hi! I am 6 days post op and am getting tired of popsicles and jello. Can anyone give me some other ideas for clear liquids until Tuesday? Thanks, Clare

I was able to go full liquids post-op. Anything that would go through a straw. Pre-op for clear liquids I sipped on 7-UP, used chicken boullion cubes to make broth, drank water, apple juice and tea (hot or cold). For something you can actually bite into the only thingss I know are jello and popsicles, but you can have basically anything you can see through. Good luck on your journey!

Are you sure your doctor said "clear liquids" and not "full liquids"? After the surgery I had protein shakes, yogurt, sugar free jello and puddings and soups that were mostly creamy.

It's funny to me how it's so different from one doc to the next on how long patients stay on liquids. I have to do 2 weeks on clear liquids, 2 weeks on full liquids, then 2 weeks mushy food. I'm 8 days post op so I know what you mean Clare about being tired of Jello. Those Bill Cosby Jello comercial aren't so dang cute these days.....

I'll tell you what I have been eating and maybe it will give you some ideas. I am able to have milk and yogurt so that helps. I mix my milk with On's whey Protein powder I also add a little Hershey's syrup once in a while. I'm sure the Hershey's is bad but I add very little, just enough to change the flavor. I am also drinking Dannon lite and fit smoothie's made with yogurt. I am tired of plain broth so once in a while I get egg drop Soup from the local Chinese place and just eat the broth. I am also eating soups that have a clear broth and leaving ALL the chunks behind. Some of the soups I am straining out the veggies first and freezing them for homade soup, or to add to caserole's later. Dole 100% juice popsicles are good. And as far a juice goes I bore easily with apple so I have been getting stuff like pomagranite juice, and cherry juice. I try and not eat the same thing twice in one day so it mixs it up a little.

Hope this helps!!

AL

We are 5 days out from surgery. Doctor order 2 weeks clear and next two full liquids. Found Swanson or butterball canned broth much better tasting than cubes or others. Carb solutions from wal-mart give a chocolate taste and works well. I mix it with water. It isn't clear in color but has almost the consistency of clear liquid. I supplement with small doses of Boost (wal-Mart) to keep the strength up. It is all about healing.