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Advice after surgery please!!!

tt23

By tt23, in Food and Nutrition

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tt23
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I just have a few questions about foods that I can and cannot eat right now and what is normal after surgery. I was sleeved on December 2nd and have really been craving some sweets. Im not much of a coffee drinker but I love hot chocolate. Is it ok to drink as long as it sugar free? Also I am having a very hard time getting Protein down and have tried lots of different shakes and powders and even tried adding the unflavored powder to foods and still have a hard time getting it down. I have had several problems since the procedure one of which I have been throwing up and have felt like I have the flu. It is starting to go away now but when I wake up in the morning I always feel like im going to throw up and am not able to eat anything until about 11 or 12. Has anyone else gone through this. I have also had a cold for the past week and a half so im wondering if that is part of it also but im not sure. Any advice would be helpful!! Thanks

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settebee    11

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Hey tt23,

I am no doctor, but I think it would be perfectly fine to drink some sugar free hot cocoa. :) I would use Water instead of milk bc milk may cause bloating and gas. I too had a hard time getting my Protein in early on. I tried several different brands, but never one I liked. I talked with my dr and he recommended the protein bullets. They sell them at Walmart for $2 a piece or $10 for the case of 6. Try one out and see if you like it. One has 28 grams of protein, not too bad! :) Then I would make SF Jello and mix in some unflavor Protein Powder, tada protein jello! I promise it'll get easier as you go along! :) As far as feeling nausea in the morning, that was so me! I would get up by 9am and wouldn't have anything 'til about 3pm. It was terrible, but everyday it got better! :) Good luck on your journey!! I'm 12 weeks out and down 51 lbs! :)

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Lila21    36

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Hey TT3,

I have a few suggestions. Healthwise makes a sugar free hot chocolate that has 15 g of Protein. I've been drinking it every morning to help get my protein in . Also, Healthwise has a grape drink with 15 g. of protein that is really thin (basically the consistency of grape kool-aid) that I have been using to get my protein in. I find that the thinner the liquid, the easier it is to get down. Similarly, I have been using a protein broth. I get most of my protein from these sources and then I add in one shake per day. Also, are you on an anti-nausea med? That might help a lot! I am on reglan, and I plan to stay on it for a while. I came out surgery retching so much that my doc said he thought I was going vomit my intestines out (nice bedside manner, huh? :-)), but I've been on reglan ever since and I feel no nausea. Try to get your doc to put you on that. I think there's no need to suffer right now when your sleeve is so new. You can try to get off the reglan later when your stomach is more healed. Hope that helps!!!!

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Thanks!! I will have to try the Healthwise hot chocolate. I also just talked to my nutrionist and she recomended it as well. I have been starting to feel much better lately but just very tired still. Thanks for all the great advice its very helpful!!!

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Lila21    36

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Thanks!! I will have to try the Healthwise hot chocolate. I also just talked to my nutrionist and she recomended it as well. I have been starting to feel much better lately but just very tired still. Thanks for all the great advice its very helpful!!!

Glad that helps! Feel free to message me if you have any other questions. P.S. I'm not a rep. for Healthwise :-)), it's just what my Nut. had a lot of, lol!

If none of those things help, definitely try the Reglan....

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