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Ok, i had my surgery 11/09/11, and got out of the hospital yesterday,11/11/11.i'm on the cleat liquid diet for a few days and i'm having trouple getting the fluids in.my stomach keeps cramping and making noises like i'm hungry, and i really don't know if i am hungry or it's just my mind.All this food i see on tv and ad's is driving me crazy!!!Anyways, i can't stant the Isopure at all, but i am loving my sf banana popsicles :) i have no problem eating a whole popsicle in one sitting, and i thought that after surgery i would only be able to eat just a little of it,Am i suppose to be able to eat a whole on at once, should i slow down what? also is there any other way to get Protein in this stage besides isopure? thanks

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Yes this is all normal. the grumbling belly is most likely gas from the surgery or acid tummy. If you doc perscribed an anti acid then take it if not tell him/her about it and see if it's ok to take one. Mine prescribed it from the beginning so I never had issues with this. to get rid of the gas walk walk walk. The popsicle is liquid and liquids go down smooth and quick because they empty from the tummy quick. Once you start eating solid foods or mushies you will see the restriction. You are doing great! Keep it up!!!

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A popsicle is just frozen Fluid. You will feel the restriction when eating semi-solids and maybe when drinking fluids. I could drink only about 1 oz. every 15 minutes for the first few days after surgery. I bet the popsicle isn't much more than one ounce and that it takes you about 15 minutes to lick it away, so that sounds about right.

As for Protein, it depends on what your program allows. When I came home, I tolerated powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury chicken Protein the best. You must order it on the Internet, it is not available in stores. I also ate a little greek yogurt and drank soy milk mixed with whey Protein powder.

It sounded like I had a Mac truck in my belly and I had diarrhea the first couple of weeks. All pretty normal.

Rest and rejoice: You are on your way!

Lynda

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Take your time, you can drink broths, slimfast, and take pepcide. Will power, Water, and walking. Small sips so you won't get dehydrated. Yogurt, jello's, cottage cheese, and make sure they are sugar free. Just take your time and talk with your support group. SOmeone is always there to help you.

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I went through the same thing too. My favorite was beef & chicken broth. My family thought I was crazy when I told them how good the broth was! I just savored every sip! I found 2 kinds of Liquid Protein that I dilute with Water & freeze til just slushy. One I found at Walmart & has 26 grams of Protein & the other has 42 grams of protein & I found that at Meijer's. You can probably purchase them online too. First was by Body Fortress & the other was New Whey. I have also found Gas-X strips help with the gas & bloating! I do whey Protein Powder mixed with Fat-free milk & ice in the blender. The colder the better I have found! I aslo use Ocean Spray sugar-free powder drink mix(Cran-Pomegranate)in my water as water gets real boring. Or try Crystal Light. Good luck.

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I couldn't tolerate the Isopure, it just grossed me out too much. I will admit to having a terrible time with Clear Liquids and I know I was only getting enough Protein in when I moved on to full liquids. I wouldn't worry too much about eating a whole popsicle. They had me doing that before I even left the hospital. I found these awesome sugar free italian ices that were acceptable with my clear liquids and that helped me out a lot. They kinda felt like I was actually eating something of substance. Good luck! You will get there.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

        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.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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