Someone posted the question of pre-op diets on the FB group, and I thought it might be helpful to have a separate thread from the other huge thread for people to post their pre-op diets. I know they differ so much, so I thought it might be fun to see what everyone else has to do (plus would be a great source of encouragement as well, since it will be a struggle!

Ideas of posting:

How long do you have to pre-op diet

What day do you start

What does your pre-op diet consist of

Here I go:

I have a 1 week pre-op liquid diet

I start it on December 4th

I have to have 5 Protein drinks a day (either Carnation Breakfast Essential, No Sugar Added or Slim Fast 3.2.1)

I also have to have a total of 64 ounces of fluids a day which can consist of:

Crystal Light

Decaffeinated coffee

Decaffeinated Tea

sugar-free Popsicles

Water

broth

Sugar-Free Jello

V-8 or Spicy V-8

Okay, here is mine:

Begins two weeks before surgery

3 meals/day: 2 Protein shakes and one small meal of 3 oz lean protein and non starchy veggie

Snack can be sugar free Jello or sugar free Popsicle .

48-64 oz Fluid per day, sugar free/decaf

No eating 24 hours before surgery except for Protein shake. Nothing after midnight day of surgery

2 weeks starts Monday after thanksgiving

Week 1 : 2 shakes and a bar or crisp snack and a lean meal with veggies or fruit (palm size)

Week 2: 5 shakes a day

3 days before all Clear liquids

Nothing to drink midnight before surgery

64 oz of Fluid daily ... Same as above mentioned for drink options

Great thread! I start my pre-op diet next week.

15 days prior to surgery:

3 protein shakes/day

Up to 4 lbs of leafy green veggies per day

Unlimited raw or steamed green veggies

Unlimited zero calorie liquids

Great thread! I start my pre-op diet next week.

15 days prior to surgery:

3 Protein shakes/day

Up to 4 lbs of leafy green veggies per day

Unlimited raw or steamed green veggies

Unlimited zero calorie liquids

Now THAT'S a pre-op diet that actually sounds 'do-able'. Is that all the way up until surgery?

Yes

Here's mine....one week before surgery. And my post-op.

I am 4 weeks liquid diet

Started on 11/19/13

**each day**

2 Protein shakes

6oz light yogurt/Greek yougurt~100 calories

16 oz juice

Low sodium broth ~140 mg sodium,

sugar free pudding & Jello

1/2 Low fat cottage cheese

NAS Popsicle / SF Popsicle

I am on week # 2 and having a hard time getting all my food in...

I am on Day 3 of pre-op diet and I am wiped out. My surgery is the 9th. 11 more days of three protein shakes and water a day!

If you are that tired you might want to call and talk to the nutritionist and see what else you can do. This is just a thought and the liquid is to just get you clean before surgery.

I am finishing up day three of my pre-op diet, surgery is Monday:

2.5 protein shakes per day

1 8 ounce glass of 100% fruit juice

At least 64 ounces of clear liquids which include: water, crystal light, sugar free kool-aid. Sugar free Popsicles, broth.

Having a hard time with the shakes, I'm sick of all the sweet of everything, I crave salty food.

I actually had diarrhea last night and I never drank the third shake yesterday. I just went to bed and slept twelve hours. I am a preschool teacher and I have 5 year old twin boys so I don't stop all day so I think it just caught up to me!

My surgery date is December 9th. I'm doing two protein shakes a day, and 1-2 cups soup a day. The soups are broth or cream soups low fat. I'm also drinking a lot of hot tea that seems to help best with hunger pains.

Surgery date is December 9th also.

8 days of liquids before surgery date. 7 days are full fluids (broths, strained cream soups, sugar free popsicles, 0% MF Yogurt, Shakes, blended cottage cheese, sugar free/fat free jello/pudding, skim milk, etc...) and then 1 day of clear fluids before surgery date. No chew able foods, caffeine, or carbonated beverages. Spent the last week getting myself off my caffeine addiction before moving on to the liquid diet!

Interesting,, I have no pre-op diet, clear liquids the day before only.

Two weeks of full liquids. 3 protein shakes a day, low dat cream soups, SF jello, pudding, etc. Started it on Sun (12-1) and surgery is 12-16. I'm doing better than I thought I would!