Could someone spell out for me what the protein drinks that are allowed in pre op liquid diet are? I am imaging them as clear liquid but are any flavored? Is fiber bad? I assume this isn't the time for protein shakes such as chocolate flavored from GNC? Is that afterwards you are all talking about with the bars and such? I want to do this correctly, I have started on medifast 70 days out from surgery, I didn't want to wait until the last minute.

I believe that everyone has a totally different pre-op diet. For myself, the only thing I've been told NOT to do is drink my nutrition, ie: NO Protein drinks. I have a low carb high protein diet for one week before surgery. And I start pureed foods while still in the hospital.

I did all liquids for 7 days pre op and was encouraged to drink 70g of pro per day. I used New whey Protein bullets. They are 3.8oz but don't even think about taking them straight. They are strong but work well when diluted in a Water bottle about 16-24 oz. These are also helpful post op when you are trying to get in your protein on a clear liquid diet. Isopure Protein powder also has 27g pro per scoop and comes in flavors or unflavored. I use the unflavored and mix it in with low carb shakes like Adkins or EAS. You can pretty much get all your pro in those 2 servings alone. This is important if you are doing liquids pre op so that you have more strength and energy post op when you will need it the most. It is true that all the pre op diets are different depending on your doctor so certainly check with them to get a list of exactly what they are wanting you to take in. Be cautious with early dieting as it can weaken your body's immune system and if you get sick your surgery could be delayed.

My pre op diet was optifast..that's it...my post is clear liquids aside the optifast. .Good luck!

I was on a 2 week low fat/liquid diet. I had a chocolate Mussel Milk shake for breakfast and one for lunch. There were a ton of protein shakes listed in the manual as was the one that I selected. I got them because they were Walmart so that's what I went with. Of course I slugged down tons of water to get my daily 64 oz. of fluids. There's more to what I got but just wanted to address the chocolate 'thing'.

My doc said I could drink anything that was high protein/low carb. (less than 5 carbs per serving)

I stuck to the EAS carb control chocolate shakes at Wal-Mart. 4/$5. Later I found Premier Protein chocolate shakes and switched to them. Both were low carb and good tasting, but Premier had a much more silky texture - more like chocolate milk.

Could someone spell out for me what the Protein drinks that are allowed in pre op liquid diet are? I am imaging them as clear liquid but are any flavored? Is fiber bad? I assume this isn't the time for protein shakes such as chocolate flavored from GNC? Is that afterwards you are all talking about with the bars and such? I want to do this correctly, I have started on medifast 70 days out from surgery, I didn't want to wait until the last minute.