I was hungry day 3 as well. Not all lose their appetite. There isn't any limit to liquids. I made myself a smoothie & that helped as well as instant breakfast shakes & of course Protein powder in almost everything:)

Congrats:)

Well, I've been told clear liquids for the first week, so I'm going to stick to that for now. Can't wait for the protein shakes and creamy soups next week!

I tried isopure(GNC) it's clear like juice but has more protien I would mix it with G2 it kind of taste mediciny if not diluted that is how I kept my protien up. I'm really big on high protien I know if you go to low it can cause hair loss so I am almost phobic about it I even used the protien shots they are clear 120 calories and 26g and it is aonly about 2oz of liquid. I just don't want you to get burnt out on broth this week There are other options you can try that are still clear liquids

Get used to the hunger pains the first week or so. I was hungry by about day 3 as well. Though I was hungry, I couldn't really eat or drink anything until about day 5. So I was very weak. Not sure if you are experiencing that as well. I was told by surgeon to keep away from blended protein drinks until week 2, even though they are more filing. Was not given any restrictions on clear liquids/protein shots (they are HORRIBLE) I have not found any protein shots that I really like to drink, but I lived off of the Premier Protein drinks from Costco. They are similar to muscle milk, but they have 30 grams of protein. Hope this helps. Congrats on your surgery!