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Just started my full liquid phase today. Anyone else in this stage? My nutritionist said cream based Soup is okay but it notes it should be 98% fat free and made with skim milk. I'm having a tough time finding one that meets those requirements. Anyone else have any ideas of things they ate during this stage that was acceptable. So far pudding and yogurt have been My nutrition for the day. I'm going to try a Protein Shake this afternoon.

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Campbell's has many 98% FF Cream Soups. The best one I've found is the Broccoli cheese. My Doc still has me on Clear Liquids till Saturday. I can't wait till I can have full liquids again. I've had a really had a hard time getting down any and all clear Protein mixes and liquids. After the first sip, they make me gag.

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You can just buy Campbell's cream of chicken or mushroom and so on, they make them in the fat free also!

Make sure to stain them

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Thanks so much! I was worried because they Didnt say they were made with that milk then I couldn't eat them. I agree Clear Liquids made me very gassy and crampy. I do better with yogurt and pudding. Good luck and keep in touch if you would like! Im three days post op currently and just got home from hospital.

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3 days post-op and started full liquids today. I had cream of chicken Soup for lunch, my surgeon's office didn't indicate I should do fatfree , just make sure it is strained. It was delicious and took me about an hour with an infant spoon to eat it! I also mixed about a 1/2 cup of coffee into my Protein Shake and spent all day drinking that. I have also been sipping at Water all day as well. All in all, I think I'm doing ok. Way better than I thought I would be on Tuesday morning after surgery. :D

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Wow that's great. I'm having a tough time getting even my little medicine cups full of Water and yogurt in. I'm not nauseas just very crampy. I can hear my stomach noises from a mile away.

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Wow that's great. I'm having a tough time getting even my little medicine cups full of Water and yogurt in. I'm not nauseas just very crampy. I can hear my stomach noises from a mile away.

I hear mine too. I figure when it says gurgle, it is actually saying. ..slow down. Wait a bit before another sip. So I do. But that's just me. And I may be really closely geared into my gut because that is where my first indicators of my anxiety disorder will manifest so I've learned to pay attention and be proactive in order successfully manage my mental health disorders.

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I'm on this phase and its really hard at times I just can't wait till Monday so I can get into some mashed potatoes feeling tired of liquids.

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I have anxiety as well. It's my own worst enemy. Im constantly thinking something is wrong! Hahaa glad to know I'm not the only one whose having those noises. I'm deff going slow and deff need to increase Water intake. Only getting in about 20 medicine cups/20 oz a day and that's pushing it.

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I have anxiety as well. It's my own worst enemy. Im constantly thinking something is wrong! Hahaa glad to know I'm not the only one whose having those noises. I'm deff going slow and deff need to increase Water intake. Only getting in about 20 medicine cups/20 oz a day and that's pushing it.

You may want to break the surface tension of your Water for a while with a tiny bit of crystal light to flavor it. I did that the first day and the water flowed easier into my stomach. I am doing plain water now and it tends to be "louder" with water than with crystal light'ed water. I'm determined that my stomach will heal appropriately and healthily and that I won't over baby it until I cause it to be cranky all the time. <lol> So gurgle on is what I say.

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You may want to break the surface tension of your Water for a while with a tiny bit of crystal light to flavor it. I did that the first day and the Water flowed easier into my stomach. I am doing plain water now and it tends to be "louder" with water than with crystal light'ed water. I'm determined that my stomach will heal appropriately and healthily and that I won't over baby it until I cause it to be cranky all the time. <lol> So gurgle on is what I say.

Lol ur much stronger then me! I fixate on every little thing and think something is wrong!

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I had my surgery Monday and spent Tuesday and Wednesday so nauseous I could not function. I describe it as morning sickness on steroids. I couldn't get anything other than Water down- I even threw-up 3 times. OUCH! I'm feeling better today, so I'm trying to figure out an eating plan. I had 4 oz of Protein Shake this morning and 4 oz of bullion for lunch. I've been sipping on water, but not getting even close to the amount needed. I'm nervous to make myself sick again by putting too much in. Any ideas on an eating schedule that might relieve my nerves?

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I'm on full liquids, too, sleeved on Monday . Hard to get the Water in, but keep plugging . You don't want to be readmitted to the hospital because of dehydration. The first couple of days I couldn't get it all in, but today I think I will make 64 oz of liquid. I'm finding that 0 calorie Powerade, G2, etc. work well mixed half and half with water. The drinks alone I found too much at this stage. Hot peppermint tea is ok. I bought some sugar free ginger ale to let go flat, see if that works. Ginger usually settles my tummy. Sipping a few ounces of Campbell's cream off chicken Soup right now. Heavenly! Lol.

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Thanks NMJG. Your encouragement is helpful. I've started today with the resolve to drink more Water. I'm still trying to figure out how to get in the Protein and other foods and still get the water. It seems like drinking this much water is going to keep my stomach full at all times. I'm not a the place where I can tolerate 3 Protein Shakes a day- it just makes me nauseous. Still working...

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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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