I am on my first day of my liquid diet for my for my preop and these protein shakes make me so nauseous I called my doctor about it and he said that I could eat as long as I followed my 1000 cal diet to the tee so that I would lose enough weight (they want me to lose like 10lbs in two weeks!). If I don't lose enough they said they wouldn't be able to do the surgery... I don't know if this is a scare tactic but if it is it is working! Has anyone else had this problem? If so how did you get past the nausea? I tried putting it over ice and that helped it go down but the second it hit my stomach I felt like throwing up. I really want to stick to this diet but I know I can't keep feeling this way 5 times a day for the next two weeks. They have me on optifast shakes. Please help

It's so that your liver isn't too heavy to push out of the way without damaging it. It sits right over the stomach. Also if yo have a hernia to repair, it will be right up there too.

What kind of shakes do they have you on?

its a must do..they must ready your insides for surgery

how bout do what i did, freeze your shake to slush (wendys like) and eat with a spoon

i still do that

i have heard of dr's not performing surgeries for that reason, so do your best to stick with it

its hard, but its worth it. you just gotta want it.

Thank you carolinagirl for the suggestion about freezing them I will try that. I know it is to ensure that my liver is smaller that is why I didn't want to start eating again. I am on the optifast shakes

Might ask your doctor is there are other brands of Protein shakes you can have. See if there is some you like.

Good luck.

Thank you carolinagirl for the suggestion about freezing them I will try that. I know it is to ensure that my liver is smaller that is why I didn't want to start eating again. I am on the Optifast shakes

you can do it...i promise you can..day 5 or 6, you will realize what i am telling ya that it gets easier

you can do it...i promise you can..day 5 or 6, you will realize what i am telling ya that it gets easier

yeah I actually felt good about it and I wasn't as hungry as I thought I would be... other then the nausea no real complaints

I drink only chocolate shakes. I add peppermint extract and decaf instant coffee for added flavor and in the blender I add a lot of ice. I use skim milk, also. They are wonderful. I have been drinking these for 1 year now and they are my only breakfast and after a fill I have them for 3 days. You will be fine, we have all done it and still do it.

Try adding a tsp of vanilla extract to it will change the taste. I also had trouble until I added this on day 13 an doing well .... Good luck to you an you got this !!!

Try adding a tsp of vanilla extract to it will change the taste. I also had trouble until I added this on day 13 an doing well .... Good luck to you an you got this !!!

Thank you! I am so glad I have you all for support! I have very few people in my life that know about this (all of them are supportive I just don't feel the need to share this with everyone in my life). I'll stop by and get some extracts after work tomorrow

I had to mix mine with twice as much non fat milk because it made me nauseated. That helped a lot. I think my stomach just does not do well with that much protein at one time. Now I can tolerate the premium chocolate shakes/drinks from Costco. You can do this, just adjust to the feeling. It will be so worth it in the end.

I have heard of some people not being able to tolerate one or the other kinds of protein, whey or soy. Try the other and see if that helps. I also like the premier protein from costco. They are handy, premade, only a little over a dollar apiece, and taste good.

Isopure zero carb its a powder, either no flavor or vanilla 1 scoop mixed in anything as long as its 8 oz your good low cal high protein and cheap no chemicals, you can do it before you know it two weeks will be over, the diet is to reduce the fat in the liver for surgery and to help with healing after surgery. Good luck on your journey.

PureProtein sold at Walmart $20 big giant container. My BF was drinking them before his gastric sleeve surgery. Online they have premade shakes in all different flavors. Cookies n Cream, Mint, Choc, Vanilla

yep thats what i drink every morning.P.P. chocolate peanut butter flavor with unsweetened vanilla almond milk an a banana throw in for good measure. Pretty good

You poor thing, those shakes had the same effect on me too, I tolerated them for a week then started using the Protein bars and the Soups, not sure what brand you're drinking but I did Optifast, the bars were nice and the chicken Soup was tolerable, I had to do it for a month and managed to loose 22 pounds.

I tried the different flavored essences and even blending berries into the vanilla one but they still made me sick.